The prize-winning books of 2013
In 2013, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 14 winners. The most approachable is Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (difficulty 49/100, about 3 hours); the hardest is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (67/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Alice Munro — difficulty 52/100
- Booker Prize: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton — difficulty 61/100, about 22 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson — difficulty 61/100, about 14 hours
- International Booker Prize: Lydia Davis — difficulty 60/100
- National Book Award for Fiction: The Good Lord Bird by James McBride — difficulty 55/100, about 9.4 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: May We Be Forgiven by A. M. Homes — difficulty 54/100, about 12 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Redshirts by John Scalzi
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Prix Goncourt: The Great Swindle by Pierre Lemaitre
- Dublin Literary Award: City of Bohane by Kevin Barry — difficulty 51/100, about 4.6 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club by Benjamin Alire Sáenz — difficulty 49/100, about 3 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: The Unwinding by George Packer
- Costa Novel Award: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson — difficulty 67/100, about 14 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Mortal Sea by W. Jeffrey Bolster
Earlier: 2012 · Every year · Later: 2014
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.