British Book Award

The category winners are as follows:

Fiction BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry



Debut BOOK OF THE YEAR

What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell



Crime and Thriller BOOK OF THE YEAR

Dodgers by Bill Beverly



Non-fiction: Narrative BOOK OF THE YEAR

East West Street by Philippe Sands



Non-fiction: Lifestyle BOOK OF THE YEAR

Hello, is this Planet Earth? By Tim Peake



Children’s BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Girl of Ink & Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The shortlists for the British Book Awards 2019 have been announced

Début Book of the Year

The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Never Greener by Ruth Jones
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Dear Mrs Bird by A. J. Pearce
Lullaby by Leila Slimani, translated by Sam Taylor
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Children's Fiction Book of the Year

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson,
Head Kid by David Baddiel, illustrated by Steven Lenton
The Skylarks' War by Hilary McKay
The Ice Monster by David Walliams
My Mum Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson

Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different by Ben Brooks illustrated by Quinton Winter
Politics for Beginners by Alex Frith, Rosie Hore, Louie Stowell, illustrated by Kellan Stover
Oi Duck Billed Platypus! by Kes Grey, illustrated by Jim Field
Fantastically Great Women who Made History by Kate Pankhurst
You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed

Fiction Book of the Year

Transcription by Kate Atkinson
Milkman by Anna Burns
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Tombland by C. J. Sansom
Why Mummy Swears by Gill Sims

The shortlists for the British Book Awards 2019 (cont)

Fiction: Crime & Thriller Book of the Year

Our House by Louise Candlish
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Close to Home by Cara Hunter
Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
In a House of Lies by Ian Rankin

Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year

Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene
Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies) curated by Scarlett Curtis
Bosh! by Henry Firth and Ian Theasby
Lose Weight for Good by Tom Kerridge
Ottolenghi Simple Yotam Ottolenghi and Tara Wigley
The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book Ordnance Survey

Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year

Everything I Know About Love, Dolly Alderton
First Man In: Leading from the Front, Ant Middleton
Becoming, Michelle Obama
The Secret Barrister, The Secret Barrister
The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story, Christie Watson
Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff

AudioBook of the Year

Milkman by Anna Burns, narrated by Bríd Brennan
Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis, narrated by Richard Armitage
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith, narrated by Robert Glenister
Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
First Man In: Leading From the Front, written and narrated by Ant Middleton
Becoming, written and narrated by Michelle Obama

Books of the Year – The 2020 shortlists in full

Fiction Book of the Year

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Lies, Lies, Lies by Adele Parks

Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris

Debut Book of the Year

The Binding by Bridget Collins

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Leonard & Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

Crime & Thriller Book of the Year

How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Imposter by L J Ross

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Blue Moon by Lee Child

Children’s Fiction Book of the Year

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison

The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell

The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams & Tony Ross

The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Rauf

to be continued

Children’s Illustrated & Non-fiction Book of the Year

You Got This by Bryony Gordon

Heartstopper: Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman

On the Origin of Species by Sabina Radeva

Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, illustrated by Grace Easton and Jessica Smith

Look Up! By Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola

The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year

Pinch of Nom by Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone

Vege by Jamie Oliver

Hinch Yourself Happy by Sophie Hinchcliffe

Dishoom by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy

Non-fiction: Narrative Book of the Year

Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner

Me: Elton John Official Autobiography by Elton John

Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

Audiobook Book of the Year

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray

The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Book of the Year’ 2021 British Book Awards

Audiobook
Jay Shetty, Think Like A Monk

Children’s Fiction
Junior MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli, The Highland Falcon Thief

Children’s Illustrated and Nonfiction
David Olusoga, Black and British: A Short, Essential History

Fiction
Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet

Fiction: Crime and Thriller
Robert Galbraith, Troubled Blood

Fiction: Début
Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain

Nonfiction: Lifestyle
Caroline Hirons, Skincare

Nonfiction: Narrative
Dara McAnulty, Diary of a Young Naturalist

Pageturner
Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing

British Book Award 2021 ‘Book of the Year’ Shortlists
Fiction

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Mirror and The Light by Hilary Mantel
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

Début

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

Crime and Thriller
The Sentinel by Lee Child and Andrew Child
The Patient Man by Joy Ellis
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin

Page-Turner
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
Rag and Bone Christmas by Dilly Court
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen
Just My Luck by Adele Parks

Children’s Fiction
The Danger Gang by Tom Fletcher, Illustrated by Shane Devries
The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard and Sam Sadgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Anisha, Accidental Detective by Serena Patel, Illustrated by Emma McCann
The Ickabog by JK Rowling
Dragon Mountain by Katie and Kevin Tsang
Code Name Bananas by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross

Children’s Illustrated and Nonfiction
Draw with Rob by Rob Biddulph
I’m Sticking With You by Smriti Halls, Illustrated by Steve Small
Kay’s Anatomy by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker
The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
Black and British: A short, essential history by David Olusoga
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures by Katherine Rundell

Nonfiction: Lifestyle
Skincare by Caroline Hirons
Nadiya Bakes by Nadiya Hussain
Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
Not a Diet Book by James Smith
Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five by Daisy Upton
What Mummy Makes: Cook just once for you and your baby by Rebecca Wilson

Nonfiction: Narrative
A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day by Captain Sir Tom Moore
A Promised Land by Barrack Obama
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

Audiobook
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith, Narrated by Robert Glenister
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Narrated by Carey Mulligan
Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, Narrated by Marian Keyes
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, Narrated by Matthew McConaughey
The Promised Land by Barrack Obama, Narrated by Barrack Obama
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Narrated by Lesley Manville
Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty, Narrated by Jay Shetty
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and Dirk Maggs, Narrated by Full Cast