Author record · 2018 to 2023
Kelly Lytle Hernández: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kelly Lytle Hernández has won 3 awards, including the American Book Awards (2018) for City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2023 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | Bancroft Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2023 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire & Revolution in the Borderlands | J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize Project source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Mark Lynton History Prize | |
| 2023 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · History | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · History & Biography | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands | Smithsonian Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2022 | Bad Mexicans | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-1965 | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book |
Books
- Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands11 sources · 2022 to 2023
- City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771-19651 source · 2018