British Book Awards

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The British Book Awards or Nibbies are literary awards 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 .[1] The award was then acquired by Agile Marketing which renamed it the National Book Awards with headline sponsors Galaxy National Book Awards (2010–2011) (sponsored by Galaxy) and Specsavers National Book Awards (2012–2014) (sponsored by Specsavers).[2] There were no National Book Awards after 2014.[3] In 2017 the award was acquired by The Bookseller and renamed to the original British Book Awards or Nibbies.[1]

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 combined The Nibbies with its retail awards to produce The Bookseller Industry Awards (winners not listed in this article). In 2017 The British Book Industry Awards were renamed as The British Book Awards after it acquired the National Book Awards from Agile Marketing.[1]

It is known as the Nibbies because of the golden nib-shaped trophy given to winners.[4]

Award winners[]

Author of the Year[]

  • 2020 – Bernardine Evaristo[5]
  • 2019 – Lee Child[6]
  • 2018 – Philip Pullman[7]

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.

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.

Début Book of the Year[]

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

Fiction Book of the Year[]

Previously called Popular Fiction Award. Name changed to Popular Fiction Book of the Year in 2010. Name changed to Fiction Book of the Year in 2017.

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. Name changed to Crime & Thriller Book of the Year in 2017.

Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year[]

  • 2021 - Skincare: The Ultimate No-Nonsense Guide by Caroline Hirons[8]
  • 2020 – Pinch of Nom by Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson[18]
  • 2019 – Bosh! by Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
  • 2018 – 5 Ingredients by Jamie Oliver
  • 2017 – Hello, is this planet Earth? by Tim Peake

Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year[]

Bestseller Award[]

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

Retired awards[]

The following awards are no longer active.

Biography/Autobiography of the Year[]

Previously called Biography of the Year. Name changed to Biography/Autobiography of the Year in 2010.

  • 2014 – Please, Mister PostmanAlan Johnson[12]
  • 2013 – David Jason: My LifeDavid Jason (Random House)[13]
  • 2012 – My Animals and Other FamilyClare Balding[14]
  • 2011 – Charles DickensClaire Tomalin
  • 2010 – The Fry ChroniclesStephen Fry
  • 2009 – Dreams from My FatherBarack Obama (Canongate)
  • 2008 – My Booky WookRussell Brand (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • 2007 – The Sound of LaughterPeter Kay (Century)
  • 2006 – Sharon Osbourne (Time Warner)
  • 2005 – My LifeBill Clinton (Hutchinson)
  • 2004 – ToastNigel Slater (Fourth Estate)
  • 2003 – Roy Jenkins (Pan)

Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year[]

Audiobook of the Year[]

Food & Drink Book of the Year[]

Paperback of the Year[]

Outstanding Achievement[]

Previously called the Lifetime Achievement Award (1993–2009). Renamed to Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010.

  • 2014 – Mary Berry[12]
  • 2013 – (no award)
  • 2012 – Ian Rankin[14]
  • 2011 – Jackie Collins
  • 2010 – Martin Amis and Terry Pratchett
  • 2009 – (no award)
  • 2008 – J. K. Rowling
  • 2007 – John Grisham
  • 2006 – Jamie Oliver
  • 2005 – Sir John Mortimer
  • 2004 – Sir David Attenborough
  • 2003 – Alan Bennett
  • 2002 –
  • 2001 – Ernest Hecht
  • 2000 – Spike Milligan
  • 1999 – Maeve Binchy
  • 1998 – Jilly Cooper
  • 1997 –
  • 1996 – Wilbur Smith
  • 1995 – Delia Smith
  • 1994 – Catherine Cookson
  • 1993 – Dr. D. G. Hessayon

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.

International Author of the Year[]

Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year[]

The Children's Author of the Year[]

Illustrated Children's Book of the Year[]

Illustrated Book of the Year[]

The TV and Film Book of the Year[]

The Literary Fiction Award[]

The History Book of the Year[]

The Sports Book of the Year[]

  • 2007 – Steven Gerrard (Bantam)
  • 2006 – Andrew Flintoff (Hodder & Stoughton)
  • 2005 – Paul Gascoigne (Headline)
  • 2004 – Martin Johnson (Headline)

The deciBel Writer of the Year[]

The Fastest Selling Biography of All Time[]

  • 2004 – David Beckham (CollinsWillow)

The Travel Writer of the Year[]

  • 1993 – Michael PalinPole to Pole (BBC Books)
  • 1992 – Mark ShandTravels on my Elephant (Jonathan Cape)
  • 1991 – V. S. NaipaulIndia (Heinemann)
  • 1990 – Peter MayleA Year in Provence (Hamish Hamilton)

The Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year[]

  • 1994 – Terry Pratchett

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The British Book Awards – a History". The Bookseller. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "About the awards". nationalbookawards.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012. 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.
  3. ^ "Home page". National Book Awards. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. There will be no event during 2015 and no date yet set for title submissions.
  4. ^ "About the British Book Awards". The Bookseller. 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Flood, Alison (30 June 2020). "Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bookseller Staff (13 May 2019). "Sally Rooney's Normal People takes Book of the Year at British Book Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Pullman Wins British Book Awards". Locus. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Waite-Taylor, Eva (May 13, 2021). "British Book Awards winners: From first-time writers to a teenage activist and a skincare guru". The Independent. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist Wins Specsavers Book Of The Year 2014 Award". National Book Awards. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ^ Press Association (26 December 2013). "Neil Gaiman novel wins Book of the Year". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  11. ^ Flood, Alison (26 December 2012). "Fifty Shades of Grey voted the most popular book of 2012". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Flood, Alison (27 November 2014). "David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Neil Gaiman Wins Specsavers Book of the Year 2013!". nationalbookawards.co.uk. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k Flood, Alison (5 December 2012). "EL James comes out on top at National Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Fiction: Début Book of the Year". The British Book Awards. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  16. ^ "British Book Awards 2020 winners announced". James Murua's Literary Blog. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Fiction Début of the Year". The British Book Awards. 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b "Candice Carty-Williams named first black woman to win top book prize". The Irish News. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mary Berry wins outstanding achievement book award". BBC News. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  20. ^ "JK Rowling Biography". Biography Channel. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013. Rowling was named Author of The Year at the British Book Awards in 2000.
  21. ^ "Entertainment Bainbridge author of the year". BBC. 5 February 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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