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TikTok Book Awards 2024: Lisa Jewell and Rebecca Yarros scoop books of the year
Lisa Jewell, Rebecca Yarros and Talia Hibbert were among the winners at the TikTok Book Awards UK and Ireland 2024.
The awards celebrate the books, independent bookshops, authors and creators behind #BookTok and were voted for by 82,000 TikTok users, from a shortlist curated by a judging panel of industry experts including The Bookseller’s editor, Philip Jones.
Jewell’s None of This Is True took book of the year (UK & Ireland), while Yarros’ Fourth Wing won international book of the year. Hibbert was named BookTok breakthrough author and creator of the year went to Maisie Matilda.
This year’s judging panel included Jones, TikTok creator Jack Edwards, previous winner Eden Victoria, c.e.o of the Publishers Association Dan Conway, Black British Book Festival c.e.o Selina Brown, author Samantha Shannon and author and presenter Sara Cox.
Melissa McFarlane, operations manager at TikTok UK & Nordics, said: "This year’s longlist was a true celebration of what makes the BookTok ecosystem unique, from romantasy epics to our much-loved local book shops! We also want to recognise and thank every single person who voted in app."
She added: "It has been humbling to see the impact this community of book lovers is having not only on the sales and discovery of books, but the lives of new authors and young readers. We cannot wait to see what the future has in store for literature fans everywhere!”
This year’s winners in full:
Book of the Year (UK & Ireland)
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
Book of the Year (International)
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
BookTok Breakthrough Author
@TaliaHibbert
BookTok Creator of the Year
@Maisie_Matilda
BookTok Rising Star Creator
@JPreads6
Indie Bookshop of the Year
The Bookshop by the Sea
TikTok Shop Book of the Year
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
