Honor roll:Nonfiction authors
From AwardAnnals
Each of these Nonfiction authors has received at least one award nomination. They are ranked by honors received for their Nonfiction books.
See also:
| 1 | Russell Freedman (224.12: 6/17) | 138 | Steven Naifeh (32.82: 1/2) | 275 | Francine du Plessix Gray (17.04: 1/2) |
| 2 | Daniel Stashower (162.73: 2/5) | 139 | Tom H. Watkins (32.82: 1/2) | 276 | William Logan (17.04: 1/2) |
| 3 | Jim Murphy (157.33: 4/7) | 140 | Shelby Steele (32.80: 1/2) | 277 | Pete Earley (17.03: 1/2) |
| 4 | Jim Huang (136.69: 3/5) | 141 | Aranka Siegal (32.64: 1/2) | 278 | Paul Hoffman (17.02: 1/2) |
| 5 | Robert A. Caro (126.43: 4/6) | 142 | David Kherdian (32.58: 1/2) | 279 | Steve Jones (17.02: 1/2) |
| 6 | Dean James (99.38: 3/7) | 143 | William H. Gass (31.33: 3/3) | 280 | John Emsley (17.01: 1/2) |
| 7 | David McCullough (96.50: 4/6) | 144 | Fredrick McKissack (31.28: 3/3) | 281 | Diana Souhami (16.99: 1/2) |
| 8 | John W. Dower (95.36: 2/3) | 145 | Patricia C. McKissack (31.28: 3/3) | 282 | Jenny Uglow (16.99: 1/2) |
| 9 | Willetta L. Heising (94.40: 4/5) | 146 | Vincent Bugliosi (31.12: 3/3) | 283 | Paul Hendrickson (16.99: 1/2) |
| 10 | Leslie S. Klinger (81.66: 1/3) | 147 | Colleen Barnett (31.06: 0/2) | 284 | Andrea Warren (16.98: 1/2) |
| 11 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (81.66: 1/3) | 148 | Victoria Glendinning (31.06: 3/3) | 285 | Christopher Maynard (16.98: 1/2) |
| 12 | Rhoda Blumberg (80.09: 3/5) | 149 | Diarmaid MacCulloch (31.00: 2/2) | 286 | Susan Faludi (16.98: 1/2) |
| 13 | Marvin Lachman (78.14: 2/4) | 150 | Douglas R. Hofstadter (30.87: 2/2) | 287 | Jonathan Goodman (16.96: 1/2) |
| 14 | Jeffrey Marks (76.76: 1/5) | 151 | Edmund Morris (30.81: 2/2) | 288 | Robin Winks (16.96: 1/2) |
| 15 | Brenda Maddox (76.30: 3/5) | 152 | A. Scott Berg (30.79: 2/2) | 289 | Arthur C. Danto (16.95: 1/2) |
| 16 | Charles Foley (73.16: 1/2) | 153 | Richard Ellmann (30.71: 2/2) | 290 | Norman Sherry (16.95: 1/2) |
| 17 | Jon Lellenberg (73.16: 1/2) | 154 | John Clive (30.63: 2/2) | 291 | Pat Shipman (16.95: 1/2) |
| 18 | Melanie Rehak (73.12: 1/2) | 155 | Lewis Thomas (30.56: 2/2) | 292 | Stacy Schiff (16.95: 1/2) |
| 19 | Nic Bishop (71.93: 1/7) | 156 | Annalyn Swan (30.55: 1/1) | 293 | Rick Atkinson (16.93: 1/2) |
| 20 | Garry Wills (71.37: 1/3) | 157 | Mark Stevens (30.55: 1/1) | 294 | David Remnick (16.92: 1/2) |
| 21 | James Cross Giblin (71.12: 4/7) | 158 | Frank McCourt (30.47: 1/1) | 295 | James B. Stewart (16.92: 1/2) |
| 22 | Frankie Y. Bailey (69.73: 1/3) | 159 | Judith St. George (29.57: 1/4) | 296 | Leroy Panek (16.92: 1/2) |
| 23 | Richard Kluger (67.41: 1/3) | 160 | Ron Chernow (29.42: 1/3) | 297 | Richard Dawkins (16.92: 1/2) |
| 24 | Jean Swanson (66.42: 2/5) | 161 | Steve Coll (29.14: 1/2) | 298 | David K. Shipler (16.91: 1/2) |
| 25 | Joseph J. Ellis (65.96: 2/4) | 162 | Nick Arnold (27.54: 2/3) | 299 | Richard Mabey (16.91: 1/2) |
| 26 | Frances FitzGerald (65.23: 2/3) | 163 | Peter Ackroyd (27.36: 2/3) | 300 | Robin Kerrod (16.91: 1/2) |
| 27 | Erik Larson (65.08: 1/2) | 164 | Gary Warren Niebuhr (27.11: 1/2) | 301 | Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (16.89: 1/2) |
| 28 | Tony Hillerman (63.46: 2/3) | 165 | David Macaulay (26.98: 1/2) | 302 | John Loughery (16.89: 1/2) |
| 29 | Elizabeth Partridge (59.52: 1/3) | 166 | H.W. Brands (25.10: 0/2) | 303 | John Boswell (16.75: 1/2) |
| 30 | Graham Robb (57.98: 1/4) | 167 | Jo Grossman (25.04: 0/2) | 304 | William S. McFeely (16.74: 1/2) |
| 31 | Steven Pinker (57.47: 1/3) | 168 | Robert Weibezahl (25.04: 0/2) | 305 | Jonathan D. Spence (16.72: 1/2) |
| 32 | Andrew Wilson (57.08: 1/2) | 169 | Jane Mayer (25.02: 0/2) | 306 | R.W.B. Lewis (16.67: 1/2) |
| 33 | Anne Applebaum (57.08: 1/2) | 170 | Jon Krakauer (25.01: 0/2) | 307 | Helen Roney Sattler (16.64: 1/2) |
| 34 | Mike Ashley (57.06: 1/2) | 171 | Ian Kershaw (24.99: 0/2) | 308 | Robert McClung (16.56: 1/2) |
| 35 | Judith Thurman (55.31: 2/3) | 172 | James Gleick (24.97: 0/2) | 309 | Lisa Swerling (13.15: 0/2) |
| 36 | Ellen Nehr (53.39: 2/3) | 173 | Drew Gilpin Faust (24.59: 0/1) | 310 | Ralph Lazar (13.15: 0/2) |
| 37 | Annette Gordon-Reed (53.18: 1/2) | 174 | Laurie Roberts (24.56: 0/1) | 311 | Sean B. Carroll (13.14: 0/2) |
| 38 | Austin Lugar (53.14: 1/2) | 175 | Stuart M. Kaminsky (24.56: 0/1) | 312 | Kevin Flynn (13.13: 0/2) |
| 39 | Lawrence Wright (53.14: 1/2) | 176 | Stephen Greenblatt (24.55: 0/1) | 313 | Gerd Gigerenzer (13.11: 0/2) |
| 40 | Simon Sebag Montefiore (53.14: 1/2) | 177 | Margaret C. Thomas (24.51: 0/1) | 314 | John Fleischman (13.11: 0/2) |
| 41 | Tim Weiner (53.14: 1/2) | 178 | Martha Hailey Dubose (24.51: 0/1) | 315 | T.J. Stiles (13.11: 0/2) |
| 42 | Samantha Power (53.06: 1/2) | 179 | Robert Winston (23.68: 1/3) | 316 | David Halberstam (13.10: 0/2) |
| 43 | Herbert P. Bix (53.02: 1/2) | 180 | Richard Walker (23.65: 1/3) | 317 | Richard J. Evans (13.09: 0/2) |
| 44 | Mikal Gilmore (52.88: 1/2) | 181 | Kathryn Lasky (23.42: 1/3) | 318 | Ellen Meloy (13.08: 0/2) |
| 45 | Geoffrey C. Ward (52.80: 1/2) | 182 | Antonia Fraser (23.40: 1/3) | 319 | Nicholas Harris (13.08: 0/2) |
| 46 | Sy Montgomery (52.60: 1/5) | 183 | John McPhee (23.30: 1/3) | 320 | David Burnie (13.07: 0/2) |
| 47 | Diane Stanley (52.22: 1/5) | 184 | Charles Rosen (23.24: 1/3) | 321 | David Nasaw (13.07: 0/2) |
| 48 | Nathaniel Philbrick (52.10: 1/4) | 185 | Deirdre Bair (23.24: 1/3) | 322 | Phillip Clarke (13.07: 0/2) |
| 49 | Jon L. Breen (51.52: 4/4) | 186 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (23.00: 1/2) | 323 | Sally Hewitt (13.07: 0/2) |
| 50 | Jonathan Harr (51.45: 1/3) | 187 | Cynthia Ozick (22.97: 1/2) | 324 | Kevin Hawkes (13.06: 0/2) |
| 51 | Claire Tomalin (50.01: 2/4) | 188 | John Updike (22.88: 1/2) | 325 | Mike Goldsmith (13.06: 0/2) |
| 52 | Richard Rhodes (49.85: 1/4) | 189 | Susan Thompson (22.88: 1/2) | 326 | Ron Powers (13.06: 0/2) |
| 53 | Daniel Yergin (49.26: 1/3) | 190 | Victoria Nichols (22.88: 1/2) | 327 | Ben Macintyre (13.05: 0/2) |
| 54 | Taylor Branch (48.95: 1/2) | 191 | Tobias Wolff (22.84: 1/2) | 328 | Gillian Darley (13.05: 0/2) |
| 55 | Jared Diamond (47.46: 2/3) | 192 | John M. Reilly (22.81: 1/2) | 329 | Philip Short (13.05: 0/2) |
| 56 | Steve Jenkins (46.02: 1/4) | 193 | Fox Butterfield (22.79: 1/2) | 330 | Vivian Gornick (13.05: 0/2) |
| 57 | John Richardson (45.85: 1/4) | 194 | Henry Wiencek (21.02: 2/2) | 331 | Matt Ridley (13.04: 0/2) |
| 58 | Walter Dean Myers (45.79: 1/4) | 195 | Martin Amis (21.01: 2/2) | 332 | Robert Burleigh (13.04: 0/2) |
| 59 | Candace Fleming (45.18: 1/2) | 196 | David Lambert (20.92: 2/2) | 333 | Mary Beth Norton (12.99: 0/2) |
| 60 | Harry Lee Poe (45.18: 1/2) | 197 | Carlton Stowers (20.86: 2/2) | 334 | Anthony Bailey (12.98: 0/2) |
| 61 | Kathy Lynn Emerson (45.16: 1/2) | 198 | Nicholas Lemann (20.82: 1/2) | 335 | David A. Adler (12.98: 0/2) |
| 62 | Catherine Thimmesh (45.14: 1/2) | 199 | Alan Walker (20.80: 2/2) | 336 | Terry Widener (12.98: 0/2) |
| 63 | Debby Applegate (45.14: 1/2) | 200 | Robert Darnton (20.79: 2/2) | 337 | David Hajdu (12.97: 0/2) |
| 64 | Chris Roerden (45.12: 1/2) | 201 | Bill Pronzini (20.75: 2/2) | 338 | Gerald Posner (12.97: 0/2) |
| 65 | Joan Didion (45.10: 1/2) | 202 | Gore Vidal (20.75: 2/2) | 339 | Oliver Sacks (12.96: 0/2) |
| 66 | Kevin Boyle (45.08: 1/2) | 203 | Carl Sagan (20.74: 2/2) | 340 | Richard Rodriguez (12.95: 0/2) |
| 67 | G. Miki Hayden (45.04: 1/2) | 204 | Henry A. Kissinger (20.74: 2/2) | 341 | Simon Winchester (12.95: 0/2) |
| 68 | Adam Sisman (45.02: 1/2) | 205 | Jean Fritz (20.74: 2/2) | 342 | Albert Marrin (12.94: 0/2) |
| 69 | Alice Kaplan (45.00: 1/2) | 206 | Richard Hammer (20.71: 2/2) | 343 | Elizabeth Wayland Barber (12.93: 0/2) |
| 70 | Tom Nolan (45.00: 1/2) | 207 | Robert Lindsey (20.69: 2/2) | 344 | Dennis Overbye (12.91: 0/2) |
| 71 | Sam Tanenhaus (44.94: 1/2) | 208 | Bernard Bailyn (20.62: 2/2) | 345 | Benita Eisler (12.90: 0/2) |
| 72 | Edward O. Wilson (44.14: 3/5) | 209 | Theodore Rosengarten (20.61: 2/2) | 346 | Melissa Fay Greene (12.87: 0/2) |
| 73 | David Levering Lewis (43.46: 2/3) | 210 | Kai Bird (20.56: 1/1) | 347 | Samuel G. Freedman (12.87: 0/2) |
| 74 | Alzina Stone Dale (43.41: 2/3) | 211 | Martin J. Sherwin (20.56: 1/1) | 348 | Avery Gilbert (12.59: 0/1) |
| 75 | Gitta Sereny (43.38: 2/3) | 212 | William Taubman (20.54: 1/1) | 349 | David Geherin (12.59: 0/1) |
| 76 | Martin H. Greenberg (43.34: 2/3) | 213 | Janet Browne (20.53: 1/1) | 350 | Leonard Cassuto (12.59: 0/1) |
| 77 | Kenneth Silverman (43.19: 2/3) | 214 | Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (20.52: 2/2) | 351 | Christiana Gregoriou (12.58: 0/1) |
| 78 | Stephen Jay Gould (43.13: 2/3) | 215 | Ramsey Campbell (20.52: 1/1) | 352 | Edwin Fotheringham (12.58: 0/1) |
| 79 | Ann Bausum (39.71: 1/3) | 216 | Marc Aronson (20.51: 1/1) | 353 | Jean Gould O'Connell (12.58: 0/1) |
| 80 | Phillip Hoose (39.69: 1/3) | 217 | W.A. Swanberg (20.50: 2/2) | 354 | Patrick Anderson (12.58: 0/1) |
| 81 | Brian Selznick (39.61: 1/3) | 218 | George Ford (20.48: 1/2) | 355 | Tom Bissell (12.58: 0/1) |
| 82 | Adam Hochschild (39.58: 1/3) | 219 | Philip Gourevitch (20.48: 1/1) | 356 | Arnold Rampersad (12.57: 0/1) |
| 83 | Rebecca Solnit (39.57: 1/3) | 220 | Sharon Bell Mathis (20.48: 1/2) | 357 | Sebastian Junger (12.57: 0/1) |
| 84 | Sherwin B. Nuland (39.38: 1/3) | 221 | Anne Fadiman (20.47: 1/1) | 358 | Hallie Ephron (12.56: 0/1) |
| 85 | Richard Holmes (37.90: 3/4) | 222 | Robert Polito (20.46: 1/1) | 359 | Mark Morris (12.56: 0/1) |
| 86 | Jonathan Weiner (37.48: 2/3) | 223 | Tina Rosenberg (20.46: 1/1) | 360 | Rajiv Chandrasekaran (12.56: 0/1) |
| 87 | Kate Summerscale (37.06: 0/2) | 224 | David Canter (20.45: 1/1) | 361 | Sean Wilentz (12.56: 0/1) |
| 88 | Susan Campbell Bartoletti (36.98: 1/2) | 225 | Natalie S. Bober (20.45: 1/1) | 362 | Suzanne Jurmain (12.56: 0/1) |
| 89 | J. Anthony Lukas (36.84: 1/2) | 226 | Larry Segriff (20.44: 1/1) | 363 | Tony Judt (12.56: 0/1) |
| 90 | Max Allan Collins (35.07: 1/2) | 227 | Barbara D'Amato (20.43: 1/1) | 364 | Darrell B. Lockhart (12.55: 0/1) |
| 91 | Ann Rule (33.95: 2/4) | 228 | Charles Nicholl (20.42: 1/1) | 365 | Jonathan Coe (12.55: 0/1) |
| 92 | Doris May Lessing (33.35: 1/3) | 229 | David Simon (20.42: 1/1) | 366 | Julian Rubinstein (12.55: 0/1) |
| 93 | Jon Meacham (33.18: 1/2) | 230 | Neil Sheehan (20.39: 1/1) | 367 | Luis Alberto Urrea (12.55: 0/1) |
| 94 | Daniel Walker Howe (33.16: 1/2) | 231 | Joseph Lelyveld (20.36: 1/1) | 368 | Michael Rosen (12.55: 0/1) |
| 95 | Dexter Filkins (33.16: 1/2) | 232 | Seymour Hersh (20.33: 1/1) | 369 | Nigel Farndale (12.55: 0/1) |
| 96 | Paula J. Giddings (33.16: 1/2) | 233 | Ronald Steel (20.32: 1/1) | 370 | Quentin Blake (12.55: 0/1) |
| 97 | Roger M. Sobin (33.16: 1/2) | 234 | Tracy Kidder (20.32: 1/1) | 371 | Steven Chermak (12.55: 0/1) |
| 98 | Alex Ross (33.14: 1/2) | 235 | Jacobo Timerman (20.31: 1/1) | 372 | Bea Uusma Schyffert (12.54: 0/1) |
| 99 | E.J. Wagner (33.14: 1/2) | 236 | Leon F. Litwack (20.31: 1/1) | 373 | David Maraniss (12.54: 0/1) |
| 100 | Edwidge Danticat (33.14: 1/2) | 237 | Toby Talbot (20.31: 1/1) | 374 | Joe McCabe (12.54: 0/1) |
| 101 | Tim Jeal (33.14: 1/2) | 238 | Peter Matthiessen (20.30: 1/1) | 375 | William Dalrymple (12.54: 0/1) |
| 102 | Eric R. Kandel (33.12: 1/2) | 239 | Walter Jackson Bate (20.28: 1/1) | 376 | Eddie Muller (12.53: 0/1) |
| 103 | Kim Paffenroth (33.12: 1/2) | 240 | Joseph Lash (20.22: 1/1) | 377 | Philip Dray (12.53: 0/1) |
| 104 | Anthony Shadid (33.10: 1/2) | 241 | James MacGregor Burns (20.21: 1/1) | 378 | Robert Andrew Parker (12.53: 0/1) |
| 105 | David Hackett Fischer (33.10: 1/2) | 242 | Erik H. Erikson (20.20: 1/1) | 379 | Wendie Old (12.53: 0/1) |
| 106 | Douglas P. Lyle (33.10: 1/2) | 243 | T. Harry Williams (20.20: 1/1) | 380 | Elizabeth Gilbert (12.52: 0/1) |
| 107 | Kim Newman (33.10: 1/2) | 244 | Jan Greenberg (19.53: 0/3) | 381 | Geoffrey Wall (12.52: 0/1) |
| 108 | Stephen Jones (33.10: 1/2) | 245 | Sandra Jane Jordan (19.53: 0/3) | 382 | Josephine Hammett (12.52: 0/1) |
| 109 | Suketu Mehta (33.10: 1/2) | 246 | Robert M. Sapolsky (19.43: 0/3) | 383 | Michael J. Hayde (12.52: 0/1) |
| 110 | Charles Wohlforth (33.08: 1/2) | 247 | Kevin Phillips (19.42: 0/3) | 384 | Richard Bleiler (12.52: 0/1) |
| 111 | Elizabeth Peters (33.06: 1/2) | 248 | Barbara Kerley (19.13: 0/2) | 385 | Alan Govenar (12.51: 0/1) |
| 112 | Pam Muñoz Ryan (33.06: 1/2) | 249 | Caroline Moorehead (19.08: 0/2) | 386 | Alexander Keyssar (12.51: 0/1) |
| 113 | Robert Byrd (33.06: 1/2) | 250 | Robert Weinberg (19.07: 0/2) | 387 | Bruce Campbell (12.51: 0/1) |
| 114 | Hilary Spurling (33.04: 1/2) | 251 | Hermione Lee (19.04: 0/2) | 388 | Jan Tomasz Gross (12.51: 0/1) |
| 115 | Louis Menand (33.04: 1/2) | 252 | Julie M. Rivett (19.04: 0/2) | 389 | Laura Hillenbrand (12.51: 0/1) |
| 116 | Andrew Solomon (33.02: 1/2) | 253 | Richard Laymon (19.04: 0/2) | 390 | Martin Booth (12.51: 0/1) |
| 117 | Dusan Petricic (33.02: 1/2) | 254 | Daniel C. Dennett (18.88: 0/2) | 391 | Matthew Bunson (12.51: 0/1) |
| 118 | Joan Dash (33.02: 1/2) | 255 | Jackie Wullschlager (18.58: 0/1) | 392 | Nina Bernstein (12.51: 0/1) |
| 119 | Bill Sheehan (33.00: 1/2) | 256 | Alexander Masters (18.56: 0/1) | 393 | Shane W. Evans (12.51: 0/1) |
| 120 | Brian Greene (33.00: 1/2) | 257 | Edward Conlon (18.55: 0/1) | 394 | Catherine Aird (12.50: 0/1) |
| 121 | David M. Kennedy (33.00: 1/2) | 258 | Miranda Carter (18.52: 0/1) | 395 | Jacques Barzun (12.50: 0/1) |
| 122 | Stephen King (33.00: 1/2) | 259 | Bill Peet (18.40: 0/1) | 396 | Patrick Tierney (12.50: 0/1) |
| 123 | Ted Conover (33.00: 1/2) | 260 | Tonya Bolden (17.17: 1/2) | 397 | Rosemary Herbert (12.50: 0/1) |
| 124 | Dava Sobel (32.98: 1/2) | 261 | Jonathan Maberry (17.15: 1/2) | 398 | Susan Oleksiw (12.50: 0/1) |
| 125 | Jennifer Armstrong (32.98: 1/2) | 262 | Michael Largo (17.13: 1/2) | 399 | Mark Bowden (12.49: 0/1) |
| 126 | Carol McGinnis Kay (32.96: 1/2) | 263 | S.T. Joshi (17.13: 1/2) | 400 | Harold Bloom (12.48: 0/1) |
| 127 | Jan Grape (32.96: 1/2) | 264 | John Guy (17.08: 1/2) | 401 | Ian Ousby (12.48: 0/1) |
| 128 | Natalie Hevener Kaufman (32.96: 1/2) | 265 | Andrew X. Pham (17.07: 1/2) | 402 | Ira Berlin (12.48: 0/1) |
| 129 | Roy Porter (32.96: 1/2) | 266 | Peter Hessler (17.07: 1/2) | 403 | Lawrence Weschler (12.46: 0/1) |
| 130 | Sylvia Nasar (32.96: 1/2) | 267 | Philip Ball (17.07: 1/2) | 404 | Edward L. Ayers (12.43: 0/1) |
| 131 | Walter Wick (32.94: 1/2) | 268 | Thomas F. Monteleone (17.07: 1/2) | 405 | Kathleen Krull (12.43: 0/1) |
| 132 | Ed Gorman (32.93: 1/2) | 269 | Tony De Saulles (17.07: 1/2) | 406 | Kathryn Hewitt (12.43: 0/1) |
| 133 | Alan Taylor (32.92: 1/2) | 270 | David Bodanis (17.06: 1/2) | 407 | Mary D. Edsall (12.42: 0/1) |
| 134 | Joan D. Hedrick (32.90: 1/2) | 271 | Ian Buruma (17.06: 1/2) | 408 | Thomas Byrne Edsall (12.42: 0/1) |
| 135 | Edmund White (32.86: 1/2) | 272 | Dick Lehr (17.05: 1/2) | 409 | Patricia O'toole (12.41: 0/1) |
| 136 | E.J. Dionne (32.82: 1/2) | 273 | Saul Friedländer (17.05: 1/2) | 410 | David Fromkin (12.40: 0/1) |
| 137 | Gregory White Smith (32.82: 1/2) | 274 | Simon Schama (17.05: 1/2) |
