2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Sour Heart, Lenny Jenny Zhang](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580958309-1861-image-3.jpg)
Sour Heart, Lenny
Jenny Zhang
2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Nix Nathan Hill](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580975622-3254-image-3.jpg)
The Nix
Nathan Hill
2015 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Fishermen Chigozie Obioma](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581019598-5454-image-3.jpg)
The Fishermen
Chigozie Obioma
2014 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Faces in the Crowd Valeria Luiselli (translated by Christina MacSweeney)](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581021537-5614-image-3.jpg)
Faces in the Crowd
Valeria Luiselli (translated by Christina MacSweeney)
2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Seating Arrangements, Maggie Shipstead](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580962670-2221-image-3.jpg)
Seating Arrangements,
Maggie Shipstead
2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580962670-2221-image-3.jpg)
Seating Arrangements
Maggie Shipstead
2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Shards: A Novel Ismet Prcic](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580961253-2104-image-3.jpg)
Shards: A Novel
Ismet Prcic
2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The House of Tomorrow: A Novel Peter Bognanni](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581009980-4663-image-3.jpg)
The House of Tomorrow: A Novel
Peter Bognanni
2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![American Rust: A Novel Philipp Meyer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580875788-1056-image-3.jpg)
American Rust: A Novel
Philipp Meyer
2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Finding Nouf: A Novel Zoë Ferraris](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581020010-5488-image-3.jpg)
Finding Nouf: A Novel
Zoë Ferraris
2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears: A Novel Dinaw Mengestu](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581038002-6973-image-3.jpg)
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears: A Novel
Dinaw Mengestu
2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![White Ghost Girls Alice Greenway](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580844918-58740-image-3.jpg)
White Ghost Girls
Alice Greenway
2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Beasts of No Nation: A Novel Uzodinma Iweala](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580872617-794-image-3.jpg)
Beasts of No Nation: A Novel
Uzodinma Iweala
2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Harbor Lorraine Adams](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580857222-59756-image-3.jpg)
Harbor
Lorraine Adams
2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel Mark Haddon](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580866263-269-image-3.jpg)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
Mark Haddon
2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Prague: A Novel Arthur Phillips](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580969343-2771-image-3.jpg)
Prague: A Novel
Arthur Phillips
2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Dark Room: A Novel Rachel Seiffert](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581029253-6251-image-3.jpg)
The Dark Room: A Novel
Rachel Seiffert
2000 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Romantics: A Novel Pankaj Mishra](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580964663-2385-image-3.jpg)
The Romantics: A Novel
Pankaj Mishra
1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Amy and Isabelle Elizabeth Strout](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580875438-1027-image-3.jpg)
Amy and Isabelle
Elizabeth Strout
1998 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Kalimantaan C.S. Godshalk](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581048070-7536-image-3.jpg)
Kalimantaan
C.S. Godshalk
1997 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Don't Erase Me: Stories Carolyn Ferrell](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581026104-5991-image-3.jpg)
Don’t Erase Me: Stories
Carolyn Ferrell
1996 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Smell of Apples: A Novel Mark Behr](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580959532-1962-image-3.jpg)
The Smell of Apples: A Novel
Mark Behr
1995 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![American Studies Mark Merlis](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580875716-1050-image-3.jpg)
American Studies
Mark Merlis
1994 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![The Year of the Frog: A Novel Martin M. Simecka, Peter Petro](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580937739-59952-image-3.jpg)
The Year of the Frog: A Novel
Martin M. Simecka, Peter Petro
1993 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Love Enter Paul Kafka](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580983296-3887-image-3.jpg)
Love Enter
Paul Kafka
1992 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![High Cotton Darryl Pinckney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1581011505-4789-image-3.jpg)
High Cotton
Darryl Pinckney
1991 Los Angeles Times Book Prize – First Fiction
![Pangs of Love David Wong Louie](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1580972074-2996-image-3.jpg)