Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography

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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography, established in 1981, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

Recipients

Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography winners and finalists
YearAuthorTitleSubjectResultRef.
1981 David McCullough Mornings on Horseback Theodore Roosevelt , 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)Winner
1982 Gay Wilson Allen Waldo Emerson: A Biography Ralph Waldo Emerson , American philosopher, essayist, and poet (1803–1882)Winner
1983 Seymour Hersh The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House Henry Kissinger , German-born American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant (1923–2023)Winner
1984 Ernst Pawel The Nightmare of Reason: A Life of Franz Kafka Franz Kafka , Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)Winner
1985 Michael Scammell Solzhenitsyn: A Biography Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn , Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)Winner
1986 Maynard Mack Alexander Pope: A Life Alexander Pope , English poet (1688–1744)Winner
1987 Kenneth S. Lynn Hemingway Ernest Hemingway , American author and journalist (1899–1961)Winner
1988 Brenda Maddox Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom Nora Barnacle, Muse and wife of Irish author James Joyce (1884–1951)Winner
1989 Tobias Wolff This Boy's Life: A Memoir Winner
1990 Geoffrey C. Ward A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt , 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)Winner [1]
Robert A. Caro Means of Ascent: Volume 2 of The Years of Lyndon Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson , 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)Finalist [1]
Deirdre Bair Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography Simone de Beauvoir , French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)
Patricia O'Toole The Five of Hearts: An Intimate Portrait of Henry Adams and His Friends, 1880–1918 Henry Adams , American historian and Adams political family member (1838–1918)
Hugo Young The Iron Lady: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 (1925–2013)
1991 T. H. Watkins Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874–1952 Harold L. Ickes, American politician, Secretary of State from 1933 to 1946 (1874–1952)Winner [2]
Natalie Kusz Road Song: A MemoirFinalist [2]
Benita Eisler O'Keeffe and Stieglitz: An American Romance Georgia O'Keeffe , American modernist artist (1887–1986), and Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (1864–1946)
Willard Sterne Randall Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor Benedict Arnold , American military officer during the Revolutionary War who defected to the British (1741–1801)
John Richardson A Life of Picasso: Volume 1. The Prodigy, 1881–1906 Pablo Picasso , Spanish painter and sculptor, known for co-founding the Cubist movement (1881–1973)
1992 Blanche Wiesen Cook Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume One, 1884–1933 Eleanor Roosevelt , First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)Winner [3]
Edwin Haviland Miller Salem Is My Dwelling Place: A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne , American novelist and short story writer (1804–1864)Finalist [3]
Deena Ruth Rosenberg Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin George Gershwin , American pianist and composer (1898–1937), and his brother, Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (1896–1983)
Kenneth Silverman Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance Edgar Allan Poe , American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
William MartinA Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story Billy Graham , American Christian evangelist (1918–2018)
1993 John Mack Faragher Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer Daniel Boone , American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)Winner [4]
Antonia Fraser The Six Wives of Henry VIII Wives of Henry VIII Finalist [4]
Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr. , Philip B. Kunhardt III, and Peter W. KunhardtLincoln: An Illustrated Biography Abraham Lincoln , 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865 (1809–1865)
William Lanouette and Bela SilardGenius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and inventor (1898–1964)
Joseph BrentCharles Sanders Peirce: A Life Charles Sanders Peirce , American thinker who founded pragmatism (1839–1914)
1994 Mikal Gilmore Shot in the Heart Gary Gilmore , American murderer (1940–1977)Winner [5]
Ruth Butler Rodin: The Shape of Genius Auguste Rodin , French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture (1840–1917)Finalist [5]
Gerald Gunther Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge Learned Hand , American jurist (1872–1961)
Joan D. Hedrick Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life Harriet Beecher Stowe , American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
Brian Keenan An Evil Cradling
1995 Doris Lessing Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949 Winner [6]
Susan Quinn Marie Curie: A Life Marie Curie , Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)Finalist [6]
Tobias Wolff In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War
Alix Kates Shulman Drinking the Rain: A Memoir
Brenda Maddox D.H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage D. H. Lawrence , English writer and poet (1885–1930)
1996 Frank McCourt Angela's Ashes: A Memoir Winner [7]
Fiona MacCarthy William Morris: A Life for Our Time William Morris , British textile designer, novelist, and socialist activist (1834–1896)Finalist [7]
Lyle Leverich Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams , American playwright (1911–1983)
Simon Callow Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu Orson Welles , American actor, director, writer, and producer (1915–1985)
John Richardson A Life of Picasso: Volume 2. The Cubist Rebel, 1907–1916 Pablo Picasso , Spanish painter and sculptor, known for co-founding the Cubist movement (1881–1973)
Hannah Pakula An Uncommon Woman: The Empress Frederick Victoria, Princess Royal, princess of the United Kingdom and German Empress (1840–1901)
