Awards & Recognition
Princeton University Press books have won numerous awards, including six Pulitzer Prizes, five Bancroft Prizes, three National Book Awards, and hundreds of major awards from academic organizations. Dozens of Press authors have been awarded the most prestigious academic prizes in the world, including the Nobel Prize in economics, physics, chemistry, medicine, and literature, the Fields Medal, and the Holberg Prize. To inquire about our awards program, including for nomination calls and author requests, please contact Steve_Stillman@press.princeton.edu.
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the YearA Birdbooker Report Best Bird Book of the Year
A Library Journal Best Science & Technology Book of the YearA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the 2005 Best Butterfly Book to Date, Worldtwitch
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
BirdWatching Magazine Book of the Month
An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the Year
An American Birding Association Best Bird Book of the YearA Birdbooker Report Best Bird Book of the Year
A British Trust for Ornithology Best Bird Book of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
Winner of the Dartmouth Medal for Outstanding Reference Work, American Library AssociationWinner of the PROSE Award in Environmental Science, Association of American Publishers
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nature & Environment Book of the Year
A Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the YearHonorable Mention for the Dartmouth Medal, American Library Association
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Biological Sciences
Birdwatching Magazine's Book of the MonthA Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the Year
A Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the YearThird Place for the 2022 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology
One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2021A Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the Year
Ninth Place for the 2022 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021
Silver Medalist for the Nature Guidebook Award, National Outdoor Book Awards
Winner of the Nature Guidebook Award, National Outdoor Book Awards
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021
One of The Guardian’s Best Nature Books of 2017, chosen by Stephen Moss
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021
Winner of the PROSE Award in Biological Sciences, Association of American Publishers
One of New Statesman's Books of the Year 2021
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021
Third Place for the 2021 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology
One of Radio Times’s “books of the year from our columnists”
A Birdwatcher's Yearbook Best Bird Book of the Year
Winner of the Presidents’ Award, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland and Wild Flower Society
Honorable Mention for the Dartmouth Medal, Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association
Winner of the Award of Excellence in Natural History and Field Guides, The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries
Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Field Guide, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
One of American Institute of Graphic Arts’ Top 50 Books / 50 Covers of 2021
One of British Birds' Best Bird Books of 2019
One of British Birds' Best Bird Books of 2019
Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
Finalist for the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Nature Guidebooks
One of American Birding Podcast's Best Bird Books of 2018 (Nate Swick)One of British Birds' Best Bird Books of 2019
One of American Birding Podcast's Best Bird Books of 2018 (Donna Schulman & Nate Swick)
Honorable Mention for the 2015 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature and the Environment, NOBA Foundation
One of American Birding Podcast's Best Bird Books of 2018 (Donna Schulman & Nate Swick)
One of American Birding Podcast's Best Bird Books of 2018 (Donna Schulman & Nate Swick)
One of Forbes.com’s 12 Best Books About Birds and Birding in 2016
One of the British Trust for Ornithology's Best Bird Books of 2018
Winner of a 2018 Outstanding Reference Sources Award, Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association
One of The Independent’s Best Nature Books of 2014
One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017
One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011One of the Library Journal's Best Reference (Print, Electronic, and Free Reference Resources) in the Sciences category, for 2009
Honorable Mention for the 2010 PROSE Award in Single Volume Reference/Science, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2018 William Mills Prize for Non-Fiction Polar Books, Polar Libraries Colloquy
One of Science News’ Favorite Books of 2016One of Seattle Times’ 18 books of 2016 perfect for the bookworm in your life
Honorable Mention for the 2017 PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers
One of Audubon’s 12 Best Bird Books of 2015One of The London Free Press’ “Great flock of birding books 2015”
Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Single Volume Reference/Science, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers2016 Gold Medal Winner in Science, Independent Publisher Book Awards
Winner of the 2016 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Books
Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Phi Beta Kappa Society
One of The Independent’s 6 Best Books in Science 2015
Finalist for the 2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science & Technology
One of Flavorwire’s 10 Must-Read Academic Books for 2015
One of NewScientist.com CultureLab’s Best Reads from 2015
One of Science News’ Favorite Books of 2015
Winner of the 2016 PROSE Award for Best App/eProduct
One of the Sydney Morning Herald’s "Australian Writers Pick the Best Books of 2014"
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016One of the Birdbooker Report's Best Bird Books of 2014
Honorable Mention for the 2015 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature and the Environment, NOBA FoundationOne of The Independent’s Best Nature Books of 2014
Selected for the American Scientist Science Book Gift Guide 2014
One of The Seattle Times 8 Books to Put under a Bird-Lover’s Tree 2014
One of The Globe and Mail 75 Book Ideas for Christmas 2014
One of TheAustralian.com’s "In the Good Books" 2014
Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in Outstanding Work by a Trade Publisher, Association of American
Honorable Mention for the 2015 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature Guidebooks, NOBA Foundation
Winner of a 2015 Outstanding Reference Sources Award, Reference and User Services Association, American Library Association
Winner of the 2015 PROSE Award in History of Science, Medicine & Technology, Association of American PublishersOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014
One of The Seattle Times 8 Books to Put under a Bird-Lover’s Tree 2014One of the StarTribune/Lifestyle’s Best Birding Books of 2014
One of the Birder’s Library Best Bird Books of 2014
One of the Birdbooker Report's Best Bird Books of 2014
Richard Crossley, Winner of the 2012 ABA Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology, American Birding AssociationOne of The Guardian’s Best Nature Books of 2013, chosen by Stephen Moss
Winner of a 2014 National Outdoor Book Award in Nature GuidebooksSecond Place for the 2013 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology
Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Single Volume Reference/Science, Association of American Publishers
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013
Fourth Place for the 2013 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for OrnithologyOne of Library Journal’s Best Sci-Tech Books for 2013
Richard Crossley, Winner of the 2012 ABA Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology, American Birding AssociationHonorable Mention for the 2013 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature Guidebooks
Third Place for the 2013 BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year, British Birds and the British Trust for OrnithologyHonorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Biological Sciences, Association of American Publishers
Honorable Mention for the 2012 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature & Environment CategoryWinner of the 2013 Cover/Jacket Merit Award in the Professional, Reference category, New York Book Show
Honorable Mention for the 2008 PROSE Award in Earth Sciences, Association of American Publishers
Winner of the 2011 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011
Winner of the 2011 Award for Excellence in Reference Works, Association of American PublishersRichard Crossley, Winner of the 2012 ABA Robert Ridgway Award for Publications in Field Ornithology, American Birding Association
Co-Winner of the 2012 Bronze Medal in Environment/Ecology/Nature, Independent Publisher Book Awards
One of Joel Lerner's (The Washington Post) The Year's Best Gardening Books
Honorable Mention for the 2009 National Outdoor Book Award in Nature Guidebooks
Winner of the 2009 Louis Brownlow Book Award
Winner of the 2009 National Outdoor Book Award in Design and Artistic Merit
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005
Winner of the 2004-2005 Lowell Thomas Bronze Award, Category 20: Travel Book, Society of American Travel Writers FoundationHonorable Mention for the 2005 National Outdoor Book Awards, Nature Guidebook Category
Winner of the 2003 Best Bird Book - South America, Worldtwitch
Winner of the 2003 Best Bird Book - Africa, Worldtwitch
Winner of the 2002 Best Bird Book - South America, Worldtwitch
Winner of the 2002 Best Bird Families Book, Worldtwitch
Winner of the 1998 Forum for the History of Science in America Book PrizeOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994Winner of the 1993 Award for Excellence, New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)