Author record · 2016 to 2022
Frans de Waal: Awards and Best-of Lists
Frans de Waal has won 2 awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards (2016) for Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Different | Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Science Book | |
| 2022 | Different | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2020 | Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2020 | Mama's Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotions | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Mama's Last Hug | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Science & Technology | |
| 2019 | Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2019 | Mama's Last Hug | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Mama's Last Hug | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Mama’s Last Hug | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2019 | Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2016 | Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Science & Technology | |
| 2016 | Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are? | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology |
Books
- Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves8 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?4 sources · 2016
- Different2 sources · 2022