Gail Levin Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography Edward Hopper , American realist painter, widely known for his oil paintings (1882–1967)
Joan Mellen Hellman and Hammett: The Legendary Passion of Lillian Hellman and Dashiell Hammett Lillian Hellman , American dramatist and screenwriter (1905–1984), and Dashiell Hammett, American writer (1894–1961)
1997 Sam Tanenhaus Whittaker Chambers: A Biography Whittaker Chambers , Defected communist spy, writer, editor (1901– 1961)Winner [8]
A.M. Sperber and Eric Lax Bogart Humphrey Bogart , American actor (1899–1957)Finalist [8]
James Salter Burning the Days: Recollection
Alan Schom Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life Napoleon, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
Gavin Lambert Nazimova: A Biography Alla Nazimova , Russian-American actress, director, and producer (1879–1945)
1998 A. Scott Berg Lindbergh Charles Lindbergh , American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist (1902–1974)Winner [9]
Fintan O'Toole A Traitor's Kiss: The Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1751–1816 Richard Brinsley Sheridan , Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1751–1816)Finalist [9]
Barbara Goldsmith Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull Victoria Woodhull , American women's suffrage movement leader (1838–1927)
Hilary Spurling The Unknown Matisse: Volume 1. The Early Years, 1869–1908 Henri Matisse , 20th-century French artist (1869–1954)
Graham Robb Victor Hugo: A Biography Victor Hugo , French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)
1999 Judith Thurman Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette Colette, French writer, (1873–1954)Winner [10]
Benita Eisler Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame Lord Byron , 19th-century English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)Finalist [10]
Robert ClarkMy Grandfather's House: A Genealogy of Doubt and Faith
Simon Schama Rembrandt's Eyes Rembrandt, 17th-century Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
Jerome Loving Walt Whitman: The Song of Himself Walt Whitman , American poet, essayist and journalist (1819–1892)
2000 William J. Cooper, Jr. Jefferson Davis, American Jefferson Davis , President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)Winner [11]
Joseph J. Ellis Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Founding Fathers of the United States Finalist [11]
Ian Kershaw Hitler: Volume 2. 1936–1945 Nemesis Adolf Hitler , Führer of Nazi Germany (1889–1945)
Philip Short Mao: A Life Mao Zedong, also known as chairman Mao, founding father of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
H.W. Brands The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin , American polymath and a Founding Father of the United States (1706–1790)
2001 Edmund Morris Theodore Rex Theodore Roosevelt , the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)Winner [12] [13]
Adam Sisman Boswell's Presumptuous Task: The Making of the Life of Dr. Johnson James Boswell , Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)Finalist [12]
David McCullough John Adams John Adams , 2nd president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
Antonia Fraser Marie Antoinette: The Journey Marie Antoinette, Queen of France from 1774 to 1792 (1755–1793)
Laura Hillenbrand Seabiscuit: An American Legend Seabiscuit, Champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States
2002 Robert A. Caro Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. 3 Lyndon B. Johnson , 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)Winner [14]
T. J. Stiles Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War Jesse James , American outlaw (1847–1882)Finalist [14] [15]
Claire Tomalin Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self Samuel Pepys , English diarist (1633–1703)
Daniel Ellsberg Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
Gioconda Belli The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War
2003 Neil Smith American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization Isaiah Bowman , American geographer and President of Johns Hopkins University, 1935–1948 (1878–1950)Winner [16]
Robert Hughes Goya Francisco Goya , 18th and 19th-century Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)Finalist [16]
Deirdre Bair Jung: A Biography Carl Jung , Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)
T.J. Binyon Pushkin: A Biography Alexander Pushkin , Russian poet, playwright, and novelist (1799–1837)
Rebecca Solnit River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West Eadweard Muybridge , English-American photographer, known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection (1830–1904)
2004 Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan de Kooning: An American Master Willem de Kooning , Dutch-American abstract expressionist artist (1904– 1997)Winner [17]
Ron Chernow Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton , American founding father and statesman (1757–1804)Finalist [17] [18]
Richard Rhodes John James Audubon: The Making of an American John James Audubon , American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist (1785–1851)
Michael Ybarra Washington Gone Crazy: Senator Pat McCarran and the Great American Communist Hunt Pat McCarran , American judge and politician (1876–1954)
Stephen Greenblatt Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare William Shakespeare , English poet, playwright, and actor (1564–1616)
2005 Hilary Spurling Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse, the Conquest of Colour, 1909–1954 Henri Matisse , 20th-century French artist (1869–1954)Winner [19]
Andrew Delbanco Melville: His World and Work Herman Melville , 19th-century American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (1819–1891)Finalist [19]
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers Mencken: The American Iconoclast H. L. Mencken , American journalist and writer (1880–1956)
Doris Kearns Goodwin Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln , 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865
Steven Watts The People's Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century Henry Ford , American industrialist and businessman (1863–1947)
