8 award-winning books to add to your collection
This year’s British Book Awards winners were announced on 29th June in a virtual ceremony. To celebrate 30 years of The British Book Awards, we're delighted to give away a set of all 8 Books of the Year 2020.
The British Book Awards, affectionately known as the "Nibbies" after the golden pen nib trophy, represent the best of the book trade. First launched in 1990, the British Book Awards showcase and celebrate the best books, the best bookshops and the best publishers. This year saw female authors champion above the rest, including Candice Carty-Williams who won Overall Book of the Year for Queenie.
Here are the outstanding Books of the Year 2020 that you could win:
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (CD Audiobook)
Winner of the Audiobook of the Year
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Winner of Début Book of the Year and Overall Book of the Year
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Winner of Fiction Book of the Year
The Smeds and The Smoos by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Winner of Children’s Non-fiction & Illustrated Book of the Year
Pinch of Nom by Kate Allison and Kay Featherstone
Winner of Non-fiction ‘Lifestyle’ Book of the Year
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Winner of Children’s Fiction Book of the Year
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Winner of Crime & Thriller Book of the Year
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Winner of Non-fiction ‘Narrative’ Book of the Year
Want to find out more about these books? Read all the book reviews for each of the titles from across the newspapers, literary magazines and wider media.
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