The prize-winning books of 1960
In 1960, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 8 winners. The most approachable is Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (difficulty 39/100, about 5.2 hours); the hardest is Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth (56/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Saint-John Perse — difficulty 66/100
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Advise and Consent by Allen Drury — difficulty 56/100, about 22 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth — difficulty 56/100, about 5.8 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein — difficulty 39/100, about 5.2 hours
- Prix Goncourt: God Was Born in Exile by Vintila Horia
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: James Joyce by Richard Ellmann — difficulty 40/100, about 21 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The United States and Pancho Villa by Clarence C. Clendenen — joint winner
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Enterprise of a Free People by Nathan Miller — joint winner
Earlier: 1959 · Every year · Later: 1961
Other prizes: Nobel Prize in Literature, Booker Prize, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, International Booker Prize, National Book Award for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Prix Goncourt, Dublin Literary Award, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, National Book Award for Nonfiction, Costa Novel Award, Albert J. Beveridge Award, Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction. Every literary prize; every winner of 2026.