Author record · 2010 to 2018

Philip Ball: Awards and Best-of Lists

Philip Ball has 1 shortlist or finalist place, 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
2018	Beyond Weird	The Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Science and technology
2016	The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China	The Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · History
2015	Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen	Publishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Nonfiction
2014	Serving the Reich	Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Science Book
2013	Serving the Reich	The Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Science
2010	The Music Instinct	Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Non-Fiction