What’s your choice for this year’s best conservative book?

The ISI community is filled with thoughtful readers, and each year one of your suggested authors receives our coveted Paolucci Book Award and a $10,000 cash prize.

Fill out the simple form below and help us identify the best recent conservative book.

Submit Nominations

Eligibility

To be considered for the Conservative Book of the Year award, a book must:

  • be a work of nonfiction that was published in and carries a copyright date of 2024 (It can be any book published so far in 2024 — or any book set to be published by Dec. 31, 2024)
  • advance our understanding of conservative principles
  • make an outstanding contribution to the literature on the subject
  • avoid factional or partisan argumentation

About the Award

ISI honors the Conservative Book of the Year with the Paolucci Book Award. The award is named in memory of Henry and Anne Paolucci, distinguished scholars, teachers, and writers who exemplified the ideal of the public intellectual.

The award winner’s lecture is routinely aired on C-SPAN’s Book TV.

See the links below for previous broadcasts. Past winners of the award include: