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Author record · 2012 to 2021

Derf Backderf: Awards and Best-of Lists

Derf Backderf has won 2 awards, including the Alex Awards (2013) for My Friend Dahmer, with 7 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021Kent State: Four Dead in OhioAlex Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Books for Teens
2020Kent State: Four Dead in OhioNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2020Kent State: Four Dead In OhioNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020Kent State: Four Dead in OhioPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2020Kent State: Four Dead in OhioLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2015TrashedEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books
2013My Friend DahmerAlex Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Books for Teens
2012My Friend DahmerPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Comics
2012My Friend DahmerTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction

Books

  1. Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio5 sources · 2020 to 2021
  2. My Friend Dahmer3 sources · 2012 to 2013
  3. Trashed1 source · 2015