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2013 L.A. Times Book Prize Winners

Browse the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

L.A. Times Book Prize 4 categories shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize Fiction category.

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Winner

A Tale for the Time Being

Ozeki, Ruth L.

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize winner

Finalist

The Maid's Version

Woodrell, Daniel

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Percival Everett by Virgil Russell

Everett, Percival

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Spectacle

Steinberg, Susan

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

The Woman Upstairs

Messud, Claire

Standalone · Literary

May-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

First Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize First Fiction category.

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Winner

We Need New Names

Bulawayo, Noviolet

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize winner

Finalist

I Want To Show You More

Quatro, Jamie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Mira Corpora

Jackson, Jeff

Standalone · Action Adventure

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

The Night Guest

McFarlane, Fiona

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories

Rutherford, Ethan

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Mystery/Thriller

Winner and nominees for the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize Mystery/Thriller category.

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Winner

The Cuckoo's Calling

Galbraith, Robert

Cormoran Strike Series · Book 1 · Private Investigator

May-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize winner

Finalist

The Collini Case

von Schirach, Ferdinand

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Hour of the Red God

Crompton, Richard

A Detective Mollel Novel Series · Book 1 · Police Procedural

May-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

The Rage

Kerrigan, Gene

Standalone · Mystery

Feb-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Sycamore Row

Grisham, John

Ford County Series · Book 3 · Legal Thriller

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Sycamore Row

Grisham, John

Jake Briggance Series · Book 2 · Legal Thriller

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Young Adult Literature

Winner and nominees for the 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize Young Adult Literature category.

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Winner

Boxers & Saints Boxed Set

Yang, Gene Luen

Standalone · Graphic Novel

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize winner

Finalist

Fangirl

Rowell, Rainbow

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Mortal Fire

Knox, Elizabeth

Standalone · Fantasy

Jun-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

Finalist

Screaming Staircase

Stroud, Jonathan

The Lockwood & Co. Series · Book 1 · Horror

Sep-2013 2013 L.A. Times Book Prize finalist

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