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Claire Tomalin: Awards and Best-of Lists

Claire Tomalin has won 1 award, the British Book Awards (2011) for Charles Dickens, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021The Young HG Wells: Changing the WorldFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary non-fiction
2021The Young H.G. WellsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2018A Life of My OwnThe Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 10 Best Books
2018A Life Of My Own: A MemoirNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018A Life of My OwnWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2017A Life of My OwnThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Biography
2012Charles Dickens: A LifeThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2011Charles DickensBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Biography/Autobiography of the Year
2011Charles Dickens: A LifeCosta Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Biography
2011Charles DickensBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Book of the Year
2011Charles DickensThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Biography and memoir
2011Charles Dickens: A LifeThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Biography and memoir
2011Charles DickensKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2011Charles Dickens: A LifePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2011Charles Dickens: A LifeWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2011DickensThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Politics
2007Thomas HardyNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Biography
2007Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn ManBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Biography/Autobiography of the Year
2007Thomas HardyBaillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Non-Fiction
2007Thomas HardyThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Non-Fiction
2007Thomas HardyNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2007Thomas HardyWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2006Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn ManThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Biography and memoir

Books

  1. Charles Dickens: A Life8 sources · 2011 to 2012
  2. Thomas Hardy7 sources · 2006 to 2007
  3. A Life of My Own4 sources · 2017 to 2018
  4. Dickens1 source · 2011
  5. The Young H.G. Wells1 source · 2021
  6. The Young HG Wells: Changing the World1 source · 2021