Believer Book Award


Believer Book Award is an American literary award presented yearly by The Believer magazine to novels and story collections the magazine's editors thought were the "strongest and most under-appreciated" of the year. A shortlist and longlist are announced, along with reader's favorites, then a final winner is selected by the magazine's editors. The inaugural award was in 2005 for books published in 2004.

Winners and shortlist

The year below denotes when the books were published; the award is announced the following year. Thus below, the inaugural 2004 books were announced in early to mid-2005.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger

2004

The shortlist was announced in February 2005. The winner was announced in March 2005.
The shortlist was announced in February 2006. The winner was announced in March 2006.
The winner, and reader survey of best books, was announced in May 2007.
The shortlist was announced in May 2008. The winner was announced in June 2008.
The shortlist was announced in February 2009. The winner was announced in March 2009.
The shortlist was announced in March 2010. The winner was announced in May 2010.
The shortlist was announced in March 2011. The winner was announced in May 2011.
The shortlist was announced in March 2012. The winner was announced in May 2012.
The shortlist was announced in March 2013. The winner was announced in April 2013.
The shortlist was announced in March 2014. The winner was announced in April 2014.
The shortlist was announced in March 2015. The winner was announced in the Fall 2015 issue.
The shortlist was announced in March 2018. The winner was announced in June 2018.
The longlist was announced in January 2019. The shortlist and winner was announced in April 2019.
The longlist was announced on January 15 2020. The shortlist and winner was announced in March 2020.