Book Award

The Humanities Institute at Arizona State University invites nominations of books written in English and published in 2024 and 2025 which reflect the finest contemporary humanities-based scholarship on any topic. Nominations should be for books that are:

1. authored by an individual(s) external to ASU (as the institute accepts books authored by individuals affiliated with ASU every other year)
2. focused on compelling topics of social relevance able to reach a broad, educated public audience
3. transdisciplinary in methodology and scope
4. works of academic nonfiction that feature a clear humanities perspective, even if they also involve methodologies and perspectives from the sciences and social sciences

Nominated books may have multiple authors, but edited collections are ineligible. Publishers may nominate up to two books only. 

Apply by 1.) arranging for the publisher to send a PDF of the book to [email protected] and 2.) sending a completed nomination form to [email protected]. The Humanities Institute accepts self-nominations. The winner will be announced in May 2026.

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