The BBA’s “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”.

Book of the Year- Fiction

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Babel - R. F. Kuang

(Harper Voyager, HarperCollins)

Non-Fiction Book of the Year- Debut

Trespasses - Louise Kennedy

(Bloomsbury Publishing)

Book of the Year - Children’s Illustrated

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Grandad’s Camper- Harry Woodgate

(Andersen Press)

Book of the Year- Discover

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I’m a Fan- Sheena Patel

(Rough Trade)

Audiobook of the Year - Fiction

Young Mungo- Douglas Stuart

Narrated by Chris Reilly

(Picador, Pan Macmillan)

Book of the Year - Non-Fiction Narrative

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Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne - Katherine Rundell

(Faber & Faber)

Book of the Year- Crime & Thriller

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The Twyford Code - Janice Hallett

(Viper Books, Profile Books)

Audiobook of the Year - Non - Fiction

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A Pocketful of Happiness - Richard E. Grant

(Gallery UK, Simon & Schuster)

Book of the Year - Children’s Fiction

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Tyger - SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean

(David Fickling Books)

Book of the Year- Pageturner

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Verity - Colleen Hoover

(Sphere Books, Little, Brown)

Book of the Year- Non - Fiction Lifestyle & Illustrated

Menopausing - Davina McCall with Dr. Naomi Potter

(HQ , HarperCollins)

Book of the Year - Children’s Non-Fiction