The prize-winning books of 2015
In 2015, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 15 winners. The most approachable is A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (difficulty 49/100, about 9.6 hours); the hardest is How to Be Both by Ali Smith (76/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Alexievich — difficulty 53/100
- Booker Prize: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James — difficulty 70/100, about 26 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr — difficulty 69/100, about 13 hours
- International Booker Prize: László Krasznahorkai — difficulty 72/100
- National Book Award for Fiction: Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson — difficulty 53/100, about 4.8 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: How to Be Both by Ali Smith — difficulty 76/100, about 11 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer — difficulty 66/100, about 5.3 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Compass by Mathias Énard — difficulty 61/100, about 9.3 hours
- Dublin Literary Award: Harvest by Jim Crace — difficulty 56/100, about 5 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish — difficulty 54/100, about 7.3 hours
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates — difficulty 50/100, about 2.5 hours
- Costa Novel Award: A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson — difficulty 49/100, about 9.6 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Encounters at the Heart of the World by Elizabeth Fenn — joint winner
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: The Empire of Necessity by Greg Grandin — joint winner
Earlier: 2014 · Every year · Later: 2016
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.