Award Archive

James Beard Foundation Book Award Winners

Browse James Beard Foundation Book Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent James Beard Foundation Book Award winning books across major categories.

View 1998 winners

1998 Healthy Focus

Hearts in Exile

Hurley, Ann

Winner · Healthy Focus

James Beard Foundation Book Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full James Beard Foundation Book Award results for that year, grouped by category.

1998 Full results 1997 Full results

James Beard Foundation Book Award Categories

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Healthy Focus

Browse James Beard Foundation Book Award Healthy Focus winners and nominees across the full archive.

1 result across this category

Writing on Food

Browse James Beard Foundation Book Award Writing on Food winners and nominees across the full archive.

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