2010: New York Times Magazine, "100 Notable Books of 2010" for The Emperor of All Maladies.[6] 2011: Los Angeles Times Book Award, Finalist in the category of Science & Technology for The Emperor of All Maladies.[70] 2011: Pulitzer Prize for The Emperor of All Maladies.[49] 2011: PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award for The Emperor of All Maladies.[71] 2011: Cancer Leadership Award (shared with Kathleen Sebelius and Orrin Hatch).[72] 2011: National Book Critics Circle Award, finalist for The Emperor of All Maladies.[53] 2011: Time magazine, 100 best non-fiction books of all time for The Emperor of All Maladies.[4] 2011: Time 100, most influential people.[73] 2011: Wellcome Trust Book Prize shortlist for The Emperor of All Maladies.[74] 2011: Guardian First Book Award for The Emperor of All Maladies.[3] 2012: Boston Public Library Literary Lights 2012.[75] 2014: Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.[11][76] 2016: The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016 (shortlisted) for The Gene.[77] 2016: Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction longlist for The Gene.[78] 2016: Washington Post's "10 Best Books of 2016" for The Gene.[79] 2017: Phi Beta Kappa Society Book Award in Science for The Gene.[57] 2017: Wellcome Book Prize (shortlisted) for The Gene.[80] 2018: Honorary doctorate degrees in medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland,[81] and from the University of Southern California.[82]