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2019 Kirkus Prize Winners

Browse the 2019 Kirkus Prize winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Kirkus Prize Awarded by Kirkus 2 categories shown

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2019 Kirkus Prize Fiction category.

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Winner

The Nickel Boys

Whitehead, Colson

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize winner

Finalist

Cantoras

De Robertis, Carolina

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

Lost Children Archive

Luiselli, Valeria

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Vuong, Ocean

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

The Other Americans

Lalami, Laila

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

Territory of Light

Tsushima, Yuko

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2018 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Young Readers

Winner and nominees for the 2019 Kirkus Prize Young Readers category.

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Winner

New Kid

Craft, Jerry

New Kid Series · Book 1 · General Fiction

Feb-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize winner

Finalist

Genesis Begins Again

Williams, Alicia D.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2019 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

Imagine

Herrera, Juan Felipe

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2018 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

Finalist

On the Come Up

Thomas, Angie

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2018 2019 Kirkus Prize finalist

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