The prize-winning books of 2014
In 2014, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 13 winners. The most approachable is Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (difficulty 45/100, about 6.4 hours); the hardest is How to Be Both by Ali Smith (76/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Patrick Modiano — difficulty 60/100
- Booker Prize: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan — difficulty 59/100, about 9.6 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt — difficulty 56/100, about 21 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Redeployment by Phil Klay — difficulty 47/100, about 5.9 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride — difficulty 59/100, about 5.6 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie — difficulty 45/100, about 6.4 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie — difficulty 45/100, about 6.4 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Cry, Mother Spain by Lydie Salvayre — difficulty 56/100, about 4.1 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez — difficulty 60/100, about 5.5 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler — difficulty 60/100, about 6.8 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos
- Costa Novel Award: How to Be Both by Ali Smith — difficulty 76/100, about 11 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Plutopia by Kate Brown
Earlier: 2013 · Every year · Later: 2015
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.