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The '''British Book Awards''' or '''Nibbies''' are [[literary award]]s for the best UK writers and their works, administered by ''[[The Bookseller]]''. The awards have had several previous names, owners and sponsors since being launched in 1990, including the '''National Book Awards''' from 2010 to 2014.

==Book award history==

The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, ran from 1990 to 2009 and were founded by the editor of ''Publishing News''.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|title=The British Book Awards – a History|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards/history|magazine=The Bookseller|access-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> The awards were then acquired by [[Agile Marketing]], which renamed them the National Book Awards and called them the '''[[Galaxy (chocolate bar)|Galaxy]] National Book Awards''' (2010–2011) and later the '''[[Specsavers]] National Book Awards''' (2012–2014) after their headline sponsors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk:80/about-the-awards/ |title=About the awards |website=nationalbookawards.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119001303/http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/about-the-awards/ |archive-date=19 November 2012 |url-status=dead |quote=Before 2010 the awards were known as the British Book Awards. Specsavers became the sponsor of the 2012 awards, the new deal follows the previous 5-year partnership with Galaxy. |access-date=5 November 2012 }}</ref>  There were no National Book Awards after 2014;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk |title=Home page |publisher=National Book Awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104050017/http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/ |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=dead |quote=There will be no event during 2015 and no date yet set for title submissions.}}</ref> in 2017 the awards were acquired by ''The Bookseller'' from the estate of ''Publishing News''{{'}} founder, Fred Newman, and renamed back to the British Book Awards or Nibbies.<ref name="hist"/>

In 2018, a Specsavers National Book Awards ceremony was held on 20 November but was unrelated to the Nibbies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hampson |first=Laura |date=2018-11-21 |title=All the winners from the 2018 National Book Awards |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/books/national-book-awards-2018-winners-a3995766.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2018-10-30 |title=The UK's National Book Awards Announce Shopping Season Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/10/uk-national-book-awards-2018-holiday-season-shortlists/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2005, ''The Bookseller'' launched a separate scheme, The Bookseller Retail Awards (winners not listed in this article). In 2010, running parallel to the National Book Awards, ''The Bookseller'' unified The Nibbies with its retail awards to produce '''The Bookseller Industry Awards''' (winners not listed in this article).<ref name="hist"/>

The awards are known as the ''Nibbies'' because of the golden [[nib (pen)|nib]]-shaped trophy given to winners.<ref name="about2017">{{cite web|title=About the British Book Awards|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards/about|work=The Bookseller|access-date=11 August 2017|date=2017}}</ref>

== Name history ==

* 1990–2009: British Book Awards
* 2010–2011: Galaxy National Book Awards
* 2012–2014: Specsavers National Book Awards
* 2015–2016: no awards
* 2017–Pres: British Book Awards

== Award winners (recent) ==

=== 2024 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 8 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2024-03-08 |title=British Book Awards: 2024 Books of the Year Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2024/03/the-uks-nibbies-books-of-the-year-shortlists/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sayner |first=Amy Joan |date=2024-03-17 |title=The British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2024 Shortlists |url=https://www.thepublishingpost.com/post/the-british-book-awards-book-of-the-year-2024-shortlists |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Publishing Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-08 |title=British Book Awards: Prince Harry and Britney Spears memoirs nominated |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68503331 |access-date=2024-05-16 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Once again the in-person ceremony was livestreamed.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTbymhMMu8 |title=The Nibbies livestream - The British Book Awards 2024 |date=2024-05-13 |last=The Bookseller |access-date=2024-05-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> [[Katherine Rundell]] was named Author of the Year, the first time that a children's writer received the accolade since [[Philip Pullman]] in 2018.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Katherine Rundell wins author of the year at British Book Awards |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c88zzl5g69vo |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> In the run up to the awards ceremony, a daily podcast featuring nominated authors was made available online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nibbies Podcast: from the author's mind to the reader's hand |url=https://shows.acast.com/nibbies-podcast-from-the-authors-mind-to-the-readers-hand/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=shows.acast.com}}</ref>

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Presented: 13 May 2024 – Venue: [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stavrou |first=Athena |date=2024-05-14 |title=Prince Harry's memoir Spare beaten to top gong by puzzle book at British Book Awards |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-harry-spare-british-book-awards-winner-b2544776.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-05-13 |title=Murder mystery puzzle collection crowned book of the year |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/13/murder-mystery-puzzle-crowned-title-year-british-book-award/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>
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* '''''Murdle'' by [[G. T. Karber]] ([[Souvenir Press]], [[Profile Books]])'''
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*'''[[Katherine Rundell]]'''
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*'''[[Jamie Smart]]'''
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! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Fiction Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Debut Book of the Year
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* '''''[[Yellowface (novel)|Yellowface]]'' by [[Rebecca F. Kuang]] ([[The Borough Press]], HarperCollins)''' 
** ''[[Iron Flame]]'' by [[Rebecca Yarros]] ([[Piatkus]], Little, Brown Book Group) 
** ''So Late in the Day'' by [[Claire Keegan]] ([[Faber & Faber|Faber]])
** ''Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt'' by [[Lucinda Riley]] and Harry Whittaker ([[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]], [[Pan Macmillan]])
** ''Tackle!'' by [[Jilly Cooper]] ([[Bantam Books|Bantam]], [[Transworld (publisher)|Transworld]])
** ''The Ghost Ship'' by [[Kate Mosse]] ([[Mantle Books|Mantle]], Pan Macmillan)
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* '''''In Memoriam'' by [[Alice Winn]] ([[Viking Press|Viking]], [[Penguin Books|Penguin General]])''' 
** ''Talking at Night'' by Claire Daverley (Penguin, [[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''The List'' by [[Yomi Adegoke]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]], HarperCollins)
** ''Godkiller'' by [[Hannah Kaner]] ([[HarperVoyager]], HarperCollins)
** ''Really Good, Actually'' by [[Monica Heisey]] (Fourth Estate, HarperCollins)
** ''[[Days at the Morisaki Bookshop]]'' by [[Satoshi Yagisawa]], translated by Eric Ozawa, illustrated by Ilya Milstein ([[Manilla Press]], Bonnier Books UK)
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* '''''[[None of This Is True]]'' by [[Lisa Jewell]] (Century, Cornerstone)''' 
** ''The Woman Who Lied'' by Claire Douglas ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]], Michael Joseph)    
** ''[[The Last Devil to Die|The Last Devil To Die]]'' by [[Richard Osman]] ([[Viking Press|Viking]], Penguin General)
** ''Damascus Station'' by David McCloskey (Swift Press)
** ''[[The Running Grave]]'' by [[Robert Galbraith (author)|Robert Galbraith]] ([[Sphere Books|Sphere]], Little, Brown)
** ''The Secret Hours'' by [[Mick Herron]] ([[Baskerville (publisher)|Baskerville]], John Murray Press)
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! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Non-fiction: Lifestyle and Illustrated
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* '''''[[Politics on the Edge]]'' by [[Rory Stewart]] ([[Jonathan Cape]], [[Vintage Books|Vintage]])''' 
** ''The Extra Mile: My Autobiography'' by [[Kevin Sinfield]], with [[Paul Hayward (journalist)|Paul Hayward]] (Century, Cornerstone Publishing)
** ''The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life'' by [[Steven Bartlett (businessman)|Steven Bartlett]] ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Edge]], Ebury)
** ''Normal Women – 900 Years of Making History'' by [[Philippa Gregory]] ([[William Collins (publisher)|William Collins]], [[HarperCollins]])
** ''[[Spare (memoir)|Spare]]'' by [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Prince Harry]] ([[Bantam Books|Bantam]], [[Transworld (publisher)|Transworld]])
** ''[[The Woman in Me (memoir)|The Woman in Me]]'' by [[Britney Spears]] ([[Gallery Publishing Group|Gallery Books]], [[Simon & Schuster]])
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* '''''Murdle''''' '''by [[G. T. Karber]] ([[Souvenir Press]], [[Profile Books]])''' 
** ''Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Air Fryer Book'' by Nathan Anthony, illustrated by Sophie Yamamoto ([[Ebury Press]], Ebury)
** ''Ultra-Processed People'' by [[Chris van Tulleken]] (Cornerstone Press)
** ''Marr's Guitars'' by [[Johnny Marr]] ([[Thames and Hudson]])
** ''GHOSTS: The Button House Archives'' by [[Mathew Baynton]], [[Simon Farnaby]], [[Martha Howe-Douglas]], [[Jim Howick]], [[Laurence Rickard]] and [[Ben Willbond]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury General]])
** ''Let the Light Pour In'' by [[Lemn Sissay]] ([[Canongate Books|Canongate]])
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* '''''[[Fourth Wing]]'' by [[Rebecca Yarros]] ([[Piatkus]], Little, Brown Book Group)''' 
** ''[[Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (novel)|Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow]]'' by [[Gabrielle Zevin]] ([[Vintage Books|Vintage]])
** ''[[Demon Copperhead]]'' by [[Barbara Kingsolver]] ([[Faber & Faber|Faber]])
** ''[[The Lost Bookshop]]'' by Evie Woods (One More Chapter, [[HarperCollins]])
** ''[[It Starts with Us]]'' by [[Colleen Hoover]] ([[Simon & Schuster]])
** ''Icebreaker'' by Hannah Grace (Simon & Schuster)
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! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" |Children's Non-fiction Book of the Year
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* '''''Impossible Creatures'' by [[Katherine Rundell]], illustrated by Daniel Egnéus, Tomislav Tomić and Virginia Allyn ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])''' 
** ''Skandar and the Phantom Rider'' by [[A. F. Steadman]] ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books]])
** ''This Book Kills'' by Ravena Guron, cover illustrator Leo Nickolls ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas'' by [[Matt Lucas]], illustrated by Forest Burdett (Farshore, [[HarperCollins]]) 
** ''The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks'' by Katie Kirby ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]], Penguin Random House Children's)
** ''Powerless'' by Lauren Roberts (Simon & Schuster Children's Books)
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* '''''Brilliant Black British History'' by [[Atinuke]], illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])''' 
** ''Stolen History: The Truth About the British Empire and How It Shaped Us'' by [[Sathnam Sanghera]] ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]], Penguin Random House Children's)
** ''Little People, Big Dreams: King Charles'' by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, illustrated by Matt Hunt ([[Frances Lincoln Children's Books|Frances Lincoln]], Quarto)
** ''Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers & Everyday Heroes'' by Leon Diop, Briana Fitzsimons, illustrated by Jessica Louis (Little Island Books)
** ''Kay's Incredible Inventions'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]], illustrated by Henry Paker (Puffin, Penguin Random House Children's)
** ''The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die'' by [[Peter Lantos]] ([[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]])
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* '''''Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-up'' by [[Jamie Smart]], illustrated by Jamie Smart ([[David Fickling Books]])''' 
** ''This Is Me'' by George Webster, in collaboration with Claire Taylor, illustrated by Tim Budgen ([[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]])
** ''Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea'' by [[Dav Pilkey]], illustrated by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic)
** ''[[Heartstopper (graphic novel)|Heartstopper: Volume 5]]'' by [[Alice Oseman]], illustrated by Alice Oseman ([[Hodder Children's Books]], [[Hachette Book Group|Hachette Children's Group]])
** ''We're Going on a Ghost Hunt'' by Martha Mumford, illustrated by Cherie Zamazing ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])
** ''The King's Pants'' by [[Nicholas Allan]], illustrated by Nicholas Allan ([[Andersen Press]])
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! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Non-fiction Audiobook of the Year
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* '''''Lessons from Our Ancestors'' by [[Raksha Dave]], illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Magic Cat Publishing)''' 
** ''Imad's Syrian Kitchen'' by Imad Alarnab, illustrated by Evi-O.Studio (HQ, [[HarperCollins]])
** ''A Bollywood State of Mind'' by [[Sunny Singh (writer)|Sunny Singh]] (Footnote Press)
** ''April's Garden'' by Isla McGuckin, illustrated by Catalina Echeverri (Graffeg)
** ''Sunburn'' by [[Chloe Michelle Howarth]] (Verve Books)
** ''[[Pageboy (memoir)|Pageboy]]'' by [[Elliot Page]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], [[Transworld (publisher)|Transworld]])
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* '''''Strong Female Character'' by [[Fern Brady]], narrated by Fern Brady (Brazen, [[Octopus Publishing]])''' 
** ''The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life'' by [[Steven Bartlett (businessman)|Steven Bartlett]], narrated by Steven Bartlett ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Edge]], [[Penguin Random House Audio]])
** ''Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens'' by [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]], narrated by David Mitchell ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]], [[Penguin Random House Audio]])
** ''[[Spare (memoir)|Spare]]'' by [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex]], narrated by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex ([[Bantam Books|Bantam]]/[[Transworld (publisher)|Transworld]], Penguin Random House Audio)
** ''Big Beacon'' by [[Alan Partridge]], narrated by Alan Partridge (Seven Dials, [[Orion Publishing Group]])
** ''Making It So'' by [[Sir Patrick Stewart]], narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart (Gallery UK, [[Simon & Schuster UK]])
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* '''''[[None of This Is True]]'' by [[Lisa Jewell]], narrated by [[Nicola Walker]] and [[Louise Brealey]] (Cornerstone, [[Penguin Random House Audio]])''' 
** ''The List'' by [[Yomi Adegoke]], narrated by [[Sheila Atim]] and [[Arinzé Kene]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]], HarperCollins)
** ''[[The Running Grave]]'' by [[Robert Galbraith (author)|Robert Galbraith]], narrated by [[Robert Glenister]] (Sphere, [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown Audio]])
** ''[[Poor Things]]'' by [[Alasdair Gray]], narrated by Russ Bain and [[Kathryn Drysdale]] ([[W. F. Howes]])
** ''The Housemaid's Secret'' by [[Freida McFadden]], narrated by Lauryn Allman ([[Bookouture]])
** ''Impossible Creatures'' by [[Katherine Rundell]], narrated by [[Samuel West]] ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])
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=== 2023 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 17 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBA Shortlists 2023 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/BBAShortlists2023/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=content.yudu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=The shortlists for the British Book Awards have been announced |url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/editors-choice-book-reviews/a43341012/british-book-awards/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Good Housekeeping |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2023-03-21 |title=British Book Awards: Trade and 'Book of the Year' Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/03/british-book-awards-trade-and-book-of-the-year-shortlists/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> Once again the in-person ceremony was livestreamed.<ref>{{Citation |title=British Book Awards livestream 2023 - The Nibbies! | date=15 May 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d7mG4wwAOA |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}</ref> In 2023 the Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year category was expanded to include Illustrated books.

