Author record · 2006 to 2025
Steven Johnson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Steven Johnson has won 1 award, the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2025) for The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Fact Crime | |
| 2025 | The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2024 | The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Informational Books for Older Readers | |
| 2016 | Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: History | |
| 2015 | How We Got to Now | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2014 | How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: More Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | How We Got to Now | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2010 | Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2009 | The Invention of Air | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Ghost Map | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | The Ghost Map | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction |
Books
- How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World4 sources · 2014 to 2018
- The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Ghost Map2 sources · 2006
- The Invention of Air1 source · 2009
- Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation1 source · 2010
- Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World1 source · 2016