Author record · 2022 to 2025

Morgan Talty: Awards and Best-of Lists

Morgan Talty has won 2 awards, including the National Book Critics Circle Awards (2022) for Night of the Living Rez, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Fire ExitAspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2025Fire ExitAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2025Fire ExitDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2024Fire ExitThe Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · First Novel
2024Fire ExitGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Debut Novel
2024Fire ExitTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2024Fire ExitBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2024Fire ExitThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2024Fire ExitNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2024Fire ExitThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Fire ExitTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024Fire ExitChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2024Fire ExitChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2024Fire ExitAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 20
2023Night of the Living RezPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection
2023Night of the Living RezIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works
2023Night of the Living RezAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2023Night of the Living RezThe Story Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Short Story Collection
2022Night of the Living RezNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · John Leonard Prize
2022Night of the Living RezTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2022Night of the Living RezChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2022Night of the Living RezEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2022Night of the Living RezChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top 10
2022Night of the Living Rez: StoriesNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2022Night of the Living RezKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022Night of the Living RezPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022Night of the Living RezNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. Fire Exit12 sources · 2024 to 2025
  2. Night of the Living Rez12 sources · 2022 to 2023