HEAVY is a winner of B&N Discover Great New Writers Prize in Nonfiction. It has also been named: Audible’s #1 Audiobook of the Year, the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, and the 2018 Christopher Isherwood Prize. HEAVY has also been named a finalist for 2018 Kirkus Prize and a finalist for the Indies Choice Award in Adult Nonfiction. Scribner published the book on October 8, 2018.