The prize-winning books of 2019
In 2019, the prizes ReadingRate follows named 15 winners. The most approachable is The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (difficulty 23/100, about 5.3 hours); the hardest is The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (75/100).
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Peter Handke — difficulty 60/100
- Booker Prize: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood — difficulty 75/100, about 13 hours, joint winner
- Booker Prize: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo — difficulty 53/100, about 9.7 hours, joint winner
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: The Overstory by Richard Powers — difficulty 57/100, about 13 hours
- International Booker Prize: Celestial Bodies by Jokha al-Harthi — difficulty 57/100, about 5.1 hours
- National Book Award for Fiction: Trust Exercise by Susan Choi — difficulty 63/100, about 7.8 hours
- Women's Prize for Fiction: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones — difficulty 36/100, about 5.3 hours
- Hugo Award for Best Novel: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal — difficulty 23/100, about 5.3 hours
- Nebula Award for Best Novel: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal — difficulty 23/100, about 5.3 hours
- Prix Goncourt: Not Everybody Lives the Same Way by Jean-Paul Dubois
- Dublin Literary Award: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
- National Book Award for Nonfiction: The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
- Costa Novel Award: Middle England by Jonathan Coe — difficulty 51/100, about 7.4 hours
- Albert J. Beveridge Award: Cigarettes, Inc. by Nan C. Enstad
Earlier: 2018 · Every year · Later: 2020
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.