The British Book Awards 2025
Mon May 12, 2025
17:00 - 01:00
JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London and Online35 years celebrating books and the people who make them
The British Book Awards - aka The Nibbies - is a celebration of books and the people who make them.
It champions the world of reading by showcasing the authors and illustrators who have stirred our hearts and awoken our minds, and the industry behind the scenes who bring them to readers
At its core, the Awards acknowledges the profound connection between the books, their makers and their audience. It highlights the creativity, passion and power that occur when an entire industry unites to connect readers to stories.
The Book of the Year shortlists have been announced!
For any queries, email awards@thebookseller.com
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We champion great storytelling.
We celebrate the people behind the books.
We showcase the role of books in society.
We promote connection in the book trade.
Nibbies News
Library of the Year regional and county winners revealed
The Library of the Year category is revived for the 2025 British Book Awards after an absence of eight years. This shortlist is made up of the winners in the regional and country round of the Award, from shortlists of 36.
Nibbies Book of the Year shortlists announced
The 2025 shortlist for the Book of the Year Nibbies have been announced!
Shortlists
Nibbies Past Winners
Nibbies Podcast: Kate Mosse
7 May 2024 | 0 hr 31 min | Download
In this episode, Kate Mosse talks with host Hannah MacInnes about her novel Ghost Ship, shortlisted for Book of the Year: Fiction.
Nibbies Podcast: Katherine Rundell
8 May 2024 | 0 hr 27 min | Download
This episode, host Hannah MacInnes is in conversation with Katherine Rundell, shortlisted for the Book of the Year: Children’s Fiction
Nibbies Media
Nibbies Podcast
Nibbies winners and shortlistees discuss their entire publishing journey, from the author's mind to the reader's hand’
Watch the 2024 highlights in the Nibbies Studio
Part of our growing archive of video interviews of previous winners of The British Book Awards
Nibbies photo gallery
Stunning high-res photography from recent Nibbies awards ceremonies
Featured JudgesView All
Cariad Lloyd
Mary Portas
Ramzee
Katherine Rundell
Vogue Williams
Nihal Arthanayake
Bea Carvalho
Reeta Chakrabarti
Coco Hagi
Bonnie Garmus
Cariad Lloyd
Mary Portas
Ramzee
Katherine Rundell
Vogue Williams
Nihal Arthanayake
Bea Carvalho
Reeta Chakrabarti
Coco Hagi
Bonnie Garmus
2025’s judges come from the world of television, podcasts, retail and social media, and include celebrated authors, illustrators, journalists and trade professionals. These are voracious readers with an extraordinary breadth of knowledge, who love the world of books and the people who make them. Find out more about the judges.
Featured Judges
Nihal Arthanayake
Bea Carvalho
Reeta Chakrabarti
Coco Hagi
Bonnie Garmus
Cariad Lloyd
Mary Portas
Ramzee
Katherine Rundell
Vogue Williams
Judges
Nancy Adimora
Jamilah Ahmed
Arifa Akbar
Monica Ali
Syima Aslam
Will Atkinson
Anna Bassi
Sanchita Basu De Sarkar
Kate Bland
Lauren Brown
Selina Brown
Matt Cain
Caroline Carpenter
Ova Ceren
Radzi Chinyanganya
Matthew Cornford
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
Zoey Dixon
Sean Edwards
Charlotte Eyre
Kelli Fairbrother
Julie Finch
Molly Flatt
Alison Flood
Lucy Foley
Anna Frame
Katie Fraser
Jonny Gallant
Nikita Gill
Georgina Godwin
Sarah Gwonyoma
Joe Haddow
David Headley
Anna Hervé
Anwen Hooson
Orla Houston-Jibo
Eric Huang
Suraka Jane
Nicolette Jones
Philip Jones
Jake Kerridge
Jenn Li
Hannah MacInnes
James McConnachie
Cat Mitchell
Zubs J. Malik
Laura Mucha
Karen Napier
Fiona Noble
Leena Norms
Jonathan Nowell
Alice O'Keeffe
Natasha Onwuemezi
Alice Oseman
Lynsey Passmore
Donna Payne
Nina Pottell
Camilla Reid
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Miriam Robinson
Joel Rochester
Iain Rushworth
Imogen Russell Williams
Adam Rutherford
Chrissy Ryan
Rhik Samadder
Caroline Sanderson
Susan Sandon
Claire Shanahan
Lisa Smosarski
Truda Spruyt
Jasper Sutcliffe
Sandra Taylor
Shannon Thomas
Johanna Thomas-Corr
Mark Thornton
Tom Tivnan
Zool Verjee
Julie Vuong
Gervais Williams
Hannah Witton
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