[[Salman Rushdie]] was recognised with a special Freedom to Publish honour.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-15 |title=Davina McCall and Sir Salman Rushdie win at British Book Awards |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65535656 |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref> It is only the second time that the British Book Awards regime has conferred this prize, previously being awarded in 2022 to [[HarperCollins UK]] and its publishing director Arabella Pike "in recognition of their defense of [their] authors against interference from Russian oligarchs, and for their 'robust defense of investigative non-fiction and publishing in the public interest."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2023-05-16 |title=The British Book Awards Honor Salman Rushdie |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/05/the-british-book-awards-honor-salman-rushdie/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Presented: 15 May 2023 – Venue: [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=British Book Awards 2023 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/BBA2023/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=content.yudu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Beril Naz |date=2023-05-16 |title=British Book Awards 2023: Full list of this year's winners |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-book-awards-2023-winners-list-b1081396.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>
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* '''''Menopausing''''' '''by [[Davina McCall]] with Dr. Naomi Potter (HQ)'''
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* '''[[Bonnie Garmus]]'''
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* '''[[Alice Oseman]]'''
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* ''[[Babel, or the Necessity of Violence|'''Babel''']]'' '''by [[R. F. Kuang]] ([[HarperVoyager]])''' 
** ''Love Marriage'' by [[Monica Ali]] ([[Virago Press|Virago]])
** ''Stone Blind'' by [[Natalie Haynes]] ([[Mantle Books]])
** ''Fairy Tale'' by [[Stephen King]] ([[Hodder & Stoughton]])
** ''The Marriage Portrait'' by [[Maggie O'Farrell]] ([[Tinder Press]])
** ''[[Young Mungo]]'' by [[Douglas Stuart (writer)|Douglas Stuart]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
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* '''''Trespasses''''' '''by [[Louise Kennedy (writer)|Louise Kennedy]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])''' 
** ''Honey & Spice'' by [[Bolu Babalola]] ([[Headline Review]])
** ''[[Lessons in Chemistry (novel)|Lessons in Chemistry]]'' by [[Bonnie Garmus]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
** ''[[The Rabbit Hutch]]'' by [[Tess Gunty]] ([[Oneworld Publications]])
** ''The Satsuma Complex'' by [[Bob Mortimer]] (Gallery, [[Simon & Schuster]])
** ''The Whalebone Theatre'' by Joanna Quinn (Fig Tree, [[Penguin Random House]])
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* '''''The Twyford Code''''' '''by [[Janice Hallett]] (Viper Books, [[Profile Books]])''' 
** ''Murder Before Evensong'' by [[Richard Coles|Reverend Richard Coles]] ([[W&N]])
** ''[[The Paris Apartment (novel)|The Paris Apartment]]'' by [[Lucy Foley]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
** ''Wrong Place, Wrong Time'' by [[Gillian McAllister]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''The Bullet That Missed'' by [[Richard Osman]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])
** ''Bamburgh'' by [[LJ Ross]] (Dark Skies Publishing)
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* '''''Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne''''' '''by [[Katherine Rundell]] ([[Faber and Faber]])''' 
** ''brother.do.you.love.me'' by Manni Coe and Reuben Coe (Little Toller Books)
** ''A Visible Man'' by [[Edward Enninful]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])
** ''Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride into Parenthood'' by Sophie McCartney ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperNorth]])
** ''Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing'' by [[Matthew Perry]] ([[Headline Publishing Group|Headline Nonfiction]])
** ''Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries'' by [[Alan Rickman]] ([[Canongate Books]])
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* '''''Menopausing''''' '''by [[Davina McCall]] with Dr. Naomi Potter (HQ)''' 
** ''The Story of Art without Men'' by [[Katy Hessel]] ([[Heinemann (publisher)|Hutchinson Heinemann]])
** ''One: Simple One-Pan Wonders'' by [[Jamie Oliver]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''The Golden Mole'' by [[Katherine Rundell]], illustrated by Talya Baldwin ([[Faber and Faber]])
** ''[[Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?]]'' by Dr Julie Smith ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''[[The Climate Book]]'' by [[Greta Thunberg]] ''et al.'' ([[Allen Lane (imprint)|Allen Lane]])
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* '''''Verity''''' '''by [[Colleen Hoover]] ([[Sphere Books]])''' 
** ''The Summer That Changed Us'' by Cathy Bramley ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Fiction]])
** ''Sunday's Child'' by [[Dilly Court]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
** ''How To Kill Your Family'' by Bella Mackie ([[The Borough Press]])
** ''The Keeper of Stories'' by Sally Page (One More Chapter)
** ''[[The Island of Missing Trees]]'' by [[Elif Shafak]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])
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* '''''Tyger''''' '''by [[S. F. Said]], illustrated by [[Dave McKean]] ([[David Fickling Books]])''' 
** ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Överlöde]]'' by [[Jeff Kinney]] ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''[[Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun]]'' by Tọlá Okogwu ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books UK]])
** ''The First to Die at the End'' by [[Adam Silvera]] (Simon & Schuster Children's Books UK)
** ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'' by [[A. F. Steadman]] (Simon & Schuster Children's Books UK)
** ''Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'' by Louie Stowell ([[Walker Books]])
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* '''''A Better Day: Your Positive Mental Health Handbook''''' '''by [[Alex George (television personality)|Dr Alex George]] and illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond (Wren & Rook, [[Hachette Book Group|Hachette]])''' 
** ''Am I Made of Stardust?: Dr Maggie Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists'' by [[Maggie Aderin-Pocock|Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock]] and illustrator Chelen Ecija ([[Buster Books]])
** ''Girlhood Unfiltered'' by Ebinehita Iyere ([[Knights Of]])
** ''You Can Do It: How to Find Your Voice and Make a Difference'' by [[Marcus Rashford]] and Carl Anka ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])
** ''Queen Elizabeth: (Volume 88) [[Little People, Big Dreams]]'' by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and illustrator Melissa Lee Johnson ([[Frances Lincoln Children's Books]])
** ''You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine'' by Yeva Skalietska ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])
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* '''''Grandad's Camper''''' '''by Harry Woodgate ([[Andersen Press]])''' 
** ''What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas'' by [[Julia Donaldson]] and Lydia Monks ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])
** ''The Baddies'' by [[Julia Donaldson]] and [[Axel Scheffler]] (Alison Green Books, [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]])
** ''Supertato presents Jack and the Beanstalk'' by [[Sue Hendra]] and Paul Linnet ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books]])
** ''The Heartstopper Yearbook'' by [[Alice Oseman]] ([[Hodder Children's Books]])
** ''Bunny vs Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger'' by [[Jamie Smart]] ([[David Fickling Books]])
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* '''''I'm a Fan''''' '''by [[Sheena Patel]] (Rough Trade)''' 
** ''The Secret Diaries of Charles [[Ignatius Sancho]]'' by [[Paterson Joseph]] (Dialogue Books)
** ''As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow'' by Zoulfa Katouh ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])
** ''Carrie Kills A Man'' by Carrie Marshall (404 Ink)
** ''Home Is Not a Place'' by [[Johny Pitts]] and [[Roger Robinson (poet)|Roger Robinson]] ([[William Collins (imprint)|William Collins]])
** ''Aftermath'' by [[Preti Taneja]] ([[And Other Stories]])
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* '''''A Pocketful of Happiness''''' '''written and narrated by [[Richard E. Grant]] (Gallery UK, [[Simon & Schuster]])''' 
** ''Parenting Hell'' written and narrated [[Rob Beckett]] and [[Josh Widdicombe]] ([[Blink Publishing]])
** ''A Visible Man'' written and narrated by [[Edward Enninful]] ([[Audible Original]])
** ''Ten Steps to Nanette'' written and narrated by [[Hannah Gadsby]] ([[W. F. Howes]])
** ''Menopausing'' written and narrated by [[Davina McCall]] and Dr. Naomi Potter ([[HarperCollins]])
** ''Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing'' written and narrated by [[Matthew Perry]] ([[Headline Publishing Group]])
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* '''''[[Young Mungo]]''''' '''by [[Douglas Stuart (writer)|Douglas Stuart]], narrated by [[Chris Reilly]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])''' 
** ''Geneva'' by [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]], narrated by Richard Armitage, [[Nicola Walker]] and [[Jane Perry (actress)|Jane Perry]] ([[Audible Original]])
** ''[[The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida]]'' by [[Shehan Karunatilaka]], narrated by Shivantha Wijesinha ([[Bolinda Publishing]])
** ''The Bullet That Missed'' by [[Richard Osman]], narrated by [[Fiona Shaw]] ([[Penguin Audio]])
** ''[[The Discworld Series]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]], narrated by [[Bill Nighy]], [[Indira Varma]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Colin Morgan]], [[Peter Serafinowicz]] ''et al.'' (Penguin Audio)
** ''Tyger'' by [[S. F. Said]], narrated by [[Sarah Agha]] (Bolinda Publishing)
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=== 2022 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 25 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=Sally Rooney and Julia Donaldson among nominees for British Book Awards 2022 |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/20020068.british-book-awards-2022---full-list-nominees/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=The Argus |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=British Book Awards Shortlists 2022 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/BBAshortlist2022/html/index.html?page=10 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-25 |title=The British Book Awards 2022 shortlist is in |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/british-book-awards-2022-shortlist-b2043277.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=The Independent|first=Eva|last=Waite-Taylor|language=en}}</ref> This year marked the return to the first live awards ceremony since 2019 but was also broadcast as a [[Livestreaming|livestream]].<ref name=":3">{{Citation |title=British Book Awards 2022 - The Nibbies! livestream | date=23 May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeDeVSQRASg |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}</ref>

A new category of Discover Book of the Year was introduced aiming to showcase traditionally underrepresented authors with a particular focus on the work of indie presses and imprints.<ref name=":4" /> Alongside this, also new for 2022, was a split of the Children's Awards into non-fiction and  illustrated, in addition to the fiction award, and a split of the Audiobook of the Year award into Fiction audiobook of the Year and Non-fiction audiobook of the Year. 
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* '''''You Are a Champion''''' '''by [[Marcus Rashford]] and Carl Anka ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])'''
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* '''[[Marian Keyes]]'''
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* '''[[Dapo Adeola]]'''
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* '''''Sorrow and Bliss''''' '''by [[Meg Mason]] ([[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]])''' 
** ''[[The Passenger (Boschwitz novel)|The Passenger]]'' by [[Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz]] ([[Pushkin Press]])
** ''[[Cloud Cuckoo Land (novel)|Cloud Cuckoo Land]]'' by [[Anthony Doerr]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]])
** ''[[Klara and the Sun]]'' by [[Kazuo Ishiguro]] ([[Faber and Faber]])
** ''[[Empire of the Vampire]]'' by [[Jay Kristoff]] ([[HarperCollins|HarperVoyager]])
** ''[[Beautiful World, Where Are You|Beautiful World, Where are You]]'' by [[Sally Rooney]] ([[Faber and Faber]])
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* ''[[Open Water (novel)|'''Open Water''']]'' '''by [[Caleb Azumah Nelson]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])''' 
** ''Assembly'' by Natasha Brown ([[Hamish Hamilton]])
** ''Mrs Death Misses Death'' by [[Salena Godden]] ([[Canongate Books]])
** ''[[Luster (novel)|Luster]]'' by [[Raven Leilani]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
** ''How to Kill Your Family'' by Bella Mackie ([[Borough Press]])
** ''[[She Who Became the Sun]]'' by [[Shelley Parker-Chan]] ([[Mantle Books]])
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* ''[[The Dark Remains (novel)|'''The Dark Remains''']]'' '''by [[William McIlvanney]] and [[Ian Rankin]] ([[Canongate Books]])''' 
** ''[[Girl A (novel)|Girl A]]'' by [[Abigail Dean]] ([[HarperCollins|HarperFiction]])
** ''The Appeal'' by [[Janice Hallett]] (Viper Books, [[Profile Books]])
** ''A Slow Fire Burning'' by [[Paula Hawkins (author)|Paula Hawkins]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
** ''1979'' by [[Val McDermid]] ([[Sphere Books]])
** ''[[The Man Who Died Twice (novel)|The Man Who Died Twice]]'' by [[Richard Osman]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])
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* '''''Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain''''' '''by [[Sathnam Sanghera]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])''' 
** ''Windswept and Interesting'' by [[Billy Connolly]] ([[Two Roads]])
** ''Vaxxers'' by [[Sarah Gilbert]] and Catherine Green ([[Hodder & Stoughton]])
** ''This Much Is True'' by [[Miriam Margolyes]] ([[John Murray Press]])
** ''And Away...'' by [[Bob Mortimer]] (Gallery UK, [[Simon & Schuster]])
** ''[[Empire of Pain]]'' by [[Patrick Radden Keefe]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
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* '''''[[The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present]]''''' '''by [[Paul McCartney]] ([[Allen Lane (imprint)|Allen Lane]])''' 
** ''Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food'' by Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone (Bluebird, [[Pan Books|Pan Macmillan]])
** ''Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm'' by [[Jeremy Clarkson]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''Jane's Patisserie'' by Jane Dunn ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury]])
** ''ONE: Pot, Pan, Planet'' by [[Anna Jones (food writer)|Anna Jones]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]])
** ''Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess'' by [[Amanda Owen]] ([[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]])
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* '''''[[Small Pleasures]]''''' '''by [[Clare Chambers (novelist)|Claire Chambers]] ([[Weidenfeld & Nicolson]])''' 
** ''Worst. Idea. Ever.'' by [[Jane Fallon]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''The Wolf Den'' by [[Elodie Harper]] ([[Head of Zeus]])
** ''The Party Crasher'' by [[Sophie Kinsella]] ([[Bantam Press]])
** ''The Summer Seekers'' by [[Sarah Morgan (writer)|Sarah Morgan]] (HQ)
** ''The Last House on Needless Street'' by [[Catriona Ward]] (Viper Books, [[Profile Books]])
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* '''''When the Sky Falls''''' '''by [[Phil Earle]] ([[Andersen Press]])''' 
** ''[[Ace of Spades (novel)|Ace of Spades]]'' by [[Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé]], illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''The Last Bear'' by [[Hannah Gold]], illustrated by Levi Pinfold ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]])
** ''You'll Be the Death of Me'' by [[Karen M. McManus]] ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Children's]])
** ''[[The Christmas Pig]]'' by [[J. K. Rowling]], illustrated by [[Jim Field (illustrator)|Jim Field]] ([[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]])
** ''Megamonster'' by [[David Walliams]], illustrated by [[Tony Ross]] (HarperCollins Children's Books)
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* '''''You Are a Champion''''' '''by [[Marcus Rashford]] and Carl Anka ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])''' 
** ''A Different Sort of Normal'' written and illustrated by Abigail Balfe ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''Grown: The Black Girls' Guide to Glowing Up'' by [[Melissa Cummings-Quarry]] and Natalie A. Carter, illustrated by Dorcas Magbadelo ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])
** ''First Questions and Answers: What Is racism?'' by Katie Daynes and Jordan Akpojaro, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''Kay's Marvellous Medicine'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]], illustrated by [[Henry Paker]] ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''How to Grow Up and Feel Amazing!'' by [[Dr Ranj Singh]], illustrated by David O'Connell (Wren & Rook, [[Hachette Book Group|Hachette Children's Group]])
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* '''''Hey You!''''' '''curated by [[Dapo Adeola]] ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])''' 
** ''The Christmas Pine'' by [[Julia Donaldson]], illustrated by Victoria Sandøy (Alison Green Books, [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]])
** ''Supertato: Night of the Living Veg'' by [[Sue Hendra]] and Paul Linnet ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books]])
** ''Greg the Sausage Roll: Santa's Little Helper'' by [[LadBaby|Mark Hoyle]] and Roxanne Hoyle, illustrated by Gareth Conway ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''Heartstopper: Volume Four'' written and illustrated by [[Alice Oseman]] ([[Hodder Children's Books]])
** ''Peekaboo'' by Camilla Reid, illustrated Ingela P Arrhenius ([[Nosy Crow]])
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* '''''[[Keisha the Sket]]''''' '''by Jade LB ([[Merky Books|#Merky Books]], Cornerstone)''' 
** ''Keeping the House'' by [[Tice Cin]] ([[And Other Stories]])
** ''We Have a Dream'' by [[Mya-Rose Craig]] (Magic Cat Publishing)
** ''Nen and The Lonely Fisherman'' by Ian Eagleton (Owlet Press)
** ''Maybe I Don't Belong Here'' by [[David Harewood]] (Bluebird, [[Pan Macmillan]])
** ''[[Detransition, Baby]]'' by [[Torrey Peters]] ([[Serpent's Tail]])
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* '''''Windswept and Interesting''''' '''by [[Billy Connolly]], Narrator: Billy Connolly ([[Two Roads]])''' 
** ''Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth'' by [[Amnesty International]] with [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Geraldine Van Bueren|Geraldine Van Bueren QC]], Narrators: Angelina Jolie, [[Ariyon Bakare]], [[Daisy Head]], Homer Todiwala, Amanda Shodeko ([[Bolinda Audio]])
** ''The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music'' by [[Dave Grohl]], Narrator: Dave Grohl ([[Simon & Schuster]])
** ''How to Be a Rockstar'' by [[Shaun Ryder]], Narrator: Shaun Ryder ([[W. F. Howes]] & [[Atlantic Books]])
** ''Will'' by [[Will Smith]], Narrator: Will Smith ([[Penguin Random House Audio]])
** ''What Happened to You'' by [[Oprah Winfrey]] and Dr Bruce Perry, Narrators: Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry (Bluebird, [[Pan Macmillan]])
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* '''''The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever''''' '''by [[Cressida Cowell]], Narrator: [[David Tennant]] ([[Hodder Children's Books]])''' 
** ''Careless'' by [[Kirsty Capes]], Narrator: Amber Gadd ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Audio]])
** ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman Act II]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Dirk Maggs]], Narrators: Neil Gaiman, [[James McAvoy]], [[Emma Corrin]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Kat Dennings]], [[John Lithgow]], [[Bill Nighy]] ''et al.'' ([[Audible (service)|Audible]])
** ''The Night She Disappeared'' by [[Lisa Jewell]], Narrator: [[Joanne Froggatt]] ([[Penguin Random House Audio]])
** ''[[The Man Who Died Twice (novel)|The Man Who Died Twice]]'' by [[Richard Osman]], Narrator: [[Lesley Manville]] (Penguin Random House Audio)
** ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], Narrator: [[Andy Serkis]] ([[HarperCollins|HarperFiction]])
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=== 2021 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 19 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2021-03-21 |title=British Book Award Issues Its 2021 'Book of the Year' Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/03/british-book-award-issues-2021-book-of-the-year-shortlists-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The British Book Awards Shortlists 2021 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/BBAShortlists2021/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref> Once again the ceremony was held online due to the continuing restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. It took place on 13 May 2021 at the Battersea Arts Centre, London.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2021-05-13 |title=The British Book Awards Name Their 2021 Winners |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/05/the-british-book-awards-name-their-2021-winners-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>

This year saw the addition of a new award category: Page-turner of the Year.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2020-12-11 |title=The British Book Awards Add New Categories for 2021 |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/12/the-uk-award-winning-nibbies-add-new-categories-for-2021-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Presented: 13 May 2021 – Online ceremony due to COVID-19.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-13 |title=British Book Awards winners: From first-time writers to a skincare guru |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/british-book-awards-nibbies-2021-b1846831.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 2021 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/AwardWinners2021/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The British Book Awards {{!}} Part 1: Books, Authors & Illustrators | date=13 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt3hnkz0tUE |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The British Book Awards {{!}} Part 2: Publishers, Bookshops & Agents | date=13 May 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wdbg3o4mwQ |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}</ref>
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* '''''[[Shuggie Bain]]''''' '''by [[Douglas Stuart (writer)|Douglas Stuart]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])'''
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* '''[[Richard Osman]]'''
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* '''[[Charlie Mackesy]]'''
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* '''''[[Hamnet (novel)|Hamnet]]''''' '''by [[Maggie O'Farrell]] ([[Tinder Press]])''' 
** ''[[The Vanishing Half]]'' by [[Brit Bennett]] (Dialogue Books)
** ''[[The Lying Life of Adults]]'' by [[Elena Ferrante]], translated by [[Ann Goldstein (translator)|Ann Goldstein]] ([[Europa Editions]])
** ''[[The Evening and the Morning]]'' by [[Ken Follett]] ([[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]])
** ''[[The Midnight Library]]'' by [[Matt Haig]] ([[Canongate Books]])
** ''[[The Mirror & the Light]]'' by [[Hilary Mantel]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]])
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* '''''[[Shuggie Bain]]''''' '''by [[Douglas Stuart (writer)|Douglas Stuart]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])'''
** ''Ghosts'' by [[Dolly Alderton]] (Fig Tree, [[Penguin Random House]])
** ''[[The Girl with the Louding Voice|The Girl With the Louding Voice]]'' by [[Abi Daré]] ([[Sceptre (imprint)|Sceptre]])
** ''Exciting Times'' by [[Naoise Dolan]] ([[W&N]])
** ''[[Rainbow Milk]]'' by [[Paul Mendez]] (Dialogue Books)
** ''[[Such a Fun Age|Such A Fun Age]]'' by [[Kiley Reid]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury Circus]])
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* '''''[[Troubled Blood]]''''' '''by [[Robert Galbraith (author)|Robert Galbraith]] ([[Sphere Books]])'''
** ''[[The Sentinel (Child novel)|The Sentinel]]'' by [[Lee Child]] and [[Andrew Grant (writer)|Andrew Child]] ([[Transworld Publishers|Transworld]])
** ''The Patient Man'' by [[Joy Ellis]] (Joffe Books)
** ''The Guest List'' by [[Lucy Foley]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
** ''[[The Thursday Murder Club]]'' by [[Richard Osman]] ([[Viking books|Viking Books]])
** ''[[A Song for the Dark Times]]'' by [[Ian Rankin]] ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Fiction]])
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* '''''Diary of a Young Naturalist''''' '''by [[Dara McAnulty]] (Little Toller Books)'''
** ''[[A Life on Our Planet]]'' by [[David Attenborough]] ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Press]]) 
** ''Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day'' by [[Captain Sir Tom Moore]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''[[A Promised Land]]'' by [[Barack Obama]] ([[Viking Books]])
** ''[[Me and White Supremacy]]'' by [[Layla Saad]] ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]])
** ''[[Entangled Life]]'' by Merlin Sheldrake ([[Vintage Books]])
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* '''''Skincare: The Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide''''' '''by [[Caroline Hirons]] (HQ)'''
** ''[[Nadiya Bakes]]'' by [[Nadiya Hussain]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''Think Like a Monk'' by [[Jay Shetty]] ([[Thorsons]])
** ''Not a Diet Book'' by James Smith ([[HarperCollins]])
** ''Five Minute Mum: Give Me Five'' by  Daisy Upton ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Children's]])
** ''What Mummy Makes: Cook just once for you and your baby'' by Rebecca  Wilson ([[DK (publisher)|DK]])
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* '''''[[Where the Crawdads Sing]]''''' '''by [[Delia Owens|Delia Owen]] ([[Constable & Robinson|Corsair]])'''
** ''False Value'' by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] ([[Victor Gollancz Ltd|Gollancz]]) 
** ''Rag and Bone Christmas'' by [[Dilly Court]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
** ''All the Lonely People'' by [[Mike Gayle]] ([[Hodder & Stoughton]])
** ''[[Darkdawn]]'' by [[Jay Kristoff]] ([[HarperVoyager]])
** ''Just My Luck'' by [[Adele Parks]] (HQ)
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* '''''[[The Highland Falcon Thief]]''''' '''by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])'''
** ''The Danger Gang'' by [[Tom Fletcher]], illustrated by Shane Devries ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]]) 
** ''Anisha, Accidental Detective'' by Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''[[The Ickabog]]'' by [[J. K. Rowling]] ([[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]])
** ''Dragon Mountain'' by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books]])
** ''Code Name Bananas'' by [[David Walliams]], illustrated by [[Tony Ross]] ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]])
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* '''''Black and British: A short, essential history''''' '''by [[David Olusoga]] ([[Macmillan Children's Books]])'''
** ''Draw with Rob'' by [[Rob Biddulph]] ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]]) 
** ''I'm Sticking With You'' by Smriti Halls, illustrated by Steve Small ([[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's Books]])
** ''Kay's Anatomy'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]], illustrated by [[Henry Paker]] ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''The Lost Spells'' by [[Robert Macfarlane (writer)|Robert Macfarlane]] and [[Jackie Morris]] ([[Hamish Hamilton]])
** ''The Book of Hope'' by [[Katherine Rundell]] ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])
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* '''''Think Like a Monk''''' '''by [[Jay Shetty]], Narrator: by Jay Shetty ([[HarperCollins]])'''
** ''[[Piranesi (novel)|Piranesi]]'' by [[Susanna Clarke]], Narrator: [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])
** ''[[Troubled Blood]]'' by [[Robert Galbraith (author)|Robert Galbraith]], Narrator: [[Robert Glenister]] ([[Hachette Audio]])
** ''[[The Midnight Library]]'' by [[Matt Haig]], Narrator: [[Carey Mulligan]] ([[Canongate Books]])
** ''Grown Ups'' by [[Marian Keyes]], Narrator: Marian Keyes ([[W. F. Howes]])
** ''[[Greenlights (book)|Greenlights]]'' by [[Matthew McConaughey]], Narrator: Matthew McConaughey ([[Headline Publishing Group|Headline]])
** ''[[A Promised Land]]'' by [[Barack Obama]], Narrator: Barack Obama ([[Penguin Random House Audio]])
** ''[[The Thursday Murder Club]]'' by [[Richard Osman]], Narrator: [[Lesley Manville]] (Penguin Random House Audio)
** ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman]]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]] and [[Dirk Maggs]], Narrators: [[Riz Ahmed]], [[Kat Dennings]], [[Taron Egerton]], Neil Gaiman, [[James McAvoy]], [[Samantha Morton]], [[Bebe Neuwirth]], [[Andy Serkis]], [[Michael Sheen]] ''et al.'' ([[Audible (service)|Audible]])
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=== 2020 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 20 March 2020.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=British Book Awards Shortlist 2020 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/BBA2020/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the live event due to be held on 18 May 2020 was cancelled and the ceremony was held online over a month later in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2020-03-19 |title=Coronavirus: British Book Awards: Ceremony Postponed, Some Winners Announced |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/03/british-book-awards-ceremony-postponed-some-winners-announced-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2020-06-19 |title=Nibbies on the Ether: The British Book Awards at 30 |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/06/nibbies-on-the-ether-the-british-book-awards-online-at-30-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> This year's ceremony was named Event of the Year at the 2020 Independent Publisher Awards.<ref name=":10" />

In celebration of the Nibbies' 30th anniversary, 2020 saw a special award called "30 from 30" to celebrate the best of the best, where a longlist of 30 previous winners was narrowed down by a public poll to a shortlist of 10 nominees, plus a wildcard entry (''[[This Is Going to Hurt]]'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]]), that had not taken home a trophy in the past.<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2020-02-14 |title=British Book Awards Celebrates Three Decades: The '30 From 30' Longlist |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/02/british-book-awards-2020-celebrates-three-decades-the-30-from-30-longlist-nibbies/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>

2020 was a notable year for the Nibbies in that except for illustrator [[Axel Scheffler]], who won with his longtime co-creator [[Julia Donaldson]], the programme's entire slate of authorial honours went to women and the Book of the Year and Author of the Year categories had their first ever black winners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2020-06-29 |title=Women Authors Sweep the 30th Anniversary British Book Awards |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2020/06/british-book-awards-online-and-upbeat-a-colorful-round-of-the-nibbies-2020-covid19/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-30 |title=Candice Carty-Williams becomes first black British author to win Book of the Year prize |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/british-book-awards-winners-candice-carty-williams-bernardine-evaristo-oyinkan-braithwaite-a9592461.html |access-date=2023-05-20|first=Adam |last=White |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-30 |title=Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams wins British Book Award |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53218235 |access-date=2023-05-20}}</ref>
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Presented: 29 June 2020 – Online ceremony due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2020-06-29 |title=Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/29/candice-carty-williams-bernardine-evaristo-first-black-authors-to-win-top-british-book-awards |access-date=2023-05-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The British Book Awards 2020: Winners' Supplement |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/NibbiesWinners/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Virtual #Nibbies Part One {{!}} The British Book Awards {{!}} 29th June | date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9N_ClhBF6A |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Virtual #Nibbies Part Two {{!}} The British Book Awards {{!}} 29th June | date=29 June 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb6ddmcSOHw |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en}}</ref>
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* ''[[Queenie (Carty-Williams novel)|'''Queenie''']]'' '''by [[Candice Carty-Williams]] (Trapeze)'''
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* '''[[Bernardine Evaristo]]'''
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* '''[[David McKee]]'''
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* '''''[[Girl, Woman, Other]]''''' '''by [[Bernardine Evaristo]] ([[Hamish Hamilton]])''' 
** ''[[The Testaments]]'' by [[Margaret Atwood]] ([[Chatto & Windus]])
** ''[[The Secret Commonwealth]]'' by [[Philip Pullman]] ([[David Fickling Books]] and [[Penguin Random House]]) 
** ''[[The Giver of Stars]]'' by [[Jojo Moyes]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''Lies, Lies, Lies'' by [[Adele Parks]] (HQ) 
** ''Cilka's Journey'' by Heather Morris (Bonnier Books UK) 
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* ''[[Queenie (Carty-Williams novel)|'''Queenie''']]'' '''by [[Candice Carty-Williams]] (Trapeze)'''
** ''The Binding'' by [[Bridget Collins]] ([[The Borough Press]])
** ''The Familiars'' by [[Stacey Halls]] (Bonnier Books UK) 
** ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble]]'' by [[Taffy Brodesser-Akner]] (Wildfire) 
** ''Leonard and Hungry Paul'' by [[Mumblin' Deaf Ro|Ronan Hession]] ([[Bluemoose Books|Bluemoose]]) 
** ''The Confessions of Frannie Langton'' by [[Sara Collins]] ([[Viking books|Viking]])
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* ''[[My Sister, the Serial Killer|'''My Sister the Serial Killer''']]'' '''by [[Oyinkan Braithwaite]] ([[Atlantic Books]])'''
** ''How the Dead Speak'' by [[Val McDermid]] ([[Little, Brown Book Group|Little, Brown]]) 
** ''The Hunting Party'' by [[Lucy Foley]] ([[HarperCollins]]) 
** ''Imposter'' by [[LJ Ross]] (Dark Skies Publishing)
** ''[[The Silent Patient]]'' by [[Alex Michaelides]] ([[Orion Publishing Group|The Orion Publishing Group]])
** ''[[Blue Moon (Child novel)|Blue Moon]]'' by [[Lee Child]] ([[Transworld Publishers|Transworld]])
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* ''[[Three Women (book)|'''Three Women''']]'' '''by [[Lisa Taddeo]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]])'''
** ''Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown'' by [[Anne Glenconner]] ([[Hodder & Stoughton]]) 
** ''[[Me (book)|Me]]'' by [[Elton John]] ([[Pan Macmillan]]) 
** ''Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]] (Pan Macmillan) 
** ''[[Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men|Invisible Women]]'' by [[Caroline Criado Perez]] ([[Vintage Books|Vintage]])
** ''The Body'' by [[Bill Bryson]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
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* '''''Pinch of Nom''''' '''by Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone ([[Pan Macmillan]])''' 
** ''Veg'' by [[Jamie Oliver]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]]) 
** ''Hinch Yourself Happy'' by [[Mrs Hinch|Sophie Hinchcliffe]] (Michael Joseph) 
** ''[[Dishoom (restaurant)|Dishoom]]'' by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) 
** ''The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read'' by [[Philippa Perry]] ([[Penguin Random House]]) 
** ''[[The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse]]'' by [[Charlie Mackesy]] ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury]])
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* '''''[[A Good Girl's Guide to Murder]]''''' '''by [[Holly Jackson]] ([[Egmont Group|Egmont]])''' 
** ''A Pinch of Magic'' by [[Michelle Harrison (writer)|Michelle Harrison]] ([[Simon & Schuster]]) 
** ''The 117-Storey Treehouse'' by [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]] and [[Terry Denton]] ([[Pan Macmillan]]) 
** ''The Good Thieves'' by [[Katherine Rundell]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) 
** ''The Beast of Buckingham Palace'' by [[David Walliams]] & [[Tony Ross]] ([[HarperCollins]]) 
** ''The Star Outside My Window'' by [[Onjali Q. Raúf|Onjali Q. Rauf]] ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Children's Books]]) 
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* '''''The Smeds and the Smoos''''' '''by [[Julia Donaldson]], illustrated by [[Axel Scheffler]] ([[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic UK]])'''
** ''You Got This'' by [[Bryony Gordon]] ([[Hachette Book Group|Hachette Children's Group]]) 
** ''[[Heartstopper (graphic novel)|Heartstopper: Volume 1]]'' by [[Alice Oseman]] (Hachette Children's Group)
** ''On the Origin of Species'' by Sabina Radeva ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Children's]]) 
** ''[[Prisoners of Geography]]'' by [[Tim Marshall (journalist)|Tim Marshall]], illustrated by Grace Easton and Jessica Smith (Elliott & Thompson and [[Simon & Schuster|Simon & Schuster Children's UK]]) 
** ''Look Up!'' By [[Nathan Bryon]], illustrated by [[Dapo Adeola]] (Penguin Random House Children's)
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* '''''[[The Testaments]]''''' '''by [[Margaret Atwood]] ([[Penguin Random House]])'''
** ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' by [[Margaret Atwood]]. Narrators: [[Amy Landecker]], [[Ann Dowd]], [[Bradley Whitford]], [[Elisabeth Moss]] (Penguin Random House) 
** ''Gotta Get Theroux This'' by [[Louis Theroux]]. Narrator: Louis Theroux ([[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]]) 
** ''The Body'' by [[Bill Bryson]]. Narrator: Bill Bryson ([[Audible (service)|Audible]]) 
** ''[[My Sister, the Serial Killer]]'' by [[Oyinkan Braithwaite]]. Narrator: [[Weruche Opia]] ([[RBMedia|W.F. Howes]]) 
** ''[[The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity|The Madness of Crowds]]'' by [[Douglas Murray (author)|Douglas Murray]]. Narrator: Douglas Murray ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) 
** ''[[The Beekeeper of Aleppo]]'' by [[Christy Lefteri]]. Narrator: [[Art Malik]] (Bonnier Books UK) 
** ''[[The Secret Commonwealth]]'' by [[Philip Pullman]]. Narrator: [[Michael Sheen]] (Penguin Random House) 
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* '''''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''''' '''by [[J. K. Rowling]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) – 1998'''
** ''[[Northern Lights (Pullman novel)|Northern Lights]]'', [[Philip Pullman]] ([[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]) – 1997
** ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]'', [[Helen Fielding]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]]) – 1998
** ''[[White Teeth]]'', [[Zadie Smith]] ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]]) – 2001
** ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time|The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time]],'' [[Mark Haddon]] ([[David Fickling Books|David Fickling]]) – 2004
** ''[[The Lovely Bones]],'' [[Alice Sebold]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]]) – 2004
** ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', [[Stieg Larsson]] ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]]) – 2009
** ''[[One Day (novel)|One Day]]'', [[David Nicholls (writer)|David Nicholls]] ([[Hodder & Stoughton|Hodder]]) – 2010
** ''[[Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine]]'', [[Gail Honeyman]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]]) – 2018
** ''[[Normal People]]'', [[Sally Rooney]] ([[Faber and Faber]]) – 2019
** ''[[This Is Going to Hurt]]'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]]) – wildcard entry
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=== 2019 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 22 March 2019. The awards were now simplified into just two divisions, Books of the Year (the Nibbies) and The Trade Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2019-03-22 |title=The British Book Awards: 2019 Books of the Year Shortlists |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/03/british-book-awards-2019-books-of-the-year-shortlists-nibbies/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-21 |title=Full list of nominations for 2019 British Book Awards |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/full-list-of-nominations-for-2019-british-book-awards/37939747.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

2019 saw the Children's Book of the Year category split into two categories: Children's Fiction Book of the Year and Children's Illustrated and Non-fiction Book of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2018-12-13 |title=British Book Awards Expanded for 2019 in Children's Books, Small Presses |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/12/british-book-awards-expanded-2019-childrens-books-small-presses/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> This year also saw ''[[Becoming (book)|Becoming]],'' the memoir by former first lady [[Michelle Obama]] winning two awards.
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Presented: 13 May 2019 – Venue: [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Matthew |date=2019-05-13 |title=Sally Rooney trumps Michelle Obama to book of the year title |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/13/sally-rooney-trumps-michelle-obama-to-book-of-the-year-title |access-date=2023-05-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 2019 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/AWARDWINNERS19/html/index.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=A Taste of The British Book Awards | date=11 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ-CL4xgv9o |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-13 |title=Sally Rooney's Normal People wins big at British Book Awards |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48258405 |access-date=2023-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2019-05-13 |title=British Book Awards' Top 2019 Prize Goes to Ireland's Sally Rooney |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2019/05/british-book-awards-2019-nibbies-top-honor-sally-rooney-ireland-faber/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref>
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* '''''[[Normal People]]'' by [[Sally Rooney]] (Faber and Faber)'''
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* '''[[Lee Child]]'''
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* '''[[Judith Kerr]]'''
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* '''''[[Normal People]]'' by [[Sally Rooney]] ([[Faber and Faber]])''' 
** ''[[Transcription (novel)|Transcription]]'' by [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
** ''[[Milkman (novel)|Milkman]]'' by [[Anna Burns]] (Faber and Faber)
** ''Still Me'' by [[Jojo Moyes]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''[[Tombland]]'' by [[C. J. Sansom]] ([[Mantle Books|Mantle]])
** ''Why Mummy Swears'' by [[Gill Sims]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
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* '''''Lullaby'' by [[Leïla Slimani|Leila Slimani]] ([[Faber and Faber]])'''
** ''The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock'' by [[Imogen Hermes Gowar]] ([[Harvill Secker]])
** ''Never Greener'' by [[Ruth Jones]] ([[Bantam Press]])
** ''[[The Tattooist of Auschwitz]]'' by Heather Morris (Zaffre)
** ''Dear Mrs Bird'' by [[A. J. Pearce]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
** ''[[The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle]]'' by [[Stuart Turton]] (Raven Books)
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* '''''[[Our House (2018 novel)|Our House]]'' by [[Louise Candlish]] ([[Simon & Schuster]])'''
** ''[[The Woman in the Window (novel)|The Woman in the Window]]'' by [[A. J. Finn]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperFiction]])
** ''[[The Wife Between Us]]'' by [[Greer Hendricks]] & [[Sarah Pekkanen]] ([[Pan Books|Pan]])
** ''Close to Home'' by Cara Hunter ([[Viking books|Viking]]/[[Penguin Books|Penguin Paperbacks]])
** ''[[Macbeth (Nesbø novel)|Macbeth]]'' by [[Jo Nesbø|Jo Nesbo]] ([[Hogarth Press|Hogarth]])
** ''[[In a House of Lies]]'' by [[Ian Rankin]] ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion]])
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* '''''[[Becoming (book)|Becoming]]'' by [[Michelle Obama]] ([[Viking books|Viking]])'''
** ''[[Everything I Know About Love]]'' by [[Dolly Alderton]] ([[Penguin Books|Fig Tree]])
** ''First Man In: Leading from the Front'' by [[Ant Middleton]] ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperNonFiction]])
** ''[[The Secret Barrister]]'' by The Secret Barrister ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
** ''The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story'' by [[Christie Watson]] ([[Chatto & Windus]])
** ''[[Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House]]'' by [[Michael Wolff (journalist)|Michael Wolff]] ([[Little, Brown Book Group|Little, Brown]])
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* '''''[[BOSH! (book)|BOSH!]]'' by [[BOSH!|Henry Firth and Ian Theasby]] (HQ)'''
** ''[[Slay In Your Lane|Slay in Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible]]'' by [[Yomi Adegoke]] and [[Elizabeth Uviebinené|Elizabeth Uviebinene]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]])
** ''Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies)'' by curated by [[Scarlett Curtis]] ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]])
** ''Lose Weight for Good'' by [[Tom Kerridge]] ([[Absolute Press]])
** ''Ottolenghi Simple'' by [[Yotam Ottolenghi]] and Tara Wigley ([[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Press]])
** ''The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book'' by [[Ordnance Survey]] (Trapeze)
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* '''{{Sort|Ice Monster|''[[The Ice Monster]]''}} by [[David Walliams]] ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]])'''
** ''[[Children of Blood and Bone]]'' by [[Tomi Adeyemi]] ([[Macmillan Children's Books]]) 
** ''[[The House With Chicken Legs|The House with Chicken Legs]]'' by [[Sophie Anderson (author)|Sophie Anderson]] ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''Head Kid'' by [[David Baddiel]] (HarperCollins Children's Books)
** ''The Skylarks' War'' by [[Hilary McKay]] (MacMillan Children's Books)
** [[My Mum Tracy Beaker|''My Mum'' ''Tracy Beaker'']] by [[Jacqueline Wilson]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
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* '''''[[You Are Awesome]]'' by [[Matthew Syed]], illustrated by Toby Triumph (Wren & Rook)'''
** ''Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different'' by [[Ben Brooks (novelist)|Ben Brooks]], illustrated by Quinton Winter ([[Quercus Books|Quercus]]) 
** ''Politics for Beginners'' by Alex Frith, Rosie Hore, Louie Stowell, illustrated by Kellan Stover ([[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]])
** ''Oi Duck Billed Platypus!'' by Kes Grey and Jim Field, illustrated by Jim Field ([[Hodder & Stoughton|Hodder Children's Books]])
** ''Fantastically Great Women Who Made History'' by [[Kate Pankhurst]] ([[Bloomsbury Children's Books]])
** ''I Am the Seed That Grew The Tree: A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year'' by Fiona Waters, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon ([[Nosy Crow]])
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* '''''[[Becoming (book)|Becoming]]'' by [[Michelle Obama]]. Narrator: Michelle Obama ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]])'''
** ''[[Milkman (novel)|Milkman]]'' by [[Anna Burns]]. Narrator: [[Bríd Brennan|Brid Brennan]] ([[Faber and Faber]]) 
** ''Their Lost Daughters'' by [[Joy Ellis]]. Narrator: [[Richard Armitage (actor)|Richard Armitage]] ([[Audible Studios]])
** ''[[Lethal White]]'' by [[Robert Galbraith (author)|Robert Galbraith]]. Narrator: [[Robert Glenister]] ([[Hachette Audio]])
** [[Brief Answers to the Big Questions|''Brief Answers to the Big Question''s]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]. Narrator: [[Ben Whishaw|Ben Wishaw]] ([[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]])
** ''First Man In: Leading from the Front'' by [[Ant Middleton]]. Narrator: Ant Middleton ([[Harper (publisher)|HarperNonFiction]])
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=== 2018 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 16 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-16 |title=THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS: Books of the Year shortlists announced |url=https://fmcm.co.uk/news/2018/3/27/the-british-book-awards-books-of-the-year-shortlists-announced |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=FMcM |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2018-03-22 |title=Rewarding Content in the Industry: The 'Nibbies' Shortlist 42 Titles for Books of the Year |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/03/british-book-award-nibbies-shortlists-2018/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The British Book Awards unveils nominees for 2018 |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/british-book-awards-unveils-nominees-2018-751921 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> Again the awards comprised four divisions: Books of the Year (the Nibbies), Great People, Bringing Books to Readers and Publishing Success.

New categories of Author of the Year, Illustrator of the Year were added this year. Audiobook of the Year and an award for Overall Book of the Year from all the category winners were also reintroduced after being omitted in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2018-01-05 |title=British Book Awards Add New Honors: Illustrators, Authors, Audiobooks |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/01/british-book-awards-new-honors-2018-illustrators-authors-audiobooks/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> This year also saw a joint winner for the Children's Book of the Year category.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|+
Presented: 14 May 2018 – Venue: [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2018-05-14 |title=In London, British Book Awards Include Political Commentary Amid Celebration |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2018/05/british-book-awards-nibbies-2018-winners-bookseller/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 2018 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/Awards2018/html/index.html?page=2&origin=reader |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The British Book Awards 2018 | date=30 May 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZU2xr-xiEk |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en}}</ref>
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Overall Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Author of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |last=locusmag |date=2018-05-15 |title=Pullman Wins British Book Awards |url=https://locusmag.com/2018/05/pullman-wins-british-book-awards/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Locus Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Illustrator of the year
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine]]'' by [[Gail Honeyman]] ([[Harper (publisher)|Harper Fiction]])'''
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Philip Pullman]]'''
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Axel Scheffler]]'''
|-
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Fiction Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Debut Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Crime and Thriller Book of the Year
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''Reservoir 13'' by [[Jon McGregor]] ([[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]])'''
** ''The Break'' by [[Marian Keyes]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])
** ''[[Birdcage Walk]]'' by [[Helen Dunmore]] ([[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]]/[[Windmill Books|Windmill]])
** ''[[Winter (Smith novel)|Winter]]'' by [[Ali Smith]] ([[Hamish Hamilton]])
** ''[[How to Stop Time]]'' by [[Matt Haig]] ([[Canongate Books|Canongate]])
** ''City of Friends'' by [[Joanna Trollope]] ([[Mantle Books|Mantle]]) 
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine]]'' by [[Gail Honeyman]] ([[Harper (publisher)|Harper Fiction]])'''
** ''[[Homegoing (Gyasi novel)|Homegoing]]'' by [[Yaa Gyasi]] ([[Viking (publisher)|Viking]])
** ''Sirens'' by Joseph Knox ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
** ''[[Conversations with Friends]]'' by [[Sally Rooney]] ([[Faber and Faber]])
** ''Why Mummy Drinks'' by [[Gill Sims]] ([[HarperCollins]])
** ''[[My Absolute Darling]]'' by Gabriel Tallent (HarperCollins)
| valign="top" |
* '''[[The Dry (novel)|''The Dry'']] by [[Jane Harper]] ([[Abacus Books|Abacus]])'''
** ''[[The Midnight Line]]'' by [[Lee Child]] ([[Bantam Press]])
** ''[[The Girl Before]]'' by J.P. Delaney ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]])
** ''Spook Street'' by [[Mick Herron]] ([[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]])
** ''He Said/She Said'' by [[Erin Kelly (author)|Erin Kelly]] ([[Mulholland Books (UK)|Mulholland]])
** ''[[Behind Her Eyes (novel)|Behind Her Eyes]]'' by [[Sarah Pinborough]] ([[HarperCollins]])
|-
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Non-fiction: Narrative Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Children's Book of the Year
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race]]'' by [[Reni Eddo-Lodge]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury Circus]])'''
** ''What Does This Button Do?'' By [[Bruce Dickinson]] ([[Harper (publisher)|Harper Non-Fiction]])
** ''[[This Is Going to Hurt|This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor]]'' by [[Adam Kay (writer)|Adam Kay]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
** ''I AM, I AM, I AM: Seventeen Brushes with Death'' by [[Maggie O'Farrell]] ([[Headline Publishing Group|Tinder Press]])
** ''Ask an Astronaut: My Guide to Life in Space'' by [[Tim Peake]] (Century)
** ''The Secret Life of Cows'' by [[Rosamund Young]] ([[Faber and Faber]])
| valign="top" |
* '''''5 Ingredients'' by [[Jamie Oliver]] ([[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]])'''
** ''Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions'' by [[Russell Brand]] (Bluebird)
** ''Happy: Finding Joy in Every Day and Letting Go of Perfect'' by [[Fearne Cotton]] ([[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Spring]])
** ''The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, Stories & 100 Essential Recipes for Midwinter'' by [[Nigel Slater]] ([[HarperCollins]])
** ''The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World'' by [[Haemin (sunim)|Haemin Sunim]] ([[Penguin Books|Penguin Life]])
** ''Cooking for Family and Friends'' by [[Joe Wicks (coach)|Joe Wicks]] (Bluebird)
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[The Hate U Give]]'' by [[Angie Thomas]] ([[Walker Books]])'''
* '''{{Sort|Lost Words|''[[The Lost Words (novel)|The Lost Words]]''}} by [[Robert Macfarlane (writer)|Robert Macfarlane]], illustrated by [[Jackie Morris]] ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Children's]])'''
** ''[[Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls]]'' by [[Elena Favilli]] and [[Francesca Cavallo]] (Particular Books)
** ''Oi Cat!'' by Kes Gray, illustrated by Jim Field ([[Hodder Children's Books]])
** [[La Belle Sauvage|''La Belle Sauvage'': the ''Book of Dust Volume One'']] by [[Philip Pullman]], illustrated by [[Christopher Wormell|Chris Wormell]] ([[David Fickling Books|David Fickling books]] in association with [[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House Children's]])
** ''Bad Dad'' by [[David Walliams]] ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]])
|-
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Audiobook of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" |
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" |
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[La Belle Sauvage|La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One]]'' by [[Philip Pullman]]. Narrator: [[Michael Sheen]] ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Random House UK Audio]])'''
** ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]: The Definitive Collection'' by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. Narrator: [[Stephen Fry]] ([[Audible (service)|Audible]])
** ''[[The Girl Before]]'' by J. P. Delaney. Narrators: [[Emilia Fox]], [[Finty Williams]], Lise Aagaard Knudsen ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]])
** ''[[Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine]]'' by [[Gail Honeyman]]. Narrator: [[Cathleen McCarron]] ([[HarperCollins]])
** ''Kid Normal'' by [[Greg James]] and [[Chris Smith (newsreader)|Chris Smith]]. Narrators: Greg James and Chris Smith ([[W. F. Howes]]/Nudged Audiobooks)
** ''[[How Not to Be a Boy|How Not To Be a Boy]]'' by [[Robert Webb]]. Narrator: Robert Webb (Audible Studio)
|
|
|}

=== 2017 Books of the Year ===
The shortlisted nominees were announced on 15 March 2017 at the [[London Book Fair]]. The awards comprised four divisions: Books of the Year (the Nibbies), Great People, Bringing Books to Readers and Publishing Success. For the first Nibbies since 2014, the ceremony was expanded, Crime and Thriller titles regained their own category (previously called the Crime Thriller of the Year and changed to Thriller and Crime Novel of the Year in 2011), while non-fiction was split into Narrative and Lifestyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-15 |title=British Book Awards: Books of the Year shortlists announced |url=https://fmcm.co.uk/news/2017/3/15/british-book-awards-books-of-the-year-shortlists-announced |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=FMcM |language=en-US}}</ref> The Newcomer of the Year / New Writer of the Year award was renamed Debut Book of the Year and The Popular Fiction award which had changed to Popular Fiction Book of the Year in 2010 was renamed simply as Fiction Book of the Year in this year.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
|+Presented: 8 May 2017 – Venue: [[Grosvenor House Hotel]], London.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Porter |date=2017-05-10 |title=British Book Awards 2017: The 'Nibbies' Honor Literature and Industry |url=https://publishingperspectives.com/2017/05/british-book-awards-nibbies-2017/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Publishing Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Millington |first=Alison |date=2016-08-13 |title=These are officially the 6 best books of the past year |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/british-book-awards-winners-2017-2017-5 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cain |first=Sian |date=2017-05-09 |title=The Essex Serpent adds top British Book Award to prize haul |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/09/the-essex-serpent-adds-top-british-book-award-to-prize-haul |access-date=2023-05-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The British Book Awards 2017 | date=19 June 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTSS9G7-dbA |access-date=2023-05-20 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Award Winners 2017 |url=https://content.yudu.com/web/1vcls/0A1xp12/Awards2017/html/index.html?refUrl=https%253A%252F%252Fcontent.yudu.com%252Fweb%252F1vcls%252F0A1xp12%252Fedition_list%252Findex.html%253FpubId%253D3251702%2526editionId%253D6870524%2526bgTopColour%253D1B1B1B%2526bgBottomColour%253D1B1B1B%2526textColour%253DFFFFFF%2526editionListSource%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fhtmlreader.yudu.com%252FYudu%252FjsonServices%252Fweb%252FeditionList%252F%2526windowWidth%253D1263%2526windowHeight%253D689 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=content.yudu.com}}</ref>
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | Fiction Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Debut Book of the Year
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | Crime and Thriller Book of the Year
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[The Essex Serpent]]''''' '''by [[Sarah Perry]] ([[Serpent's Tail]])'''
** ''[[Days Without End (novel)|Days Without End]]'' by [[Sebastian Barry]] ([[Faber & Faber]])
** ''[[The Sellout (novel)|The Sellout]]'' by [[Paul Beatty]] ([[Oneworld Publications|Oneworld]])
** ''The Muse'' by [[Jessie Burton]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])
** ''Cartes Postales from Greece'' by [[Victoria Hislop]] ([[Headline Publishing Group|Headline Review]])
** ''This Must Be the Place'' by [[Maggie O'Farrell]] (Headline)
| valign="top" |
* '''''What Belongs to You'' by [[Garth Greenwell]] ([[Picador (imprint)|Picador]])'''
** ''The Trouble with Goats and Sheep'' by [[Joanna Cannon]] ([[Borough Press]])
** ''[[The Girls (Cline novel)|The Girls]]'' by [[Emma Cline]] ([[Chatto & Windus]])
** ''My Name Is Leon'' by [[Kit de Waal]] ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]])
** ''Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain'' by [[Barney Norris]] ([[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])
** ''[[Golden Hill (novel)|Golden Hill]]'' by [[Francis Spufford]] ([[Faber and Faber|Faber]])
| valign="top" |
* '''''Dodgers'' by [[Bill Beverly|Bill Beverley]] (No Exit Press)''' 
** ''The Widow'' by Fiona Barton ([[Bantam Press]])
** ''[[Night School (novel)|Night School]]'' by [[Lee Child]] (Bantam Press)
** ''Lie with Me'' by Sabine Durrant ([[Mulholland Books (UK)|Mulholland Books]])
** ''Conclave'' by [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]] ([[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]])
** ''I See You'' by [[Clare Mackintosh]] ([[Little, Brown Book Group|Little, Brown]])
|-
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="34%" | '''Non-fiction: Narrative Book of the Year'''
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | '''Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year'''
! style="background:#FAEB86;" width="33%" | '''Children's Book of the Year'''
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[East West Street]]'' by [[Philippe Sands]] ([[Weidenfeld & Nicolson|W&N]])'''
** ''Mad Girl'' by [[Bryony Gordon]] ([[Headline Publishing Group|Headline]])
** ''[[When Breath Becomes Air]]'' by [[Paul Kalanithi]] ([[The Bodley Head]])
** ''[[The Outrun]]'' by [[Amy Liptrot]] ([[Canongate Books|Canongate]])
** ''[[The Good Immigrant]]'', ed by [[Nikesh Shukla]] ([[Unbound (publisher)|Unbound]])
** ''[[Born to Run (autobiography)|Born to Run]]'' by [[Bruce Springsteen]] ([[Simon & Schuster|S&S]]) 
| valign="top" |
* '''''Hello, Is this Planet Earth?'' By [[Tim Peake]] (Century)'''
** ''Sidemen: The Book'' by [[Sidemen (YouTube group)|The Sidemen]] ([[Coronet Books|Coronet]])
** ''The Unmumsy Mum'' by Sarah Turner ([[Bantam Press]])
** ''[[Five on Brexit Island]]'' by Bruno Vincent ([[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus]])
** ''Lean in 15: The Sustain Plan'' by [[Joe Wicks (coach)|Joe Wicks]] (Bluebird)
** ''The Little Book of [[Hygge]]'' by Meik Wiking ([[Penguin Random House|Penguin Life]])
| valign="top" |
* '''{{Sort|Girl of Ink and Stars|''[[The Girl of Ink and Stars]]''}} by [[Kiran Millwood Hargrave|Kiran Millwood Hargreave]] ([[The Chicken House|Chicken House]])'''
** ''The Christmasaurus'' by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Shane Devries ([[Puffin Books|Puffin]])
** ''Oi Dog!'' Kes Gray, Claire Gray, illustrated by Jim Field ([[Hodder & Stoughton|Hodder]])
** ''Nadiya's Bake Me a Story'' by [[Nadiya Hussain]], illustrated by Clair Rossiter (Hodder)
** ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' by [[J. K. Rowling]], [[John Tiffany]] and [[Jack Thorne]] ([[Little, Brown Book Group|Little, Brown and Pottermore]])
** ''The World's Worst Children'' by [[David Walliams]], illustrated by [[Tony Ross]] ([[HarperCollins Children's Books]])
|- style="background:#FAEB86;" !
| colspan="3" |'''Bestseller of the Year'''
|-
| colspan="3" |'''''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' by [[J. K. Rowling]]'''
|}

== 1990–2016 ==

===Book of the Year===
Prior to 2010 the Best was a unique winner. Starting in 2010, the Best was chosen by the public via open internet vote from among the winning books in the other categories. The category was resurrected in 2018.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Author
!Title
!Publisher
!Ref.
|-
!1994
|{{sortname|Jung|Chang}}
|''[[Wild Swans]]''
|Flamingo
|
|-
!1995
|{{sortname|Alan|Bennett}}
|''[[Writing Home]]''
|[[Faber & Faber]]
|
|-
!1996
|{{sortname|Delia|Smith}}
|''[[Delia Smith's Winter Collection]]''
|[[BBC Books]]
|
|-
!1997
|{{sortname|Dava|Sobel}}
|''[[Longitude (book)|Longitude]]''
|[[Fourth Estate (imprint)|Fourth Estate]]
|
|-
!1998
|{{sortname|Helen|Fielding}}
|''[[Bridget Jones's Diary (novel)|Bridget Jones's Diary]]''
|[[Picador (imprint)|Picador]]
|
|-
!1999
|{{sortname|Ted|Hughes}}
|''[[Birthday Letters]]''
|[[Faber & Faber]]
|
|-
!2000
|{{sortname|Alex|Ferguson}}
|''[[Managing My Life]]''
|[[Hodder & Stoughton]]
|
|-
!2001
|{{sortname|Tony|Parsons|link=Tony Parsons (British journalist)}}
|''[[Man and Boy (novel)|Man and Boy]]''
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2002
|{{sortname|Pamela|Stephenson}}
|''[[Billy (novel)|Billy]]''
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2003
|{{sortname|Michael|Moore}}
|''[[Stupid White Men]]''
|[[Penguin Publisher|Penguin]]
|
|-
!2004
|{{sortname|Lynne|Truss}}
|''[[Eats, Shoots & Leaves]]''
|Profile
|
|-
!2005
|{{sortname|Dan|Brown}}
|{{Sort|Da Vinci Code|''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''}}
|[[Corgi Books|Corgi]]
|
|-
!2006
|{{sortname|J. K. |Rowling}}
|''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
|[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]
|
|-
!2007
|{{sortname|Con and Hal|Iggulden|link=Conn Iggulden}}
|{{Sort|Dangerous Book for Boys|''[[The Dangerous Book for Boys]]''}}
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2008
|{{sortname|Ian|McEwan}}
|''[[On Chesil Beach]]''
|[[Jonathan Cape]]
|
|-
!2009
|{{sortname|Kate|Summerscale}}
|{{Sort|Suspicions of Mr Whicher|''[[The Suspicions of Mr Whicher]]''}}
|[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]
|
|-
!2010
|{{sortname|David|Nicholls|link=David Nicholls (writer)}}
|''[[One Day (novel)|One Day]]''
|[[Hodder & Stoughton]]
|
|-
!2011
|{{sortname|Caitlin|Moran}}
|''[[How to Be a Woman]]''
|[[Ebury Press]]
|
|-
!2012
|{{sortname|EL|James}}
|''[[Fifty Shades of Grey]]''
|[[Vintage Books]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=26 December 2012 |title=Fifty Shades of Grey voted the most popular book of 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/26/fifty-shades-grey-most-popular-book |access-date=26 December 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
!2013
|{{sortname|Neil|Gaiman}}
|{{Sort|Ocean at the End of the Lane|''[[The Ocean at the End of the Lane]]''}}
|[[William Morrow and Company]]
|<ref>{{cite web |agency=Press Association |date=26 December 2013 |title=Neil Gaiman novel wins Book of the Year |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/26/neil-gaiman-book-year |access-date=27 December 2013 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
!2014
|{{sortname|Jessie|Burton}}
|{{Sort|Miniaturist|''[[The Miniaturist]]''}}
|[[Ecco Press|Ecco]] (US)<br>[[Picador (imprint)|Picador]] (UK)
|<ref>{{cite web |date=22 December 2015 |title=Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist Wins Specsavers Book Of The Year 2014 Award |url=http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/newsstory/jessie-burtons-miniaturist-wins-specsavers-book-year-2014-award |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226064255/http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/newsstory/jessie-burtons-miniaturist-wins-specsavers-book-year-2014-award |archive-date=26 December 2014 |access-date=14 March 2015 |publisher=National Book Awards}}</ref>
|-
!2015
| colspan="4" |''No award''
|-
!2016
| colspan="4" |''No award''
|}

=== Children's Book of the Year ===
{{Main|National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year}}
Previously called [[British Children's Book of the Year]]. Renamed to Children's Book of the Year in 2010.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Author
!Title
!Publisher
!Ref.
|-
!1996
|{{sortname|Alison|Sage}} ed.
|{{Sort|Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature|''[[The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature]]''}}
|[[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]]
|
|-
!1997
|{{sortname|Philip|Pullman }}
|''[[Northern Lights (Pullman novel)|Northern Lights]]''
|[[Scholastic Publishing|Scholastic]]
|
|-
!1998
|{{sortname|J. K. |Rowling }}
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]
|
|-
!1999
|{{sortname|J. K. |Rowling }}
|''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
|[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]
|
|-
!2000
|{{sortname|Jacqueline|Wilson }}
|{{Sort|Illustrated Mum|''[[The Illustrated Mum]]''}}
|[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
|
|-
!2001
|{{sortname|Philip|Pullman }}
|{{Sort|Amber Spyglass|''[[The Amber Spyglass]]''}}
|[[Scholastic Publishing|Scholastic]]
|
|-
!2002
|{{sortname|Eoin|Colfer }}
|''[[Artemis Fowl (novel)|Artemis Fowl]]''
|[[Viking Press|Viking]]/[[Puffin Books|Puffin]]
|
|-
!2003
|{{sortname|Jacqueline|Wilson }}
|''[[Girls in Tears]]''
|Corgi Children's
|
|-
!2004
|{{sortname|Mark|Haddon }}
|{{Sort|Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time|''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]''}}
|[[David Fickling Books|David Fickling]]
|
|-
!2005
|{{sortname|Julia|Donaldson }} and [[Axel Scheffler]]
|{{Sort|Gruffalo's Child|''[[The Gruffalo's Child]]''}}
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|
|-
!2006
|{{sortname|Anthony|Horowitz }}
|''[[Ark Angel]]''
|[[Walker Books]]
|
|-
!2007
|{{sortname|Ricky|Gervais }}
|''[[Flanimals of the Deep]]''
|[[Faber & Faber]]
|
|-
!2008
|{{sortname|Francesca|Simon }}
|''[[Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman]]''
|[[Orion Publishing Group|Orion Children's Books]]
|
|-
!2009
|{{sortname|Stephenie|Meyer }}
|''[[Breaking Dawn]]''
|[[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]]
|
|-
!2010
|{{sortname|Julia|Donaldson}} and [[Axel Scheffler]]
|''[[Zog (children's book)|Zog]]''
|[[Scholastic Corporation|Alison Green]]
|
|-
!2011
|{{sortname|Patrick|Ness}}
|{{Sort|Monster Calls|''[[A Monster Calls]]''}}
|[[Walker Books]]
|
|-
!2012
|{{sortname|David|Walliams}}
|''[[Ratburger]]''
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2013
|{{sortname|David|Walliams}}
|''[[Demon Dentist (novel)|Demon Dentist]]''
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2014
|{{sortname|David|Walliams}}
|''[[Awful Auntie]]''
|[[HarperCollins]]
|
|-
!2015
| colspan="4" |''No award''
|-
!2016
| colspan="4" |''No award''
|}

=== Fiction Book of the Year ===
Previously called Popular Fiction Award. Name changed to Popular Fiction Book of the Year in 2010 and subsequently to Fiction Book of the Year in 2017.
* 2016 – ''(no award)''
*2015 – ''(no award)''
* 2014 – ''[[The Shock of the Fall]]'' – [[Nathan Filer]]<ref name="flood2014" />
* 2013 – ''[[An Officer and a Spy]]'' – [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]]<ref name="nba2013" />
* 2012 – ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey]]'' – [[E. L. James]]<ref name="flood2012" />
* 2011 – ''[[A Tiny Bit Marvellous]]'' – [[Dawn French]]
* 2010 – ''[[One Day (novel)|One Day]]'' – [[David Nicholls (writer)|David Nicholls]]
* 2009 – ''[[Devil May Care (Faulks novel)|Devil May Care]]'' – [[Sebastian Faulks]] (Penguin)
* 2008 – ''[[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]'' – [[Kim Edwards]] (Penguin)
* 2006 – ''[[Anybody Out There?]]'' – [[Marian Keyes]] (Michael Joseph)
* 2006 – ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' – [[Audrey Niffenegger]] (Vintage)

===Début Book of the Year===
Previously called the Newcomer of the Year. Name changed to New Writer of the Year in 2010 and subsequently to Début Book of the Year in 2017.

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* 2016 – ''(no award)''
* 2015 – ''(no award)''
* 2014 – ''[[The Miniaturist]]'' by [[Jessie Burton]]
* 2013 – ''Tigers in Red Weather'' by Liza Klaussman<ref name=nba2013/>
* 2012 – ''[[The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry]]'' by [[Rachel Joyce (writer)|Rachel Joyce]]<ref name=flood2012/>
* 2011 – ''[[When God Was a Rabbit]]'' by [[Sarah Winman]]
* 2010 – ''[[The Hare with Amber Eyes]]'' by [[Edmund de Waal]]
* 2009 – ''[[Child 44]]'' by [[Tom Rob Smith]]
* 2008 – [[Catherine O'Flynn]] – 
* 2007 – [[Victoria Hislop]] –
* 2006 – [[Marina Lewycka]] –
* 2005 – [[Susanna Clarke]] –
* 2004 – ''[[Brick Lane (novel)|Brick Lane]]'' by [[Monica Ali]]
* 2003 – [[Allison Pearson]] 
* 2002 – [[Pete McCarthy]] 
* 2001 – ''[[White Teeth]]'' by [[Zadie Smith]]
* 2000 – ''Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia'' by [[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]]
* 1999 – [[Borders (retailer)|Borders]] –
* 1998 – [[Daisy & Tom]] –
* 1997 – [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]] –
* 1990 – ''[[The Power of One (novel)|The Power of One]]'' by [[Bryce Courtenay]]
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===Crime & Thriller Book of the Year===
Previously called the Crime Thriller of the Year. Name changed to Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year in 2011 and subsequently to Crime & Thriller Book of the Year in 2017.
* 2016 – ''(no award)''
*2015 – ''(no award)''
* 2014 – ''[[I Am Pilgrim]]'' – [[Terry Hayes]]<ref name=flood2014/>
* 2013 – ''The Carrier'' – [[Sophie Hannah]] (Hodder)<ref name=nba2013/>
* 2012 – ''[[A Wanted Man]]'' – [[Lee Child]]<ref name=flood2012/>
* 2011 – ''[[Before I Go to Sleep]]'' – [[S. J. Watson]]
* 2010 – (no award)
* 2009 – ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' – [[Stieg Larsson]]
* 2008 – ''[[Book of the Dead (Cornwell novel)|Book of the Dead]]'' – [[Patricia Cornwell]] (Little, Brown)
* 2007 – ''[[The Naming of the Dead]]'' – [[Ian Rankin]] (Orion) 
* 2006 – ''[[The Take (book)|The Take]]'' – [[Martina Cole]] (Headline) 
* 2005 – ''[[Fleshmarket Close]]'' – [[Ian Rankin]] (Orion)

=== Illustrated Children's Book of the Year ===
Resurrected as a standalone category in 2022.
* 1995 – ''[[The Most Amazing Pop-Up Science Book]]'' – [[Jay Young]] (Watts Books)
* 1994 – ''[[Mummy Laid an Egg]]'' – [[Babette Cole]] (Jonathan Cape)
* 1993 – ''[[Penguin Small]]'' – [[Mick Inkpen]] (Hodder)
* 1992 – ''[[Farmer Duck]]'' – [[Helen Oxenbury]] (Walker Books)
* 1991 – ''[[The Mousehole Cat]]'' – [[Nicola Bayley]] (Walker Books)

==Retired awards==
The following awards are no longer active or have been split into sub categories.

=== Audiobook of the Year ===
* 2014 – ''Awful Auntie'' – [[David Walliams]]<ref name="bbc2014">{{cite web |date=27 November 2014 |title=Mary Berry wins outstanding achievement book award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30224444 |access-date=14 March 2015 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
* 2013 – ''[[The Ocean at the End of the Lane]]'' – written and narrated by [[Neil Gaiman]] (Headline)<ref name="nba2013" />
* 2012 – ''[[The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year]]'' – [[Sue Townsend]], narrated by [[Caroline Quentin]]<ref name="flood2012" />
* 2011 – ''[[My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You]]'' – [[Louisa Young]], narrated by [[Dan Stevens]]
* 2005–2010 – ''(no award)''
* 2004 – ''[[Forgotten Voices of the Great War]]'' – [[Max Arthur]] (Random House)
* 2003 – ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' – written by [[Lemony Snicket]], narrated by [[Tim Curry]] (Collins)
* 2002 – ''[[The Laying on of Hands]]'' – written and narrated by [[Alan Bennett]] (BBC Radio Collection)

=== Bestseller Award ===
Named ''Bestseller of the Year'' in 1991. Renamed ''Bestseller Award'' in 2017.

* 2017 – ''[[Harry Potter and the Cursed Child]]'' – [[J. K. Rowling]]
* 1992–2016 – ''(no award)''
* 1991 – ''[[Delia Smith's Christmas]]'' – [[Delia Smith]] (BBC Books)

===Biography/Autobiography of the Year===
Previously called Biography of the Year. Name changed to Biography/Autobiography of the Year in 2010.
* 2014 – ''[[Please, Mister Postman (book)|Please, Mister Postman]]'' – [[Alan Johnson]]<ref name=flood2014/>
* 2013 – ''David Jason: My Life'' – [[David Jason]] (Random House)<ref name=nba2013/>
* 2012 – ''My Animals and Other Family'' – [[Clare Balding]]<ref name=flood2012/>
* 2011 – ''Charles Dickens'' – [[Claire Tomalin]]
* 2010 – ''[[The Fry Chronicles]]'' – [[Stephen Fry]]
* 2009 – ''[[Dreams from My Father]]'' – [[Barack Obama]] (Canongate)
* 2008 – ''[[My Booky Wook]]'' – [[Russell Brand]] (Hodder & Stoughton)
* 2007 – ''[[The Sound of Laughter]]'' – [[Peter Kay]] (Century) 
* 2006 – ''[[Sharon Osbourne Extreme]]'' – [[Sharon Osbourne]] (Time Warner) 
* 2005 – ''[[My Life (Bill Clinton autobiography)|My Life]]'' – [[Bill Clinton]] (Hutchinson) 
* 2004 – ''Toast'' – [[Nigel Slater]] (Fourth Estate) 
* 2003 – ''[[Churchill: A Biography]]'' – [[Roy Jenkins]] (Pan)

===Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year===
* 2014 – ''Love, Nina'' – [[Nina Stibbe]]<ref name=flood2014/>
* 2013 – ''[[I Am Malala]]'' – [[Malala Yousafzai]] and [[Christina Lamb]]<ref name=nba2013/>
* 2012 – ''Is It Just Me'' – [[Miranda Hart]]<ref name=flood2012/>
* 2011 – ''[[How To Be a Woman]]'' – [[Caitlin Moran]]
* 2010 – ''The Making of Modern Britain'' – [[Andrew Marr]]

===Food & Drink Book of the Year===
*2014 – ''Plenty More'' – [[Yotam Ottolenghi]]<ref name=bbc2014/>
*2013 – ''Eat'' – [[Nigel Slater]] (HarperCollins)<ref name=nba2013/>
*2012 – ''[[The Hairy Dieters]]'' – [[Hairy Bikers|Si King]] and [[Hairy Bikers|Dave Myers]]<ref name=flood2012/>
*2011 – ''The Good Cook'' – [[Simon Hopkinson]]
*2010 – ''Plenty'' – [[Yotam Ottolenghi]]

===Paperback of the Year===
*2011 – ''[[Room (novel)|Room]]'' – [[Emma Donoghue]]

===Outstanding Achievement===
Previously called the Lifetime Achievement Award (1993–2009). Renamed to Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010.
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* 2014 – [[Mary Berry]]<ref name=flood2014/>
* 2013 – ''(no award)''
* 2012 – [[Ian Rankin]]<ref name=flood2012>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/05/el-james-national-books-award |title=EL James comes out on top at National Book awards |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Alison|last= Flood |date=5 December 2012 |access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref>
* 2011 – [[Jackie Collins]]
* 2010 – [[Martin Amis]] and [[Terry Pratchett]]
* 2009 – ''(no award)''
* 2008 – [[J. K. Rowling]] 
* 2007 – [[John Grisham]]
* 2006 – [[Jamie Oliver]]
* 2005 – [[John Mortimer|Sir John Mortimer]]
* 2004 – [[David Attenborough|Sir David Attenborough]]
* 2003 – [[Alan Bennett]]
* 2002 – [[Mark Barty-King]]
* 2001 – [[Ernest Hecht]]
* 2000 – [[Spike Milligan]]
* 1999 – [[Maeve Binchy]]
* 1998 – [[Jilly Cooper]]
* 1997 – [[Paul Scherer]]
* 1996 – [[Wilbur Smith]]
* 1995 – [[Delia Smith]]
* 1994 – [[Catherine Cookson]]
* 1993 – [[Dr. D. G. Hessayon]]
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===UK Author of the Year===
Previously called Author of the Year. Renamed to UK Author of the Year in 2010, notwithstanding the fact the award has been given to non-UK authors.
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* 2014 – [[David Nicholls (writer)|David Nicholls]] – ''[[Us (novel)|Us]]''<ref name=flood2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/david-nicholls-david-walliams-win-top-prizes-national-book-awards |title=David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards  |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Alison|last= Flood |date=27 November 2014 |access-date=14 March 2015}}</ref>
* 2013 – [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]] – ''[[Life After Life (novel)|Life After Life]]''<ref name=nba2013>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/newsstory/neil-gaiman-wins-specsavers-book-year-2013/|title=Neil Gaiman Wins Specsavers Book of the Year 2013!|work=nationalbookawards.co.uk.|date=26 December 2013|access-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228131431/http://www.nationalbookawards.co.uk/newsstory/neil-gaiman-wins-specsavers-book-year-2013/|archive-date=28 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* 2012 – [[Hilary Mantel]] – ''[[Bring Up the Bodies]]''<ref name=flood2012/>
* 2011 – [[Alan Hollinghurst]] – ''[[The Stranger's Child]]''
* 2010 – [[Hilary Mantel]] – ''[[Wolf Hall (novel)|Wolf Hall]]''
* 2009 – [[Aravind Adiga]]
* 2008 – [[Ian McEwan]]
* 2007 – [[Richard Dawkins]]
* 2006 – [[Alan Bennett]]
* 2005 – [[Sheila Hancock]]
* 2004 – [[Alexander McCall Smith]] 
* 2003 – [[Sarah Waters]] 
* 2002 – [[Philip Pullman]]
* 2001 – [[Nigella Lawson]] 
* 2000 – [[J. K. Rowling]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/jk-rowling.html |title=JK Rowling Biography |work=[[Biography Channel]] |access-date=26 August 2013 |quote=Rowling was named Author of The Year at the British Book Awards in 2000. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802090434/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/jk-rowling.html |archive-date=2 August 2013 }}</ref>
* 1999 – [[Beryl Bainbridge]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/272858.stm |title=Entertainment Bainbridge author of the year |publisher=BBC |date=5 February 1999 |access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref>
* 1998 – [[Louis de Bernières]] 
* 1997 – [[Bill Bryson]] 
* 1996 – [[Salman Rushdie]] 
* 1995 – [[Sebastian Faulks]] 
* 1994 – [[Roddy Doyle]] 
* 1993 – [[Andrew Morton (writer)|Andrew Morton]]
* 1992 – [[Peter Mayle]] 
* 1991 – [[Peter Ackroyd]]
* 1990 – [[Prince of Wales]] 
{{colend}}

===International Author of the Year===
*2014 – ''We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'' – [[Karen Joy Fowler]]<ref name=flood2014/>
*2013 – ''[[Gone Girl (novel)|Gone Girl]]'' – [[Gillian Flynn]]<ref name=nba2013/>
*2012 – ''[[The Snow Child]]'' – [[Eowyn Ivey]]<ref name=flood2012/>
*2011 – ''[[A Visit From the Goon Squad|A Visit from the Goon Squad]]'' – [[Jennifer Egan]]
*2010 – ''[[Freedom (Franzen novel)|Freedom]]'' – [[Jonathan Franzen]]

===Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year===
* 2009 – ''[[When Will There Be Good News?]]'' – [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]] (Doubleday)
* 2008 – ''[[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]'' – [[Khaled Hosseini]] (Bloomsbury)
* 2007 – ''[[The Interpretation of Murder]]'' – [[Jed Rubenfeld]] (Headline Review) 
* 2006 – ''[[Labyrinth (novel)|Labyrinth]]'' – [[Kate Mosse]] (Orion) 
* 2005 – ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]'' – [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]] (Sceptre) 
* 2004 – ''[[The Lovely Bones]]'' – [[Alice Sebold]] (Picador)

===The Children's Author of the Year===
* 1995 – [[Allan Ahlberg]] and [[Janet Ahlberg]]
* 1994 – [[Anne Fine]]
* 1993 – [[Raymond Briggs]] 
* 1992 – [[Dick King-Smith]]
* 1991 – [[Anne Fine]]
* 1990 – [[Roald Dahl]]

===Illustrated Book of the Year===
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* 2004 – ''[[England's Thousand Best Houses]]'' – [[Simon Jenkins]] (Allen Lane) 
* 2003 – ''[[Sahara (Michael Palin book)|Sahara]]'' – [[Michael Palin]] (Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated) 
* 2002 – ''[[The Blue Planet]]'' – [[Andrew Byatt]], [[Alastair Fothergill]], [[Martha Holmes (broadcaster)|Martha Holmes]] (BBC Worldwide) 
* 2001 – ''[[The Beatles Anthology (book)|The Beatles Anthology]]'' (Cassell) 
* 2000 – ''[[Century (1999 book)|Century]]'' – [[Bruce Bernard]] (Phaidon Press)
* 1999 – ''[[Ethel & Ernest]]'' – [[Raymond Briggs]] (Jonathan Cape) 
* 1998 – ''[[Lost Gardens of Heligan|The Lost Gardens of Heligan]]'' – [[Tim Smit]] (Gollancz) 
* 1997 – ''[[Flora Britannica]]'' – [[Richard Mabey]] ([[Sinclair-Stevenson]]) 
* 1996 – ''[[The River Cafe Cookbook]]'' – [[Rose Gray]] and [[Ruth Rogers]] (Ebury Press) 
* 1995 – ''[[The Art Book]]'' (Phaidon Press) 
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===The TV and Film Book of the Year===
* 2007 – ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (novel)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' – [[Lauren Weisberger]] (HarperCollins) 
* 2006 – ''[[The Constant Gardener]]'' – [[John le Carré]] (Hodder & Stoughton) 
* 2005 – ''[[Himalaya (book)|Himalaya]]'' – [[Michael Palin]] (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
* 2004 – ''[[How Clean Is Your House? (book)|How Clean Is Your House?]]'' – [[Kim Woodburn]] and [[Aggie MacKenzie]] (Michael Joseph) 
* 2003 – ''[[What Not to Wear (book)|What Not to Wear]]'' – [[Trinny Woodall]] and [[Susannah Constantine]] (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

=== The Literary Fiction Award ===
* 2005 – ''[[Cloud Atlas (novel)|Cloud Atlas]]'' – [[David Mitchell (author)|David Mitchell]] (Sceptre) 
* 2004 – ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]'' – [[Mark Haddon]] (Jonathan Cape)

===The History Book of the Year===
* 2005 – ''[[William Pitt the Younger: A Biography]]'' – [[William Hague]] (HarperCollins) 
* 2004 – ''[[Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar]]'' – [[Simon Sebag Montefiore]] (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

=== The Sports Book of the Year ===
* 2007 – ''[[Gerrard: My Autobiography]]'' – [[Steven Gerrard]] (Bantam) 
* 2006 – ''[[Being Freddie]]'' – [[Andrew Flintoff]] (Hodder & Stoughton) 
* 2005 – ''[[Gazza: My Story]]'' – [[Paul Gascoigne]] (Headline)
* 2004 – ''[[Martin Johnson: The Autobiography]]'' – [[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]] (Headline)

===The deciBel Writer of the Year===
* 2007 – [[Jackie Kay]]
* 2006 – [[Diana Evans]]
* 2005 – [[Hari Kunzru]]

=== The Fastest Selling Biography of All Time ===
* 2004 – ''[[David Beckham: My Side|My Side]]'' – [[David Beckham]] (CollinsWillow)

===The Travel Writer of the Year===
* 1993 – [[Michael Palin]] – ''[[Pole to Pole (book)|Pole to Pole]]'' (BBC Books) 
* 1992 – [[Mark Shand]] – ''Travels on My Elephant'' (Jonathan Cape) 
* 1991 – [[V. S. Naipaul]] – ''India'' (Heinemann) 
* 1990 – [[Peter Mayle]] – ''[[A Year in Provence]]'' (Hamish Hamilton)

===The Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year===
* 1994 – [[Terry Pratchett]]

==See also==
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* [[List of British literary awards]]
* [[List of literary awards]]
* [[English literature]]
* [[British literature]]

==References==
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==External links==
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