The prize-winning books of 2018
In 2018, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 14 winners. The most approachable is Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (difficulty 51/100, about 4.8 hours); the hardest is Solar Bones by Mike McCormack (76/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Olga Tokarczuk — difficulty 68/100
- Booker Prize: Milkman by Anna Burns — difficulty 72/100, about 14 hours
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Less by Andrew Sean Greer — difficulty 54/100, about 4.9 hours
- International Booker Prize: Flights by Olga Tokarczuk — difficulty 71/100, about 13 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez — difficulty 54/100, about 3.8 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie — difficulty 51/100, about 4.8 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin — difficulty 53/100
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin — difficulty 53/100
- Prix Goncourt: And Their Children After Them by Nicolas Mathieu
- Dublin Literary Award: Solar Bones by Mike McCormack — difficulty 76/100, about 11 hours
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Improvement by Joan Silber
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: The New Negro by Jeffrey C. Stewart
- Costa Novel Award: Normal People by Sally Rooney — difficulty 63/100, about 6.4 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Annals of Native America by Camilla Townsend
Earlier: 2017 · Every year · Later: 2019
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.