Author record · 2016 to 2025
Ada Palmer: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ada Palmer has 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 4 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Inventing the Renaissance | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2025 | Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of A Golden Age | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of A Golden Age | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Seven Surrenders | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · SF Novel | |
| 2017 | Too Like the Lightning | Hugo Award (book categories) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Novel | |
| 2017 | Seven Surrenders | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2016 | Too Like the Lightning | Otherwise Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Otherwise Award | |
| 2016 | Too Like the Lightning | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science Fiction | |
| 2016 | Too Like the Lightning | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science fiction and fantasy |
Books
- Too Like the Lightning4 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Inventing the Renaissance2 sources · 2025
- Seven Surrenders2 sources · 2017 to 2018