Author record · 2022 to 2025
Simon Parkin: Awards and Best-of Lists
Simon Parkin has 2 shortlist or finalist places and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Writing | |
| 2025 | The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Science Book | |
| 2025 | The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and nature | |
| 2024 | The Forbidden Garden | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2022 | The Island of Extraordinary Captives | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended |
Books
- The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad3 sources · 2025
- The Forbidden Garden1 source · 2024
- The Island of Extraordinary Captives1 source · 2022