Author record · 2008 to 2025
Steve Coll: Awards and Best-of Lists
Steve Coll has won 2 awards, including the PEN America Literary Awards (2009) for The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century, with 10 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Political Writing | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2024 | The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2018 | Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2018 | Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2018 | Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2012 | Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · General Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Private Empire: Exxon Mobil and American Power | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Economics and business | |
| 2012 | Private Empire | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2009 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography or Autobiography | |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in an American Century | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2008 | The Bin Ladens | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction |
Books
- The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq11 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century7 sources · 2008 to 2009
- Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power5 sources · 2012
- Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan4 sources · 2018