2006 Neal Gabler Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination Walt Disney , American entrepreneur, animator and producer (1901–1966)Winner [20]
Jeffrey Goldberg Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East DivideFinalist [20]
Rodney Bolt The Librettist of Venice: The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte Lorenzo Da Ponte , Italian, later American, opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
Daniel Mendelsohn The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
Debby Applegate The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher Henry Ward Beecher , American clergyman and abolitionist (1813–1887)
2007 Simon Sebag Montefiore Young Stalin Joseph Stalin , Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 (1878–1953)Winner [21]
Robert MorganBoone: A Biography Daniel Boone , American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)Finalist [21]
Nancy Isenberg Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr Aaron Burr , 3rd vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805 (1756–1836)
Tim Jeal Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer Henry Morton Stanley , Welsh journalist and explorer, famous for his exploration of Central Africa (1841–1904)
Michael J. Neufeld Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Wernher von Braun , German-American aerospace engineer (1912–1977)
2008 Paula J. Giddings Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching Ida B. Wells , African-American civil rights activist (1862–1931)Winner [22]
Jon Meacham American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Andrew Jackson , 7th president of the United States from 1829 to 1837 (1767–1845)Finalist [22]
Jackie Wullschlager Chagall: A Biography Marc Chagall , French artist (1887–1985)
Ernest Freeberg Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent
H.W. Brands Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt , 32nd president of the United States from 1933 to 1945
2009 Linda Gordon Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits Dorothea Lange , American photojournalist (1895–1965)Winner [23]
Michael Scammell Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic Arthur Koestler , Jewish Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)Finalist [23]
Melvin I. Urofsky Louis D. Brandeis: A Life Louis D. Brandeis , United States Supreme Court justice from 1916 to 1939 (1856–1941)
Kenneth Whyte The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst , American newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
Kirstin Downey The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience Frances Perkins , American politician and workers rights advocate (1880–1965)
2010 Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Louis Zamperini , American athlete and army officer (1917–2014)Winner [24] [25]
Edmund Morris Colonel Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)Finalist [24]
Miranda Carter George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Christopher Hitchens Hitch-22: A Memoir
Selina Hastings The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography W. Somerset Maugham , English playwright and writer (1874–1965)
2011 John A. Farrell Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned Clarence Darrow , American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union (1857– 1938)Winner [26]
Robert K. Massie Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796 (1729–1796)Finalist [26]
Manning Marable Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention Malcolm X , African-American human rights activist (1925–1965)
Mark Whitaker My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir
Alexandra Styron Reading My Father: A Memoir
2012 Robert A. Caro The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson , 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969 (1908–1973)Winner [27]
Alice Kessler-Harris A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman Lillian Hellman , American dramatist and screenwriter (1905–1984)Finalist [27]
H.W. Brands The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace Ulysses S. Grant , 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877 (1822–1885)
R.J. Smith The One: The Life and Music of James Brown James Brown , American musician (1933–2006)
David Nasaw The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy , American businessman and politician (1888–1969)
2013 Marie Arana Bolivar: American Liberator Simon Bolívar , Venezuelan military and political leader (1783–1830)Winner [28]
Deborah Solomon American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell , 20th-century American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)Finalist [28]
Edna O'Brien Country Girl: A Memoir
Benita Eisler The Red Man's Bones: George Catlin, Artist and Showman George Catlin , 19th-century American painter, adventurer, lawyer, author, and traveler (1796–1872)
A. Scott Berg Wilson Woodrow Wilson , 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921 (1856–1924)
2014 Andrew Roberts Napoleon: A Life Napoleon, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)Winner [29]
Robert M. Dowling Eugene O'Neill: A Life in Four Acts Eugene O'Neill, American playwright, and Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1953)Finalist [29] [30]
Kirstin Downey Isabella: The Warrior Queen Isabella of Castile, Queen of Castile who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey and established the Spanish Inquisition (1451–1504)
Stephen Kotkin Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928 Joseph Stalin , Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953 (1878–1953)
Adam Begley Updike John Updike , American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic (1932–2009)
2015 Hayden Herrera Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi Isamu Noguchi , Japanese-American artist (1904–1988)Winner [31]
Terry Alford Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth , 19th-century American stage actor and assassin of Abraham Lincoln (1838–1865)Finalist [31]
Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs Jonas Salk: A Life Jonas Salk , 20th-century American virologist; inventor of the polio vaccine (1914–1995)
John NorrisMary McGrory The First Queen of Journalism Mary McGrory , American journalist and columnist (1918 –2004)
