Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism 2024

The award recognizes nonfiction books written by working journalists that bring attention and transparency to current events or societal issues of global or national significance. The nominees this year all published works highlighting important topics such as the environmental impact of the planet’s ever-increasing road network, the miracle rise and downfall of dialysis and America’s healthcare system, the human devastation of the Philippines’ drug war, the extreme ways in which heat is affecting the world, and a tragedy unraveled as a result of America’s foster care and adoption systems.