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Author record · 2006 to 2016

A. L. Kennedy: Awards and Best-of Lists

A. L. Kennedy has won 2 awards, including the Costa Book Awards (2007) for Day, with 4 longlist or nominee places and 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2016Serious SweetBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2016Serious SweetKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2012The Blue BookWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2010What BecomesThe Atlantic Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2010What BecomesNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2009DayDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2008DayVulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2008DayPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2008DayWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2007DayCosta Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Book of the Year
2007DayCosta Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novel
2007DayThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2007DayFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2006ParadiseDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction

Books

  1. Day7 sources · 2007 to 2009
  2. Serious Sweet2 sources · 2016
  3. What Becomes2 sources · 2010
  4. Paradise1 source · 2006
  5. The Blue Book1 source · 2012