The Book Prize Index

Authors / person-adam-higginbotham

Adam Higginbotham

Author and journalist in New York City.

Wikipedia

2

Recognized books

3

Wins

5

Lists

38

Index score

2019—2025

Recognition span

Author in the index

Adam Higginbotham has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2019 and 2025. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence2
Kirkus Prize1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Adam Higginbotham

2 books · sorted by recognition

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceHistory202524 ptsMidnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear DisasterHistory202014 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2025Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of SpaceHistory2423Simon & Schuster
2020Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear DisasterHistory1412Henry Holt and Company

All books on this page are credited to Adam Higginbotham.

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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