Author record · 2013 to 2024

Rebecca Makkai: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rebecca Makkai has won 3 awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2018) for The Great Believers: A Novel, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 26 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024I Have Some Questions for YouAspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Mystery & Thriller
2023I Have Some Questions For YouTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2023I Have Some Questions for YouBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2023I Have Some Questions for YouNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2023I Have Some Questions for YouThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Crime and thrillers
2023I Have Some Questions For YouThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2023I Have Some Questions for YouChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2023I Have Some Questions for YouLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Pop Fiction
2020The Great BelieversDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2019The Great BelieversAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2019The Great BelieversStonewall Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Literature
2019The Great BelieversPulitzer Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2018The Great Believers: A NovelLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Historical Fiction
2018The Great BelieversBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Fiction
2018The Great BelieversChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018The Great BelieversChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top Ten
2018The Great BelieversEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books
2018The Great BelieversNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018The Great BelieversThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2018The Great BelieversThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversNew York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Great BelieversNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2018The Great BelieversLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary Fiction
2018The Great BelieversWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2014The Hundred-Year HouseBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2013The BorrowerDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction

Books

  1. The Great Believers20 sources · 2018 to 2020
  2. I Have Some Questions for You12 sources · 2023 to 2024
  3. The Borrower1 source · 2013
  4. The Hundred-Year House1 source · 2014