The British Book Awards “celebrate the best books and authors in the UK publishing industry”
Evening Standard
FMcM’s 2023 cross-platform media campaign saw growth in broadcast, print and online coverage, securing both national and international press alongside dynamic coverage from our media partners. This year’s campaign led up to the annual British Book Awards gala at Grosvenor House Hotel, celebrating the publishing industry as a whole, with 32 awards spanning the categories of ‘Books, Authors and Illustrators’ and ‘Book Trade Awards’.
Overall Book of the Year
Menopausing
Davina McCall, with Dr Naomi Potter (HQ, HarperCollins)
Children’s Non-Fiction
supported by The Week Junior
A Better Day - Dr Alex George, illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond
(Wren & Rook, Hachette)
Author of the Year
sponsored by Montegrappa
Bonnie Garmus
Début Fiction
Trespasses - Louise Kennedy
(Bloomsbury Publishing)
Illustrator of Year
Alice Oseman
Children’s Illustrated
supported by Love Reading 4 Kids
Grandad’s Camper - Harry Woodgate
(Andersen Press)
Discover
supported by Magic Radio Book Club
I’m a Fan - Sheena Patel
(Rough Trade)
Non-Fiction: Narrative
supported by The Big Issue
Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne - Katherine Rundell
(Faber & Faber)
Crime & Thriller
supported by Scala Radio Book Club
The Twyford Code - Janice Hallett
(Viper Books, Profile Books)
Children’s Fiction
supported by The Week Junior
Tyger - SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean
(David Fickling Books)
Non-Fiction: Lifestyle & Illustrated
Menopausing - Davina McCall with Dr. Naomi Potter
(HQ , HarperCollins)
Fiction
supported by Good Housekeeping
Babel - R. F. Kuang
(Harper Voyager, HarperCollins)
Audiobook: Fiction
Young Mungo - Douglas Stuart
Narrated by Chris Reilly
(Picador, Pan Macmillan)
Audiobook: Non-Fiction
supported by Audiobookish
A Pocketful of Happiness - Richard E. Grant
(Gallery UK, Simon & Schuster)
Pageturner
supported by TikTok
Verity - Colleen Hoover
(Sphere Books, Little, Brown)
The Book Trade Awards
Small Press of the Year: Boldwood Books
Independent Bookshop of the Year: Griffin Books
Children’s Publisher of the Year: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books
Children’s Bookseller of the Year: Round Table / Waterstones
Marketing Strategy of the Year: Vicky Palmer and Lilly Cox, Lessons in Chemistry, Transworld
Book Retailer of the year: WHSmith Travel
Publicity Campaign of the Year: Alison Barrow, Lessons in Chemistry, Transworld
Editor of the Year: Natasha Bardon, HarperVoyager
Individual Bookseller of the Year: Carolynn Bain, Afrori Books
Literary Agent of the Year: Claire Wilson, RCW Literary Agency
Designer of the Year: Suzanne Dean, Vintage
The British Book Awards for Export: HarperCollins
Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year: Edinburgh University Press
Rights Professional of the Year: Richard King, Bookouture
Imprint of the Year: HarperVoyager, HarperCollins
Independent Publisher of the Year: Oneworld
Publisher of the Year: Simon & Schuster
Freedom to Publish: Salman Rushdie