The annual Nibbies showcase the best of the British book industry. The British Book Awards book of the past 30 years longlist. “Contrary to what you might expect, the list is not dominated by names that were already established,” he said, “but by books such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Northern Lights, The Art Book, Longitude, Fifty Shades of Grey, The Curious Incident ... and Brick Lane that did something remarkable in their moment, beginning a trend, launching a brand, or revitalising their publisher,.”. On winning the award, Carty-Williams said: “I don’t quite know how I feel about winning book of the year; I’m proud of myself, yes, and grateful to the incredible team that helped me get Queenie out of my head and onto the shelves. The eight shortlists for the 2020 Nibbies have been revealed. This isn’t the first prize Carty-Williams has won for Queenie. Delia Smith’s Christmas (BBC Books) | 1991. The British Book Awards (aka The Nibbies) is the most important awards for the trade and has been running since 1990. Candice Carty Williams’ debut novel Queenie has been named as Book of the Year at this year’s British Book Awards (Nibbies) - making her the first black author to win the prestigious prize. Pagination. Philip Jones, editor of the Bookseller and chair of the judges at the British Book awards, said the prizes were intended to “celebrate the best of writing and publishing: the books that defined their genre or launched a trend”. The cream of the last 30 years’ literary writing is represented by titles including Zadie Smith’s debut novel White Teeth, Mantel’s Booker-winning Wolf Hall, and Monica Ali’s Brick Lane. British Book Award 2020 Books of the Year Winners. In some years, the publishing was so strong that more than one title made the final line-up – 1998 boasts three entries: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding, and Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. Other shortlists include Audiobook Book of the Year; Children’s Fiction Book of the Year; Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year; Children’s Illustrated & Non-fiction Book of the Year. Full shortlists are published on The Bookseller. The team were looking for “titles that combined quality with sales, but also longevity; the books that defined their year and the publishing that followed”. In fact, besides illustrator Axel Scheffler who won the title of Best Children’s Illustrated and Non-Fiction alongside collaborator, Julia Donaldson, every major prize was won by a woman at this year’s awards. The eight shortlists for the 2020 Nibbies have been revealed. All shortlists categories announced – 17th June 2020 The Telegraph Sports Book Awards digital announcement – 15th July 2020. The official site for the BRIT Awards 2021 Latest news, videos and pictures. Queenie, which was released in April 2019 to much praise, was also named as Debut Book of the Year during the virtual ceremony. Obama is featured for his memoir, Dreams from My Father, while EL James appears with Fifty Shades of Grey. For the Book of the Year title, Queenie trumped the likes of Booker Prize winning Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (which was named as the Fiction Book of the Year and Evaristo also won Author of the Year). Tyson Fury does the double at the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards, as England Coach Eddie Jones wins The Rugby Writers’ Award . Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? The London author won for debut novel Queenie, The latest lifestyle, fashion and travel trends, Register with your social account or click here to log in. “In that respect, [Twilight author Stephenie] Meyer is to vampire romance what Mantel is to history, both are masters of their craft and industry movers and shakers,” he added. Zadie Smith, Philip Pullman and JK Rowling. British Book Awards: 2020 shortlists . Candice Carty Williams’ debut novel Queenie has been named as Book of the Year at this year’s British Book Awards (Nibbies) - making her the first black author to win the prestigious prize. British Book Awards 2020 A selection of the winners and short listed titles for this year's British Book Awards. The audiobook prize went to The Testaments by Margaret Atwood while the Nonfiction Narrative was won by the much-lauded Three Women by Lisa Taddeo . JK Rowling has won the ’30 From 30′ award, a special category for the 30th anniversary of the British Book Awards. I’m also sad and confused that I’m the first black and female author to have won this award since it began. You can still place a hold on the title, and your hold will be automatically filled as soon as the title is available again. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device, as described in our, Book Processing Charges Now Part of Knowledge Unlatched & OpenAPC Dataset, Gender Equality in Research Journal Publishing, Virtual Research Environment for Preservation Tools, The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman, Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay, Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PerezThree Women by Lisa Taddeo. The list was drawn up by the Bookseller, with contributions from publishers and book industry experts. Awards News. Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone won the Nonfiction Lifestyle category for their cookbook, Pinch of Nom, and the Crime and Thriller section was won by Oyinkan Braithwaite for her novel, My Sister the Serial Killer. × Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget. Despite recent backlash on social media after trans comments , J K Rowling also made an appearance at the awards, held yesterday afternoon, to accept the special ‘30 from 30’ award in honour of the British Book Awards 30th anniversary for her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A Year in Provence, Peter Mayle (Penguin) | 1990, Delia Smith’s Christmas (BBC Books) | 1991, Wild Swans, Jung Chang (William Collins) | 1992, Longitude, Dava Sobel (Fourth Estate) | 1997, Northern Lights, Philip Pullman (Scholastic) | 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, JK Rowling (Bloomsbury) | 1998, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding (Picador) | 1998, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières (Vintage) | 1998, The Illustrated Mum, Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt (Doubleday) | 2000, White Teeth, Zadie Smith (Penguin) | 2001, Sahara, Michael Palin (Weidenfeld Nicholson) | 2003, Brick Lane, Monica Ali (Transworld) | 2004, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Mark Haddon (David Fickling) | 2004, The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold (Picador) | 2004, The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Transworld) | 2005, The Gruffalo’s Child, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) | 2005, The Sound of Laughter, Peter Kay (Century) | 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury) | 2008, Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) | 2009, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Quercus) | 2009, Dreams From My Father, Barack Obama (Canongate) | 2009, Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel (Fourth Estate) | 2010, How to Be a Woman, Caitlin Moran (Ebury) | 2011, Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James (Cornerstone) | 2012, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman (HarperFiction) | 2018, Normal People, Sally Rooney (Faber) | 2019, The Lost Words, Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane (Hamish Hamilton) | 2018, 5 Ingredients, Jamie Oliver (Michael Joseph) | 2018. Alongside traditional categories such as fiction and non-fiction there are also awards for best bookshop, best publisher and more. She wins for ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.’ Image: British Book Awards. When many of the books were first published their authors were not the big, established names they are today, said Jones. Novelists rub shoulders with presidents, chefs, comedians and thriller megastars on longlist to define the title with the biggest impact on the book world, Last modified on Fri 14 Feb 2020 01.12 EST. The annual Nibbies showcase the best of the British book industry. See our note on recent updates to the campaign here. 2020 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS. [Privacy/Cookies Policy], This website uses cookies to improve your user experience. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? The shortlist for Fiction Book of the Year. Chosen from past winners, the longlist of 30 titles “makes for a compelling history of the book trade”, said the Bookseller, which runs the awards, ranging from Peter Mayle’s memoir about his move to rural France, A Year in Provence, which is the earliest contender for the prize, to Jamie Oliver’s cookbook 5 Ingredients, which took the nonfiction award in 2018. 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