The Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards are annual

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award c ...

s presented by the Booksellers Association in the UK and Ireland since 2016. They are sponsored by National Book Tokens.

History and administration

The awards were launched at the 2016 Booksellers Association conference with the aim of being the first literary awards voted for by the public. A shortlist of books are voted for by bookshops who are members of the Booksellers Association, and the winner of each category is chosen by an online public vote, with over 40,000 people voting in the 2017 awards. The ceremony takes place in November in Foyles bookshop in London. In 2016, the awards are presented in seven categories of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography & Autobiography, Children's, Beautiful Book, Breakthrough Author and Readers' Choice. In 2017, there are three more categories presented which are Novel, Young Adult and Middle Grade.

Shortlist and winners

{, class="wikitable" ! Year !! Category !! Shortlists !! Winner , - , rowspan="37" , 2016 , rowspan="5" , Fiction , '' Grief Is the Thing with Feathers'' by Max Porter , rowspan="5" , '' Grief Is the Thing with Feathers'' by Max Porter , - , '' The Green Road'' by Anne Enright , - , ''The Muse'' by Jessie Burton , - , ''This Must Be the Place'' by Maggie O'Farrell , - , ''The Trouble with Goats and Sheep'' by Joanna Cannon , - , rowspan="6" , Non-Fiction , '' It's All in Your Head'' by Suzanne O'Sullivan , rowspan="6" , '' Reasons to Stay Alive'' by

Matt Haig Matt Haig (born 3 July 1975) is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre. Early life Haig was born on 3 July 1975 in Sheffield. He grew ...

, - , ''Landmarks'' by Robert Macfarlane , - , '' Reasons to Stay Alive'' by

, - , '' SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome'' by Mary Beard , - , ''The Silk Roads'' by Peter Frankopan , - , '' When Breath Becomes Air'' by Paul Kalanithi , - , rowspan="6" , Biography & Autobiography , ''Alive Alive Oh!'' by Diana Athill , rowspan="6" , '' The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island''
by

Bill Bryson William McGuire Bryson ( ; born 8 December 1951) is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has be ...

, - , '' At the Existentialist Café'' by Sarah Bakewell , - , ''Fingers in the Sparkle Jar'' by Chris Packham , - , '' The Invention of Nature'' by Andrea Wulf , - , '' The Last Act of Love'' by Cathy Rentzenbrink , - , '' The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island''
by

, - , rowspan="6" , Children's , '' Beetle Boy'' by M. G. Leonard , rowspan="6" , ''The Detective Dog'' by Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie , - , ''

One 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

'' by Sarah Crossan , - , ''The Bear and the Piano'' by David Litchfield , - , ''The Day the Crayons Came Home''
by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers , - , ''The Detective Dog'' by Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie , - , ''The Rest of Us Just Live Here'' by Patrick Ness , - , rowspan="5" , Beautiful Book , ''Cartes Postales from Greece'' by Victoria Hislop , rowspan="5" , '' The Essex Serpent'' by Sarah Perry , - , '' Golden Hill'' by Francis Spufford , - , '' Hag-Seed'' by

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...

, - , ''Herbarium'' by Caz Hildebrand , - , '' The Essex Serpent'' by Sarah Perry , - , rowspan="8" , Breakthrough Author , Abi Elphinstone , rowspan="8" , Joanna Cannon , - , Amy Liptrot , - , Andrew Michael Hurley , - , Han Kang , - , Joanna Cannon , - , Kit de Waal , - , Lisa McInerney , - , Rowan Hisayo Buchanan , - , Readers' Choice , , '' The Good Immigrant'' edited by

Nikesh Shukla Nikesh Shukla (born 8 July 1980) is a British people, British author and screenwriter. His writing focuses on race, racism, identity, and immigration. He is the editor of the 2016 collection of essays ''The Good Immigrant'', which features contr ...

, - , rowspan="43" , 2017 , rowspan="6" , Popular Fiction , '' Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine'' by Gail Honeyman , rowspan="6" , '' How to Stop Time'' by

, - , '' How to Stop Time'' by

, - , ''

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

'' by Robert Harris , - , '' The Dry'' by Jane Harper , - , ''The Keeper of Lost Things'' by Ruth Hogan , - , '' The Power'' by Naomi Alderman , - , rowspan="6" , Non-Fiction , '' East West Street'' by Philippe Sands , rowspan="6" , '' This Is Going to Hurt'' by Adam Kay , - , ''Scribbles in the Margins'' by Daniel Gray , - , '' The Adversary'' by Emmanuel Carrère , - , '' This Is Going to Hurt'' by Adam Kay , - , ''Travels with my Sketchbook'' by Chris Riddell , - , '' Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race''
by Reni Eddo-Lodge , - , rowspan="6" , Novel , ''Birdcage Walk'' by Helen Dunmore , rowspan="6" , '' The Underground Railroad'' by

Colson Whitehead Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 in literature, 1999 debut ''The Intuitionist''; ''The Underground Railroad (novel), The Underground Railroad'' (2016) ...

, - , '' Conversations with Friends'' by

Sally Rooney Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published four novels: ''Conversations with Friends'' (2017), ''Normal People'' (2018), ''Beautiful World, Where Are You'' (2021), and ''Intermezzo (novel), Interm ...

, - , '' Hot Milk'' by Deborah Levy , - , '' Swing Time'' by

Zadie Smith Zadie Smith (born Sadie; 25 October 1975) is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, ''White Teeth'' (2000), immediately became a best-seller and won a number of awards. She became a tenured professor in the ...

, - , ''The End We Start From'' by Megan Hunter , - , '' The Underground Railroad'' by

, - , rowspan="6" , Young Adult , ''Piglettes'' by Clémentine Beauvais , rowspan="6" , '' The Hate U Give'' by Angie Thomas , - , ''Release'' by Patrick Ness , - , '' Ink'' by Alice Broadway , - , '' The Hate U Give'' by Angie Thomas , - , ''Things a Bright Girl Can Do'' by Sally Nicholls , - , ''Welcome to Nowhere'' by Elizabeth Laird , - , rowspan="6" , Middle Grade , ''Letters From the Lighthouse'' by Emma Carroll , rowspan="6" , ''Letters From the Lighthouse'' by Emma Carroll , - , ''Moonlocket'' by Peter Bunzl , - , ''Radio Boy'' by Christian O'Connell , - , ''The Explorer'' by Katherine Rundell , - , ''The Guggenheim Mystery'' by Robin Stephens and Siobhan Dowd , - , ''Who Let the Gods Out'' by Maz Evans , - , rowspan="6" , Beautiful Book , ''As Kingfishers Catch Fire'' by Alex Preston and Neil Gower , rowspan="6" , ''The Lost Words'' by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris , - , '' Homegoing'' by Yaa Gyasi , - , ''Ravilious & Co'' by Andy Friend , - , ''Tangleweed and Brine'' by Deirdre Sullivan , - , ''The Bedlam Stacks'' by Natasha Pulley , - , ''The Lost Words'' by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris , - , rowspan="6" , Breakthrough Author , Abir Mukherjee , rowspan="6" , Kae Tempest , - , Édouard Louis , - , Fiona Mozley , - , Harriet Cummings , - , Kae Tempest , - , Mary Paulson-Ellis , - , Readers' Choice , , '' This Is Going to Hurt'' by Adam Kay , - , rowspan="46" , 2018 , rowspan="6" , Novel , '' Home Fire'' by Kamila Shamsie , rowspan="6" , '' The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle'' by Stuart Turton , - , ''Midwinter Break'' by Bernard MacLaverty , - , ''The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock'' by Imogen Hermes Gowar , - , ''The Music Shop'' by Rachel Joyce , - , '' The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle'' by Stuart Turton , - , ''Tin Man'' by Sarah Winman , - , rowspan="6" , Non-Fiction , '' Educated'' by Tara Westover , rowspan="6" , '' The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken''
by The Secret Barrister , - , '' How Not to Be a Boy'' by

Robert Webb Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He rose to prominence alongside David Mitchell as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. Mitchell and Webb starred in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Peep Show' ...

, - , ''I Am, I Am, I Am'' by Maggie O'Farrell , - , ''Notes on a Nervous Planet'' by

, - , ''The Diary of a Bookseller'' by Shaun Bythell , - , '' The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken''
by The Secret Barrister , - , rowspan="6" , Poetry , ''100 Poems'' by

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish Irish poetry, poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is ''Death of a Naturalist'' (1966), his first m ...

, rowspan="6" , ''The Last Hedgehog'' by Pam Ayres , - , ''England: Poems from a School'' edited by Kate Clanchy , - , ''Off the Shelf'' edited by

Carol Ann Duffy Dame Carol Ann Duffy (born 23 December 1955) is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is a professor of contemporary poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Poet Laureate in May 2009, and her term expired in 2019. She wa ...

, - , ''She Must Be Mad'' by Charly Cox , - , ''The Last Hedgehog'' by Pam Ayres , - , ''The Poetry Pharmacy'' by William Sieghart , - , rowspan="6" , Young Adult , '' A Skinful of Shadows'' by Frances Hardinge , rowspan="6" , '' La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One''
by Philip Pullman , - , ''A Sky Painted Gold'' by Laura Wood , - , ''Bookshop Girl'' by Chloe Coles , - , '' Children of Blood and Bone'' by Tomi Adeyemi , - , '' La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One''
by Philip Pullman , - , '' Where the World Ends'' by

Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's literature, children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including ''Peter Pan in Scarlet'' (2004), the official sequel to ''Peter and Wendy, Peter Pan'' commissi ...

, - , rowspan="6" , Middle Grade , ''A Spoonful of Murder'' by Robin Stevens , rowspan="6" , ''The Storm Keeper's Island'' by Catherine Doyle , - , ''Brightstorm'' by Vashti Hardy , - , '' Nevermoor'' by Jessica Townsend , - , ''Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different''
by Ben Brooks and Quinton Winter , - , ''The 1,000-year-old Boy'' by Ross Welford , - , ''The Storm Keeper's Island'' by Catherine Doyle , - , rowspan="6" , Beautiful Book , ''A Sky Painted Gold'' by Laura Wood , rowspan="6" , ''Virago Modern Classics 40th anniversary series''
designed by Hannah Wood, illustrated by Yehrin Tong , - , ''Bookworm'' by

Lucy Mangan Lucy Mangan (born 1974) is a British journalist and author. She is a columnist, features writer and TV critic for ''The Guardian'' and an opinion writer for '' i'' news. Early life and education Mangan was born in 1974 and grew up in Catford, ...

, - , ''Life in the Garden'' by Penelope Lively , - , ''The Librarian'' by Salley Vickers , - , ''The Wood: The Life & Times of Cockshutt Wood''
by John Lewis-Stempel , - , ''Virago Modern Classics 40th anniversary series''
designed by Hannah Wood, illustrated by Yehrin Tong , - , rowspan="8" , Breakthrough Author , A J Pearce , rowspan="8" , Sarah J. Harris , - , Joe Heap , - , Laura Carlin , - , Polly Clark , - , Preti Taneja , - , Sarah J. Harris , - , Sophie Mackintosh , - , Tommy Orange , - , Readers' Choice , , '' Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine'' by Gail Honeyman , - , Outstanding Contribution to Bookselling , , Vivian Archer, Newham Bookshop , - , rowspan="44" , 2019 , rowspan="6" , Fiction , ''Lanny'' by Max Porter , rowspan="6" , ''

Circe In Greek mythology, Circe (; ) is an enchantress, sometimes considered a goddess or a nymph. In most accounts, Circe is described as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse (mythology), Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast kn ...

'' by Madeline Miller , - , ''

'' by Madeline Miller , - , '' An American Marriage'' by Tayari Jones , - , ''The Binding'' by Bridget Collins , - , ''Leonard and Hungry Paul'' by Ronan Hession , - , '' Washington Black'' by Esi Edugyan , - , rowspan="6" , Non-Fiction , ''The Salt Path'' by Raynor Winn , rowspan="6" , '' Becoming'' by

Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama ( Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017, being married to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United Stat ...

