Author record · 2020 to 2022

Paul Mendez: Awards and Best-of Lists

Paul Mendez has 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 4 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2022	Rainbow Milk	Lambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Finalist · Gay Fiction
2021	Rainbow Milk	British Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Debut Book of the Year
2021	Rainbow Milk	Desmond Elliott Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2021	Rainbow Milk: A Novel	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2020	Rainbow Milk	Financial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Audiobooks
2020	Rainbow Milk	The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books of the Year
2020	Rainbow Milk	The Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction