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How to Survive a Plague is a 2016 book by David France on the history of HIV/AIDS that was adapted from his 2012 documentary of the same name. The book was published on 20 November 2016 under the title How to Survive a Plague: The story of How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS by Picador in the United Kingdom and as How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United States. The book was met with critical acclaim and has won several awards.

Background
France, a journalist who worked as a contributing editor for New York Magazine, has covered the AIDS epidemic throughout his career and previously directed the 2012 documentary of the same name. .

Reception
According to the review aggregator Book Marks, the book has received critical acclaim. The book received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and the Library Journal, and was reviewed by Andrew Sullivan, Henry H. Bauer, Steve Silberman, Kathleen Rooney, Bert Archer, James W. Curran, Marion Winik, Cynthia Carr, and Paul Volberding. The book's starred review in The Library Journal wrote that the book is "as educational as it is difficult to put down" and included the "verdict": "This highly engaging account is a must-read for anyone interested in epidemiology, civil rights, gay rights, public health, and American history."

Honors

 * Named one of "Five books that explain viruses and how they spread" by The Financial Times

Awards and nominations

 * Won: 2017 Randy Shilts Award
 * Won: 2017 Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Nonfiction
 * Won: The 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
 * Nominated (shortlist): 2017 Wellcome Book Prize
 * Nominated (longlist): 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction

Best book lists

 * Named one of "The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the Decade" by Literary Hub in December 2019
 * Named number ten of the "top 10 nonfiction books of the decade" by Entertainment Weekly in November 2019
 * Named one of "The 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years" by Slate Magazine in November 2019
 * Named number three on this list "The Best Books of 2016: Nonfiction" by Paste Magazine
 * Named one of the "Top 10 Health and Medicine: 2016" by Booklist
 * Named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2016" by The New York Times Book Review
 * Named one of the "Editors’ Fall Picks 2016" by the Library Journal

Penguin editions

 * Hardcover: (640 pp.)
 * Hardcover: (512 pp.)
 * paperback: (656 pp.)
 * digital: (640 pp.)
 * digital: (304 pp.)
 * audiobook: (1469 minutes)

Picador editions

 * Hardcover: (624 pp.)
 * Paperback: (640 pp.)
 * Paperback: (624 pp.)
 * digital:   (640 pp.)
 * audiobook: (1469 minutes)