Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
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The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes that honors outstanding works of historical nonfiction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History Context triple: [Los Angeles Times Book Prize, hasPart, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History]
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A.
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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B.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest is a literary award recognizing outstanding nonfiction books that engage with timely social, political, or cultural issues.
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C.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors outstanding books and authors across multiple genres each year.
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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.
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.
- 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: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History Target entity description: The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes that honors outstanding works of historical nonfiction.
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A.
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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B.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest is a literary award recognizing outstanding nonfiction books that engage with timely social, political, or cultural issues.
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C.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize is a prestigious American literary award that honors outstanding books and authors across multiple genres each year.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award
ⓘ
nonfiction book award ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Los Angeles Times Festival of Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf | history books ⓘ |
| awardedFor | excellence in historical writing ⓘ |
| awardFor |
historical nonfiction
ⓘ
outstanding works of history ⓘ |
| awardGivenTo | authors ⓘ |
| categoryOf | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| eligibility | books published in the previous year ⓘ |
| field | historiography ⓘ |
| follows | calendar year of publication ⓘ |
| format | printed books ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| hasAwardType | annual award ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | subject-specific category ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
historical analysis
ⓘ
historical events ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | nonfiction categories of Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| medium | book ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Doris Kearns Goodwin
NERFINISHED
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Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Caro NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizes |
biographical history
ⓘ
narrative history ⓘ original historical research ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by a panel of critics and scholars ⓘ |
| sponsor | Los Angeles Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| website | https://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/book-prizes/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History Description of subject: The Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History is a category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes that honors outstanding works of historical nonfiction.
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