The prize-winning books of 1995
In 1995, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 12 winners. The most approachable is Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth (difficulty 60/100, about 13 hours); the hardest is The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (76/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Seamus Heaney — difficulty 54/100
- Booker Prize: The Ghost Road by Pat Barker — difficulty 75/100, about 7.7 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields — difficulty 76/100, about 12 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth — difficulty 60/100, about 13 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Moving Mars by Greg Bear
- Prix Goncourt: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson — difficulty 61/100, about 12 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: The Haunted Land by Tina Rosenberg
- Costa Novel Award: The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie — difficulty 62/100, about 9.3 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Terrible Honesty by Ann Douglas — joint winner
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Creating the Commonwealth by Stephen Innes — joint winner
Earlier: 1994 · Every year · Later: 1996
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.