Author record · 2006 to 2023
Simon Schama: Awards and Best-of Lists
Simon Schama has won 1 award, the National Book Critics Circle Awards (2006) for Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Health & Medicine | |
| 2023 | Foreign Bodies | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Health & wellness | |
| 2023 | Foreign Bodies: Vaccines and the Health of Nations | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Ideas | |
| 2017 | Belonging: The Story of the Jews, 1492-1900 | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2017 | Belonging | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Belonging | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2017 | Belonging: The Story of the Jews, 1492-1900 | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2017 | The Story of the Jews Volume Two | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | The Face of Britain | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BC–1492 AD | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BC–1492 AD | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History | |
| 2014 | The Story of the Jews | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2013 | The Story of the Jews | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000BCE-1492CE | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2010 | Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writings on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2006 | Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2006 | Rough Crossings: The Slaves, the British, and the American Revolution | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction |
Books
- The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BC–1492 AD5 sources · 2013 to 2015
- Belonging: The Story of the Jews, 1492-19004 sources · 2017
- Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations4 sources · 2023
- Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution3 sources · 2006
- Scribble, Scribble, Scribble: Writings on Ice Cream, Obama, Churchill and My Mother1 source · 2010
- The Face of Britain1 source · 2016
- The Story of the Jews Volume Two1 source · 2017