The British Book Awards

In 2020, we celebrate 30 years of The British Book Awards

First launched in 1990 and now run by The Bookseller, the British Book Awards and its sister awards schemes – The British Book Award for Export and Library of the Year – seek to showcase and celebrate the best books, the best bookshops and the best publishers.

The Nibbies are unique in recognising that a book’s success is not down to just one factor. It is the author’s creative genius, it is the publisher’s skill and support and it is the bookshop’s championing. The Nibbies’ Books of the Year are unapologetically about success but not ‘just’ who is top of the bestseller lists.

We want to find the best independent bookshops from rural Wales to inner-city London. We celebrate the small presses that are such a vital part of the publishing ecosystem. We champion the best illustrators.

The 2020 Awards will take place on 18th May 2020 at The JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel.