The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death Lepore, Jill. (Knopf) About Awards Won Title Year Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. the previous year. 2013 - Selection(s) Email Print Cite Share This Page FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail