PAST WINNERS


2025 What I Ate in One Year Fig Tree/Tucci


2024 Murdle Souvenir/Karber


2023


Menopausing HQ/McCall, Potter


2022 The Lyrics Allen Lane/McCartney


2021 Skincare HQ/Hirons


BOOK OF THE YEAR


Non-Fiction Lifestyle & Illustrated


Luke Sherlock – or, as he is known to his social media followers, @englishpilgrim – is bringing attention back to England’s incredible churches. His debut, Forgotten Churches, a gentle exploration of these buildings, their history and the communities around them, triumphed in this year’s category for its “brilliance” and “charm”. The judges applauded his “whistlestop tour” around some of England’s best ecclesiastical buildings and the partnership with illustrator Ioana Pioaru, whose incredibly detailed drawings illuminated Sherlock’s prose. Frances Lincoln’s “brave” and “inspiring” publishing made the title a standout.


The publisher created a svelte, covetable book that was a “gift for independent bookshops”. In true homage to the text, the team at Frances Lincoln organised events in churches and bookshops, including a launch event at the Silk Mill in Frome. The author’s independent bookshop, Sherlock & Pages, inspired the energetic grassroots campaign that made Forgotten Churches a success.


THE SHORTLIST


Always Remember CHARLIE MACKESY


Eat Yourself Healthy JAMIE OLIVER


Padella TIM SIADATAN


Protein in 15 JOE WICKS


To the Women DONNA ASHWORTH


Forgotten Churches Luke Sherlock, Ioana Pioaru (illustrator) FRANCES LINCOLN


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