Author record · 2011 to 2025
Annie Jacobsen: Awards and Best-of Lists
Annie Jacobsen has 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nuclear War: A Scenario | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Nuclear War: A Scenario | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | Nuclear War | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | Nuclear War: A Scenario | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2024 | Nuclear War: A Scenario | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Nuclear War: A Scenario | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2016 | The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History | |
| 2015 | The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2011 | Area 51 | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography |
Books
- Nuclear War: A Scenario6 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency3 sources · 2015 to 2016
- Area 511 source · 2011
- Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America1 source · 2014