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The British Book Awards

Organised by The Bookseller, the British Book Awards, or Nibbies, honour and celebrate the commercial successes of publishers, authors and bookshops. The awards affirm, connect and energise all who have a hand in creating books and all who read them, by showcasing the authors and illustrators who have stirred our hearts and imaginations, and the industry behind the scenes who have brought them to readers. Discover this year's winners including When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle, You are a Champion by Marcus Rashford and Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera.

There are ten book shortlists across a range of categories, plus two audiobook categories. An overall Book of the Year is chosen from the category winners and two individuals are chosen as Author of the Year and Illustrator of the Year.

Chair of the Book of the Year judges, Alice O’Keeffe

We’re hugely grateful to our panel of judges for sharing their passion and expertise to choose our 2022 British Book Award winners, which showcase extraordinary, unforgettable writing, along with the enthusiasm and inventiveness of the publishers who bring these books to readers everywhere. Read more...

2022 Overall Book of the Year

You Are a Champion : How to Be the Best You Can Be

You Are a Champion : How to Be the Best You Can Be - Marcus Rashford

I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to. Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch - but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an ordinary kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester.

Now the nation's favourite footballer wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life. Written with journalist Carl Anka, You Are a Champion is packed full of stories from Marcus's own life, brilliant advice and top-tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner.

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Author of the Year 2022 - Marian Keyes

Marian Keyes is one of the most successful Irish authors of all time; the queen of writing accessible contemporary women’s fiction.Scratch that, she is one of the most successful authors ever in any genre, an expert storyteller tackling issues such as addiction, infidelity, bereavement, domestic violence, family life, identity, depression and, well, love.

The British Book Awards is proud to recognise Marian Keyes as its Author of the Year.

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Illustrator of the Year 2022 - Dapo Adeola

Dapo Adeola has become an empowering presence within the book world, working tirelessly to represent Black communities while demystifying the industry for aspiring illustrators. Adeola continues to push representation on and beyond the page, inspiring a generation of readers with the BookTrust and the National Literary Trust.

Dapo Adeola isThe British Book Awards Illustrator of the Year.

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2022 Children's Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls - Phil Earle

War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies.

There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children.

Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis.

As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love? Inspired by a true story.

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2022 Children's Illustrated Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Hey You! : An empowering celebration of growing up Black

Hey You! : An empowering celebration of growing up Black - Dapo Adeola

This groundbreaking picture book is a lyrical, inspirational exploration of growing up Black, written by award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola, and brought to life by some of the most exciting Black illustration talents working today. Remember to dream your own dreams, Love your beautiful skin, You always have a choice. This book addresses - honestly, yet hopefully - the experiences Black children face growing up with systemic racism, as well as providing hope for the future, delivering a powerful message to a new generation of dreamers.

 

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2022 Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

You Are a Champion : How to Be the Best You Can Be

You Are a Champion : How to Be the Best You Can Be - Marcus Rashford

I want to show you how you can be a champion in almost anything you put your mind to. Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the pitch - but before he was a Manchester United and England footballer, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just an ordinary kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Now the nation's favourite footballer wants to show YOU how to achieve your dreams, in this positive and inspiring guide for life.

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2022 Lifestyle Non-Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  View the shortlist

The Lyrics : 1956 to the Present

The Lyrics : 1956 to the Present - Paul McCartney

More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right.The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present.

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2022 Non-Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Empireland : How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

Empireland : How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain - Sathnam Sanghera

In his bestselling book, Sathnam Sanghera shows how our imperial past is everywhere: from how we live and think to the foundation of the NHS and even our response to the COVID-19 crisis. At a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British, Empireland is a groundbreaking revelation - a much-needed and enlightening portrait of contemporary British society, shining a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.

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2022 Crime & Thriller Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

The Dark Remains

The Dark Remains - Ian Rankin

As two Glasgow gangs go to war, Laidlaw needs to find out who got Carter before the whole city explodes. William McIlvanney's Laidlaw books changed the face of crime fiction.When he died in 2015, he left half a handwritten manuscript of Laidlaw's first case.

Now, Ian Rankin is back to finish what McIlvanney started.In The Dark Remains, these two iconic authors bring to life the criminal world of 1970s Glasgow, and Laidlaw's relentless quest for truth.

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2022 Fiction Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Sorrow and Bliss : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022

Sorrow and Bliss : Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 - Meg Mason

A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets. So why is everything broken? Why is Martha - on the edge of 40 - friendless, practically jobless and so often sad? And why did Patrick decide to leave? Maybe she is just too sensitive, someone who finds it harder to be alive than most people. Or maybe - as she has long believed - there is something wrong with her. Something that broke when a little bomb went off in her brain, at 17, and left her changed in a way that no doctor or therapist has ever been able to explain. Forced to return to her childhood home to live with her dysfunctional, bohemian parents (but without the help of her devoted, foul-mouthed sister Ingrid), Martha has one last chance to find out whether a life is ever too broken to fix - or whether, maybe, by starting over, she will get to write a better ending for herself.

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2022 Discover Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Keisha The Sket : 'A true British classic.' Stormzy

Keisha The Sket : 'A true British classic.' Stormzy - Jade LB

This timeless coming-of-age story is not just a word of mouth sensation but also a British classic in the making. Complete with essays from esteemed contemporary writers Candice Carty-Williams, Caleb Femi, Aniefiok Ekpoudom and Enny, this is the complete and definitive edition with additional content from the author, perfect for readers - existing and new - to read and fall in love with over and over again.

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2022 Fiction Debut Book of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Open Water : Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021

Open Water : Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2021 - Caleb Azumah Nelson

Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists - he a photographer, she a dancer - trying to make their mark in a city that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly, they fall in love. But two people who seem destined to be together can still be torn apart by fear and violence. At once an achingly beautiful love story and a potent insight into race and masculinity, Open Water asks what it means to be a person in a world that sees you only as a Black body, to be vulnerable when you are only respected for strength, to find safety in love, only to lose it.

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2022 Pageturner of the Year Winner  |  See the shortlist

Small Pleasures : Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction

Small Pleasures : Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction - Clare Chambers

Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud. As the investigation turns her quiet life inside out, Jean is suddenly given an unexpected chance at friendship, love and - possibly - happiness.

But there will, inevitably, be a price to pay.

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