Author record · 2008 to 2025
Carl Zimmer: Awards and Best-of Lists
Carl Zimmer has 4 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Air-Borne | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2022 | Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2021 | Life’s Edge | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Life's Edge | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2021 | Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means To Be Alive | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2019 | She Has Her Mother’s Laugh | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science | |
| 2018 | She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | A Planet of Viruses | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Science | |
| 2008 | Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Science & Technology |
Books
- She Has Her Mother’s Laugh8 sources · 2018 to 2019
- Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive4 sources · 2021 to 2022
- A Planet of Viruses1 source · 2011
- Air-Borne1 source · 2025
- Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life1 source · 2008