Author record · 2012 to 2025
Jonathan Haidt: Awards and Best-of Lists
Jonathan Haidt has won 1 award, the Goodreads Choice Awards (2024) for The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 14 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Greg Lukianoff, Catherine Price
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction Middle to High School | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Audiobook | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | The Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology | |
| 2024 | The Anxious Generation | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Sport, Health and Wellness | |
| 2018 | The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The Coddling of the American Mind | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics | |
| 2012 | The Righteous Mind | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Righteous Mind | The Observer Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Psychology |
Books
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness10 sources · 2024
- The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure3 sources · 2018
- The Righteous Mind3 sources · 2012
- The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World1 source · 2025