Patrick McGilligan Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane Orson Welles , American actor, director, writer, and producer (1915–1985)
2016 Volker Ullrich with Jefferson Chase (trans.) Hitler: Ascent, 1889–1939 Adolf Hitler , Führer of Nazi Germany (1889–1945)Winner [32]
Claire Harman Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart Charlotte Brontë , English novelist and poet (1816–1855)Finalist [32]
Frances Wilson Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey Thomas De Quincey , English essayist, (1785–1859)
James McBride Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown James Brown , American musician (1933–2006)
Ross King Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies Claude Monet , French painter (1840–1926)
2017 Laura Walls Henry David Thoreau: A Life Henry David Thoreau , 19th-century American essayist, poet, and philosopherWinner [33] [34]
Jonathan Eig Ali: A Life Muhammad Ali, American boxer, philanthropist and activist (1942–2016)Finalist [33]
Adam Federman Fasting and Feasting: The Life of Visionary Food Writer Patience Gray Patience Gray , English cookery and travel writer of the mid-20th century (1917– 2005)
Ron Chernow Grant Ulysses S. Grant , 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877 (1822 –1885)
John A. Farrell Richard Nixon: The Life Richard Nixon , 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994)
2018 David W. Blight Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Frederick Douglass , African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)Winner [35]
Seymour M. Hersh Reporter: A Memoir Seymour M. Hersh , American journalist (1937–)Finalist [36]
Victoria Johnson American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic David Hosack , American physician, botanist, and educator (1769–1835)
Bob Spitz Reagan: An American Journey Ronald Reagan , 40th president of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989 (1911–2004)
Tara Westover Educated Tara Westover, American historian and author (1986–)
2019 George Packer Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century Richard Holbrooke, American diplomat and author (1941–2010)Winner [37] [38] [39]
Leo Damrosch The Club Samuel Johnson , James Boswell, Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon, and James Boswell Finalist [40] [41]
Victoria Riskin Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir Fay Wray , American actress (1907–2004), and Robert Riskin, American screenwriter and playwright (1897–1955)
Yuval Taylor Zora and Langston Zora Neale Hurston , American folklorist, novelist, and short story writer (1891–1960), and Langston Hughes, American writer and social activist (1901–1967)
Evan Thomas First: Sandra Day O'Connor Sandra Day O'Connor , United States Supreme Court justice (1930–)
2020 William Souder Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck , American writer (1902–1968)Winner [42] [43]
Les Payne and Tamara Payne The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X Malcolm X , African-American human rights activist (1925–1965)Finalist [44] [42]
Heather Clark Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath , American poet, novelist and short story writer (1932–1963)
Blake Gopnik Warhol Andy Warhol , American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
David Michaelis Eleanor Eleanor Roosevelt , First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
2021 Paul Auster Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane Stephen Crane , American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist (1871–1900)Winner [45]
Nick DavisCompeting With Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, A Dual Portrait Herman Mankiewicz , American screenwriter (1897–1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz , American film director (1909–1993)Finalist [45]
Rebecca Donner All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler Mildred Harnack , American-German literary historian (1902–1943)
Mark Harris Mike Nichols: A Life Mike Nichols , American television director, writer, producer and comedian (1931–2014)
John Tresch The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science Edgar Allan Poe , American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)
2022 Beverly Gage G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century J. Edgar Hoover , American law-enforcement administrator (1895–1972)Winner [46]
Tomiko Brown-Nagin Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality Constance Baker Motley, American judge and politician (1921–2005)Finalist [46]
Jennifer Homans Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century George Balanchine, Georgian-American ballet choreographer (1904–1983)
David Maraniss Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe, American athlete (1887–1953)
Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice George Floyd, African-American man murdered by police (1973–2020)
2023Gregg HecimovichThe Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative Hannah Crafts , American writerWinner [47] [48]
Leah Redmond Chang Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of PowerFinalist [47]
Jonny Steinberg Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
Elizabeth R. Varon Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South James Longstreet , American general (1821–1904)
David WaldstreicherThe Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence Phillis Wheatley , African-American writer (c. 1753–1784)

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The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest, established in 1980, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller, established in 2000, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History, established in 1980, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry, established in 1980, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology, established in 1980, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel, established in 1998, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel/Comics, established in 2009, is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Works are eligible during the year of their first US publication in English, though they may be written originally in languages other than English.

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