The prize-winning books of 2011
In 2011, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 14 winners. The most approachable is A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (difficulty 46/100, about 5.1 hours); the hardest is The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (73/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Tomas Tranströmer — difficulty 55/100
- Booker Prize: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes — difficulty 73/100, about 4.9 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan — difficulty 46/100, about 5.1 hours
- International Booker Prize: Philip Roth — difficulty 57/100
- National Book Award for Fiction: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward — difficulty 54/100, about 6 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht — difficulty 63/100, about 7.9 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis
- Prix Goncourt: The French Art of War by Alexis Jenni — difficulty 58/100, about 12 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann — difficulty 52/100, about 8.8 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: The Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg by Deborah Eisenberg
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
- Costa Novel Award: Pure by Andrew Miller — difficulty 56/100, about 6.3 hours, Book of the Year
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Last Call by Daniel Okrent
Earlier: 2010 · Every year · Later: 2012
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.