The Book Prize Index

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Portrait of Sam Tanenhaus

Sam Tanenhaus

American journalist, writer.

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

2

Recognized books

1

Wins

4

Lists

20

Index score

1997—2025

Recognition span

Author in the index

Sam Tanenhaus has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1997 and 2025. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
National Book Awards1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1
Pulitzer Prize1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Sam Tanenhaus

2 books · sorted by recognition

Whittaker Chambers: A BiographyBiography199718 ptsBuckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed AmericaMemoir & Autobiography20252 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
1997Whittaker Chambers: A BiographyBiography1813Random House
2025Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed AmericaMemoir & Autobiography201Random House

All books on this page are credited to Sam Tanenhaus.

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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