The Book Prize Index

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Jennifer Homans

American historian, author, and dance critic.

Wikipedia

3

Recognized books

1

Wins

9

Lists

34

Index score

2010—2023

Recognition span

Author in the index

Jennifer Homans has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2010 and 2023. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Kirkus Prize2
National Book Critics Circle Awards2
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Jennifer Homans

3 books · sorted by recognition

Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th CenturyBiography202220 ptsMr. B: George Balanchine's Twentieth CenturyBiography20238 ptsApollo’s Angels: A History of BalletHistory20106 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2022Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th CenturyBiography2015Random House Trade Paperbacks
2023Mr. B: George Balanchine's Twentieth CenturyBiography802Random House
2010Apollo’s Angels: A History of BalletHistory602Granta Books

All books on this page are credited to Jennifer Homans.

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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