Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography
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The Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography is an annual reader-voted honor on Goodreads recognizing the most popular and acclaimed nonfiction works in history and biography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography Context triple: [Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, awardReceived, Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography]
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A.
National Book Award for Nonfiction
The National Book Award for Nonfiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of nonfiction published in the United States.
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B.
Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography 2020
The Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography 2020 is a reader-voted literary prize recognizing the year's most popular memoir or autobiography on Goodreads.
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C.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding biographical works published in the United States.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History is a prestigious American award given annually for distinguished books on the history of the United States.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is a prestigious American literary award given annually for an outstanding book-length biography or autobiography by an American author.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography Target entity description: The Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography is an annual reader-voted honor on Goodreads recognizing the most popular and acclaimed nonfiction works in history and biography.
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A.
National Book Award for Nonfiction
The National Book Award for Nonfiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of nonfiction published in the United States.
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B.
Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography 2020
The Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography 2020 is a reader-voted literary prize recognizing the year's most popular memoir or autobiography on Goodreads.
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C.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography is a prestigious literary award honoring outstanding biographical works published in the United States.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize for History is a prestigious American award given annually for distinguished books on the history of the United States.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography is a prestigious American literary award given annually for an outstanding book-length biography or autobiography by an American author.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Goodreads Choice Award category
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book award ⓘ literary award ⓘ |
| announcementPlatform |
Goodreads
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surface form:
Goodreads website
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| announcementTime | end of calendar year ⓘ |
| awardFor |
biography books
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history books ⓘ |
| awardNature | non-monetary ⓘ |
| awardType | popular vote award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
books in English
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books published in the award year ⓘ nonfiction books ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2009 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat | online award poll ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNominees | Goodreads Choice Awards longlist ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
final round
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opening round ⓘ semifinal round ⓘ |
| hasSelectionCriteria |
average rating
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number of ratings ⓘ reader nominations ⓘ |
| hasShortlist | Goodreads Choice Awards finalists ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
The Boys in the Boat
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The Devil in the White City ⓘ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks ⓘ Wright brothers ⓘ
surface form:
The Wright Brothers
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption ⓘ |
| organizer |
Goodreads
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surface form:
Goodreads, Inc.
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| ownedBy |
Amazon
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surface form:
Amazon.com, Inc.
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| partOf | Goodreads Choice Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Goodreads ⓘ |
| recognizes |
popular biography writing
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popular history writing ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | reader-voted ⓘ |
| voteProcess | online voting ⓘ |
| voters | Goodreads users ⓘ |
| votingPlatform | Goodreads ⓘ |
| website | https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography Description of subject: The Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography is an annual reader-voted honor on Goodreads recognizing the most popular and acclaimed nonfiction works in history and biography.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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awardReceived
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Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography
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