At the heart of publishing since 1858
The British Book Awards 2019 celebrate the very best the book trade has to offer, from huge bestsellers to acclaimed niche titles and, most importantly, the creativity of the people whose work propels such successes
T
he British Book Awards are a high point of the book trade’s year. The time when we can come together to celebrate successful books and the work of those who are part of that success: the author (of course!), the agent, the publisher and the bookseller. Across the following pages you will find standout bestsellers like Becoming and The Ice Monster. But you will also find superb small operations like Small Press winner Wild Things
Publishing, and Edinburgh’s delightful indie bookshop Golden Hare. There are editors championing their authors. There are booksellers hand-selling everything from the latest Lee Child to a backlist favourite. The Awards are about achievement, but it’s not just the big numbers that impress. The
stories behind the sales figures show how the creative, committed, efforts of all parts of the ecosystem can do so much to elevate a "nearly made it" into a bestseller. We celebrate the books themselves and the people behind those books in this most vibrant of creative businesses. We are going through a period of dramatic change and disruption. Books are an
essential part of how civic society works through its responses. Books’ importance matters more than ever. But it’s not all serious. Judith Kerr’s Illustrator of the Year award highlights that the journey from a child being read to by her parent, through to an adult reading Sally Rooney’s Book of the Year Normal People on the bus, is a joyful one. Whether you are featured in these pages or not and whichever part of the book trade you work in, congratulations and thank you for getting more books into the hands of more readers.
NIGEL ROBY
PUBLISHER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE THE BOOKSELLER
WINNERS 2019 Judges’ Summary
Publisher of the Year Book Retailer of the Year
Independent Publisher of the Year Small Press of the Year
Independent Bookshop of the Year Individual Bookseller of the Year Children’s Publisher of the Year Children’s Bookseller of the Year Literary Agent of the Year Editor of the Year Imprint of the Year
Rights Professional of the Year
Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year Export Award
Marketing Strategy of the Year
04 07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29
31 33 35
Publicity Campaign of the Year Illustrator of the Year Author of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to the Book Trade
BOOKS OF THE YEAR Book of the Year
Children’s Fiction
37 39 40
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41 42
Children’s Illustrated & Non-Fiction 43 Audiobook Fiction
Fiction: Début
Fiction: Crime & Thriller Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Non-Fiction: Narrative
44 45 46 47 48 49
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