The prize-winning books of 1987

In 1987, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 11 winners. The most approachable is A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor (difficulty 47/100, about 3.7 hours); the hardest is Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (77/100).

• Nobel Prize in Literature: Joseph Brodsky — difficulty 54/100
• Booker Prize: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively — difficulty 77/100, about 9.3 hours
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: A Summons to Memphis by Peter Taylor — difficulty 47/100, about 3.7 hours
• National Book Award for Fiction: Paco's Story by Larry Heinemann — difficulty 54/100, about 4.1 hours
• Hugo Award for Best Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card — difficulty 48/100, about 9.1 hours
• Nebula Award for Best Novel: Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card — difficulty 48/100, about 9.1 hours
• Prix Goncourt: The Sacred Night by Tahar Ben Jelloun — difficulty 58/100, about 3.8 hours
• PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Soldiers in Hiding by Richard Wiley — difficulty 53/100, about 3.4 hours
• National Book Award for Nonfiction: The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
• Costa Novel Award: The Child in Time by Ian McEwan — difficulty 55/100, about 6 hours
• Albert J. Beveridge Award: Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808–1850 by Mary C. Karasch

Earlier: 1986 · Every year · Later: 1988

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.