Author record · 2025

Bench Ansfield: Awards and Best-of Lists

Bench Ansfield has won 1 award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2025) for Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City, with 2 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American CityLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · History
2025Born in FlamesKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2025Born in FlamesNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City3 sources · 2025