The article focuses on award-winning popular science books in the "Wenjin Book Award", comparing the differences between Chinese original works and translated works through quantitative and qualitative analysis of the publication information, subject distribution and readers' evaluation. On one hand, it is found that award-wining popular science books are rich in themes and cover a wide range of subject areas. On the other hand, there is also a high proportion of translated works in the "Wenjin Book Award". In this regard, the article suggests that the selection of popular science books should be studied to clarify the criteria for the classification of popular science books. What's more, evaluating readers'feedbacks and establishing an evaluation system for popular science books are crucial. For the creation and publication of popular science books, there is a need to expand the pool of creators and publishers, enhance the professionalism and popularity of the works, explore the characteristics of Chinese original science books, and improve the competitiveness of Chinese original science works in general.