, - , ''Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm'' by Isabella Tree , - , '' No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference'' by

Greta Thunberg Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3January 2003) is a Swedish climate activist, climate and political activist initially known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to climate change mitigation, mitigate the effec ...

, - , '' Becoming'' by

, - , '' Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men'' by Caroline Criado Perez , - , '' A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings'' by Helen Jukes , - , rowspan="6" , Poetry , '' The Flame'' by

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout his work include faith and mortality, isolation and depression, betrayal and redemption, soc ...

, rowspan="6" , '' The Flame'' by

, - , ''Poems to Fall in Love With'' by Chris Riddell , - , ''The Poetry Pharmacy Returns'' by William Sieghart , - , ''The Black Flamingo'' by Dean Atta , - , ''The Girl Aquarium'' by Jen Campbell , - , ''A Year of Nature Poems'' by Joseph Coelho and Kelly Louise Judd , - , rowspan="6" , Young Adult , '' On the Come Up'' by Angie Thomas , rowspan="6" , ''Toffee'' by Sarah Crossan , - , ''"I Will Not Be Erased": Our stories about growing up as people of colour'' by gal-dem , - , ''Proud'' by various authors with foreword by Juno Dawson , - , ''Toffee'' by Sarah Crossan , - , ''Becoming Dinah'' by Kit de Waal , - , '' Heartstopper Volume 1'' by Alice Oseman , - , rowspan="6" , Children's Fiction , '' Julián Is a Mermaid'' by Jessica Love , rowspan="6" , ''No Ballet Shoes In Syria'' by Catherine Bruton , - , ''Malamander'' by Thomas Taylor , - , ''Tilly and the Bookwanderers'' by Anna James , - , ''No Ballet Shoes In Syria'' by Catherine Bruton , - , ''Rumblestar'' by Abi Elphinstone , - , ''The Good Thieves'' by Katherine Rundell , - , rowspan="6" , Beautiful Book , ''

'' by Madeline Miller , rowspan="6" , ''The Binding'' by Bridget Collins , - , ''The Binding'' by Bridget Collins , - , ''The Lost Words: Spell Songs'' by various including Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris , - , ''How To Eat a Peach'' by Diana Henry , - , ''Migrations: Open Hearts, Open Borders'' with foreword by Shaun Tan , - , ''All the Ways to be Smart'' by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys , - , rowspan="6" , Breakthrough Author , Candice Carty-Williams , rowspan="6" ,

, - , Raynor Winn , - , Ocean Vuong , - , Onjali Q. Raúf , - ,

, - , Kerry Hudson , - , Readers' Choice , , '' Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men'' by Caroline Criado Perez , - , Outstanding Contribution to Bookselling , , Trevor Goul-Wheeker, former chairman at Blackwell's , - , rowspan="26" , 2020 , rowspan="5" , Fiction , ''Boy Parts'' by Eliza Clark , rowspan="5" , ''The Devil and the Dark Water'' by Stuart Turton , - , ''The Devil and the Dark Water'' by Stuart Turton , - , ''Kim Ji-young, Born 1982'' by Cho Nam-joo , - , '' The Vanishing Half'' by Brit Bennett , - , ''

Weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloud cover, cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmo ...

'' by Jenny Offill , - , rowspan="4" , Non-Fiction , ''The Dance Cure'' by Dr Peter Lovatt , rowspan="4" , ''Diary of a Young Naturalist'' by Dara McAnulty , - , ''Diary of a Young Naturalist'' by Dara McAnulty , - , '' Humankind: A Hopeful History'' by Rutger Bregman , - , '' Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent'' by Priyamvada Gopal , - , rowspan="4" , Poetry , ''Homie'' by Danez Smith , rowspan="4" , ''Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: An Animal Poem
for Every Day of the Year'' by Britta Teckentrup and Fiona Waters , - , ''Seagull Seagull'' by James K. Baxter , - , ''Sylvanian Family'' by Summer Young , - , ''Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright: An Animal Poem
for Every Day of the Year'' by Britta Teckentrup and Fiona Waters , - , rowspan="4" , Young Adult Fiction , '' Children of Virtue and Vengeance'' by Tomi Adeyemi , rowspan="4" , ''Cinderella Is Dead'' by Kalynn Bayron , - , ''Cinderella Is Dead'' by Kalynn Bayron , - , '' The Crossover: Graphic Novel'' by

Kwame Alexander Kwame Alexander (born August 21, 1968) is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. Personal life and education Alexander was born in Manhattan, New York, and grew up in Virginia. His father was a scholar and book publisher and hi ...

, - , ''Heartstopper Vol 3'' by Alice Oseman , - , rowspan="4" , Children's Fiction , ''A Kind of Spark'' by Elle McNicoll , rowspan="4" , ''The Highland Falcon Thief'' by M. G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman , - , ''Blended'' by Sharon Draper , - , ''Gargantis'' by Thomas Taylor , - , ''The Highland Falcon Thief'' by M. G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman , - , rowspan="4" , Breakthrough Author , Brit Bennett , rowspan="4" , Jean Menzies , - , Jean Menzies , - , Kiley Reid , - , Douglas Stuart , - , Readers' Choice , , ''Hamnet'' by Maggie O'Farrell , - , rowspan="25" , 2021 , rowspan="4" , Fiction , ''Still Life'' by Sarah Winman , rowspan="4" , ''Still Life'' by Sarah Winman , - , '' Assembly'' by Natasha Brown , - , ''Panenka'' by Rónán Hession , - , ''The Appeal'' by Janice Hallett , - , rowspan="4" , Non-Fiction , ''The Power of Geography'' by Tim Marshall , rowspan="4" , ''I Belong Here'' by Anita Sethi , - , ''Ancestors'' by Alice Roberts , - , ''The Book of Trespass'' by Nick Hayes , - , ''I Belong Here'' by Anita Sethi , - , rowspan="4" , Poetry , ''The Hill We Climb'' by Amanda Gorman , rowspan="4" , ''The Hill We Climb'' by Amanda Gorman , - , ''Slug'' by Hollie McNish , - , ''Empty Nest'' by

, - , ''The Heeding'' by Rob Cowen & Nick Hayes , - , rowspan="4" , Young Adult Fiction , ''The Great Godden'' by Meg Rosoff , rowspan="4" , '' Ace of Spades'' by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé , - , ''The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne'' by Jonathan Stroud , - , '' Ace of Spades'' by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé , - , ''All Our Hidden Gifts'' by Caroline O'Donoghue , - , rowspan="4" , Children's Fiction , ''Amari and the Night Brothers'' by BB Alston , rowspan="4" , ''When the Sky Falls'' by Phil Earle , - , ''Show Us Who You Are'' by Elle McNicoll , - , ''By Ash, Oak and Thorn'' by Melissa Harrison , - , ''When the Sky Falls'' by Phil Earle , - , rowspan="4" , Breakthrough Author , Dara McAnulty , rowspan="4" ,

Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Premier League club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, on Loan (association football), lo ...

, - , Elle McNicoll , - , Monique Roffey , - ,

, - , Readers' Choice , , '' The Thursday Murder Club'' by

Richard Osman Richard Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ''Pointless''. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows ''Two Tribes ( ...

, - , rowspan="25" , 2022 , rowspan="4" , Fiction , ''Heaven'' by Mieko Kawakami , rowspan="4" , ''Her Majesty's Royal Coven'' by Juno Dawson , - , ''Her Majesty's Royal Coven'' by Juno Dawson , - , ''Our Wives Under the Sea'' by Julia Armfield , - , '' Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'' by Gabrielle Zevin , - , rowspan="4" , Non-Fiction , ''Ghost Signs'' by Stu Hennigan , rowspan="4" , '' The Transgender Issue'' by Shon Faye , - , '' Otherlands: A World in the Making'' by Thomas Halliday , - , '' The Transgender Issue'' by Shon Faye , - , ''Without Warnings and Only Sometimes'' by Kit de Waal , - , rowspan="4" , Poetry , ''Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in her Head'' by Warsan Shire , rowspan="4" , ''The Fire People: A Collection of British Black and Asian Poetry'' by Lemn Sissay , - , ''The Fire People: A Collection of British Black and Asian Poetry'' by Lemn Sissay , - , ''Limbic'' by Peter Scalpello , - , ''100 Queer Poems'' edited by Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan , - , rowspan="4" , Young Adult Fiction , ''All That's Left in the World'' by Erik J. Brown , rowspan="4" , ''All That's Left in the World'' by Erik J. Brown , - , ''I Kissed Shara Wheeler'' by Casey McQuiston , - , ''The King Is Dead'' by Benjamin Dean , - , ''When Our Worlds Collided'' by Danielle Jawando , - , rowspan="4" , Children's Fiction , '' Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly!'' by Nadia Shireen , rowspan="4" , ''Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'' by Louie Stowell , - , ''Like a Charm'' by Elle McNicoll , - , ''Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good'' by Louie Stowell , - , ''Skandar and the Unicorn Thief'' by A. F. Steadman , - , rowspan="4" , Breakthrough Author , Mieko Kawakami , rowspan="4" , Alice Oseman , - , Alice Oseman , - , Jamie Smart , - , Gabrielle Zevin , - , Readers' Choice , , '' Heartstopper'' by Alice Oseman , - , rowspan="25" , 2023{{cite web , title=Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2023 , url=https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/vote , website=National Book Tokens , access-date=8 November 2023 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108085411/https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/vote , archive-date=8 November 2023 , language=en , rowspan="4" , Fiction , '' Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'' by Gabrielle Zevin , rowspan="4" , '' Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow'' by Gabrielle Zevin , - , '' Demon Copperhead'' by Barbara Kingsolver , - , ''

Sea of Tranquility Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquillity or Sea of Tranquility) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. It contains Tranquility Base, the first location on another celestial body to be visited by hu ...

'' by Emily St. John Mandel , - , '' Yellowface'' by Rebecca F. Kuang , - , rowspan="4" , Non-Fiction , '' Ultra Processed People'' by Chris van Tulleken , rowspan="4" , '' Strong Female Character'' by Fern Brady , - , ''Why Women Grow'' by Alice Vincent , - , ''Pageboy'' by

Elliot Page Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ righ ...

, - , '' Strong Female Character'' by Fern Brady , - , rowspan="4" , Poetry , ''Divisible By Itself and One'' by Kae Tempest , rowspan="4" , ''The Cat Prince & Other Poems'' by Michael Pedersen , - , ''More Fiya'' by Kayo Chingonyi , - , ''Bad Diaspora Poems'' by Momtaza Mehri , - , ''The Cat Prince & Other Poems'' by Michael Pedersen , - , rowspan="4" , Young Adult Fiction , ''Gwen and Art Are Not in Love'' by Lex Croucher , rowspan="4" , ''Gwen and Art Are Not in Love'' by Lex Croucher , - , ''Promise Boys'' by Nick Brooks , - , ''The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School'' by Sonora Reyes , - , ''Girl, Goddess'', Queen by Bea Fitzgerald , - , rowspan="4" , Children's Fiction , ''Jamie'' by L. D. Lapinski , rowspan="4" , ''Impossible Creatures'' by Katherine Rundell , - , ''Impossible Creatures'' by Katherine Rundell , - , ''The Skull'' by Jon Klassen , - , ''Greenwild'' by Pari Thomson, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli , - , rowspan="4" , Breakthrough Author , Rebecca F. Kuang , rowspan="4" ,

Bonnie Garmus Bonnie Jean Garmus (born April 18, 1957) is an American author and former copywriter. Biography Garmus is from Seattle. She received her Bachelor's degree in creative writing/aesthetic studies from University of California, Santa Cruz. She h ...

, - ,

, - , Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah , - , Sheena Patel , - , Readers' Choice , , '' Lessons in Chemistry'' by

References

British literary awards English-language literary awards Awards established in 2016