Win the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2018 shortlists!

The Books Are My Bag Readers Awards are back!

The Books Are My Bag Readers Awards are the only book awards curated by bookshops and voted for by booklovers. We're excited to celebrate this year's Readers Awards by giving away all the books on the shortlists – 56 fantastic reads! – to one lucky booklover.

This year's shortlists feature dazzling fiction, poignant non-fiction, brilliant breakthrough authors and magical children's books, from Matt Haig, Robin Stevens, Kamila Shamsie, and many more.

View the shortlists in full and vote for your favourite books (plus you'll be entered to win one of ten £100/€120 National Book Tokens).

5 Caboodle Points


Win the shortlist

This competition ended on 01/11/2018

Terms and Conditions

1 winner will win a copy of each of the books on the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2018 shortlist

  • No purchase necessary.
  • Only one entry per person will be accepted.
  • The prizes are non-transferable and there are no cash alternatives. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the specification of the prize or offer an alternative prize.
  • Closing date 11:59pm, Thursday 1st November 2018.
  • The competition is open to UK and Republic of Ireland residents except employees of the Booksellers Association and Book Tokens Ltd., and employees of participating bookshops.
  • Entrants must be aged 16 or over.
  • Entrants will automatically collect 5 Caboodle Points. Find out more about How Caboodle Works.
  • Entrants acknowledge that this competition is a game of chance, which does not involve exercising any skill or judgement.
  • Entrants agree to Book Tokens Ltd. using their details in post-competition publicity. Your details will not be used for any other purpose, or passed onto any third parties, unless specified. Winners’ details may be shared securely with a third-party in order to fulfil the dispatch of competition prizes.
  • We will contact winners by email. In the event of a winner not responding after 14 days, we reserve the right to allocate the prize to another winner.
  • The promoters’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Unsuccessful entrants will not be contacted.
  • Book Tokens Ltd. will only use your email address and other personal information as outlined in our privacy policy.
  • Promoter: Book Tokens Ltd, 6 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

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