National Jewish Book Award Winners Fiction

Awards List

2015

The Last Flight of Poxl West (Winner)
Daniel Torday

Mar-2015
/ Literary

The Nightingale (Finalist)
Kristin Hannah

Feb-2015
/ Historical

A Reunion of Ghosts (Finalist)
Judith Claire Mitchell

Mar-2015
/ Literary

The Book of Aron (Finalist)
Jim Shepard

May-2015
/ Literary

The Ambassador (Finalist)
Yehuda Avner; Matt Rees

Sep-2015
/ Political Thriller

2014

The Betrayers (Winner)
David Bezmozgis

Sep-2014
/ Historical

The UnAmericans: Stories (Finalist)
Molly Antopol

Feb-2014
/ General Fiction

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (Finalist)
Joshua Ferris

May-2014
/ Psychological Suspense

A Replacement Life (Finalist)
Boris Fishman

Jun-2014
/ General Fiction

The Luminous Heart of Jonah S. (Finalist)
Gina B. Nahai

Oct-2014
/ General Fiction

2013

Between Friends (Winner)
Amos Oz

Sep-2013
/ General Fiction

The Golem and the Jinni (Finalist)
Helene Wecker

Apr-2013
/ Fantasy

In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist (Finalist)
Ruchama King Feuerman

Mar-2014
/ Christian

2012

The Innocents (Winner)
Francesca Segal

Jun-2012
/ General Fiction

2011

Until the Dawn's Light (Winner)
Aharon Appelfeld

Oct-2011
/ Literary

Life on Sandpaper (Finalist)
Yoram Kaniuk

Feb-2011
/ Literary

The Vices (Finalist)
Lawrence Douglas

Aug-2011
/ Literary

2010

The Invisible Bridge (Finalist)
Julie Orringer

May-2010
/ Literary

2009

Gratitude (Winner)
Joseph Kertes

Apr-2009
/ General Fiction

Polyglot: Stories of the West's Wet Edge (Finalist)
Wendy Marcus

Mar-2009
/ General Fiction

2006

Accidents (Finalist)
Yael Hedaya

Jul-2006
/ General Fiction

Golden Country (Finalist)
Jennifer Gilmore

Aug-2006
/ General Fiction

2005

The Final Solution (Winner)
Michael Chabon

Nov-2004
/ Literary

2004

Portrait of My Mother, Who Posed Nude in Wartime: Stories (Winner)
Marjorie Sandor

May-2003
/ General Fiction

2002

The Russian Debutante's Handbook (Winner)
Gary Shteyngart

Jun-2002
/ General Fiction

A Memory of War (Finalist)
Frederick Busch

Feb-2003
/ General Fiction

2001

Everything Is Illuminated (Winner)
Jonathan Safran Foer

Apr-2002
/ Literary

2000

Human Stain (Winner)
Philip Roth

Apr-2000
/ Literary

1999

The Wedding Jester (Winner)
Steve Stern

May-1999
/ General Fiction

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges (Nominee)
Nathan Englander

Mar-1999
/ General Fiction

Second Hand Smoke (Nominee)
Thane Rosenbaum

Apr-1999
/ Suspense

The Collected Stories of Moacyr Scliar (Nominee)
Moacyr Scliar

Sep-1999
/ Literary

1998

The Iron Tracks (Winner)
Aharon Appelfeld

Mar-1999
/ Historical

1997

The Actual (Winner)
Saul Bellow

May-1997
/ General Fiction

1996

Gangsters (Winner)
Evan Zimroth

Jun-1998
/ General Fiction

Award Categories

Anthologies

Anthology/Collection

Children's Illustrated

Children's Literature

Jewish Family Literature

Award Years