Author record · 2010 to 2023

Sigrid Nunez: Awards and Best-of Lists

Sigrid Nunez has won 1 award, the National Book Awards (2018) for The Friend, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 18 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2023	The Vulnerables	The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Also Recommended
2023	The Vulnerables	Vogue Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2023	The Vulnerables	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2023	The Vulnerables	The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books of the Year
2023	The Vulnerables	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2023	The Vulnerables	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2023	The Vulnerables	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Our Favorite Books
2022	What Are You Going Through	Dublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2020	The Friend	Dublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Fiction
2020	What Are You Going Through	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2020	What Are You Going Through: A Novel	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2020	What Are You Going Through	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2019	Mitz: The Marmoset Of Bloomsbury	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2018	The Friend	National Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Fiction
2018	The Friend	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2018	The Friend	Vogue Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2018	The Friend: A Novel	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2018	The Friend	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2018	The Friend	Paste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2018	The Friend	New York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2010	Salvation City	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction

Books

The Friend8 sources · 2018 to 2020
The Vulnerables6 sources · 2023
What Are You Going Through4 sources · 2020 to 2022
Mitz: The Marmoset Of Bloomsbury1 source · 2019
Salvation City1 source · 2010