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The 2024 Kirkus Prize Winner and Finalists for Nonfiction

Here is the winner and finalists for this year's Kirkus Prize in the Nonfiction category.

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Book Cover for: Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, Adam Higginbotham
Winner of the 2024 Kirkus Prize in the Nonfiction Category

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham

“A searching history of a disaster-laden effort to build and launch a space shuttle...A deeply researched, fluently written study in miscommunication, hubris, and technological overreach.” - Kirkus Review

Garrett M. GraffThe Stacks PodcastGarrett M. Graff & The Stacks Podcast

Hardcover, 2024

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Another Word for Love: A Memoir, Carvell Wallace
Finalist

Another Word for Love: A Memoir

Carvell Wallace

“The story of a poet and podcaster’s journey to claim the fullness of his identity and power as a queer Black American...An exquisite, soulful must-read.” - Kirkus Review

T O N Y AHugh RyanT O N Y A & Hugh Ryan

Hardcover, 2024

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, Tessa Hulls
Finalist

Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir

Tessa Hulls

“A graphic novelist contends with her maternal family’s complicated history...A work that glimmers with insight, acumen, and an unwillingness to settle for simple answers.” - Kirkus Review

Hardcover, 2024

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America, Shefali Luthra
Finalist

Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

Shefali Luthra

“The human consequences of the Dobbs decision...Vivid portrayals of lives disrupted and freedom denied.” - Kirkus Review

Hardcover, 2024

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, Olivia Laing
Finalist

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise

Olivia Laing

“The award-winning author pens a fascinating and personal journey of paradise...An intellectually verdant and emotionally rich narrative journey.” - Kirkus Review

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Hardcover, 2024

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq, Steve Coll
Finalist

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

Steve Coll

“The Pulitzer Prize–winning author returns with a tour de force examination of the events leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq...Required reading for all conscientious citizens. ” - Kirkus Review

Noreen MaloneNoreen Malone

Hardcover, 2024

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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