Data & API

The CSV contains one row per award appearance and is the simplest format for research. The JSON preserves the normalized books, prizes, editions, appearances, publishers, imprints, subjects, and sources used by the API.

Machine-readable release details and checksums are in the manifest.

No key is required. Results are limited to 100 records per request; bulk use should prefer the downloads.

GET /api/v1/books?query=empire&subject=History&limit=25
GET /api/v1/books/{id}
GET /api/v1/appearances?awardId={id}&status=winner&yearFrom=2000
GET /api/v1/awards?scope=general

Example: five winner records as JSON.

appearance_id

Stable identifier for an award appearance.

book_id

Stable book identifier used by the site and API.

title / authors

The recognized book and credited authors.

award_program

The prize program that administers the category.

award_category

The specific prize or category.

award_year

Year associated with the award decision.

status

Normalized result: winner, finalist, shortlist, longlist, or another documented status.

original_status

Status wording retained from the imported record.

source_url

The most specific available source for the appearance.

source_confidence

Editorial source class such as official or secondary.

Status normalization, source selection, book deduplication, and known limitations are described in the methodology note.

Benjamin Breen, The Book Prize Index, release 2026-07-22, https://github.com/benjaminbreen/BookPrizeIndex.

The downloadable core dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cover images, logos, summaries, and third-party material are not included in the release. Please verify important claims against the linked sources and report corrections to breen85 [at] gmail [dot] com.