Book Prizes
You can’t go wrong with a prizewinner: collecting winners and more from some of the essential book awards in the literary calendar, this page brings together award-winning writing and publishing to browse in one place.
The Nero Book Awards 2023 Shortlists
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Baillie Gifford Previous Winners
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Winner Of The 2023 Nobel Prize In Literature: Jon Fosse
Melancholy I-IIJon Fosse£14.99Melancholy I-II is a fictional invocation of the nineteenth-century Norwegian artist Lars Hertervig, who painted luminou... SEE MOREMelancholy I-II is a fictional invocation of the nineteenth-century Norwegian artist Lars Hertervig, who painted luminous landscapes, suffered mental illness and died poor in 1902. SEE MORE
A ShiningJon Fosse£9.99A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and finally he get... SEE MOREA man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and finally he gets stuck at the end of a forest road. Soon it gets dark and starts to s... SEE MORE
SeptologyJon Fosse£16.99A multilayered meditation on beauty, memory, and regret, this intimate seven-novel sequence from the Norwegian Nobelist ... SEE MOREA multilayered meditation on beauty, memory, and regret, this intimate seven-novel sequence from the Norwegian Nobelist is an transcendent exploration of two versions of the same life – that... SEE MORE
The Other NameJon Fosse£12.99Written in melodious and hypnotic `slow prose', The Other Name: Septology I-III is an indelible and poignant exploration... SEE MOREWritten in melodious and hypnotic `slow prose', The Other Name: Septology I-III is an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse, 'a major European writer' (Karl ... SEE MORE
I is AnotherJon Fosse£12.99I is Another: Septology III-V, the second instalment in a major new work by Jon Fosse, one of Europe’s most celebrated w... SEE MOREI is Another: Septology III-V, the second instalment in a major new work by Jon Fosse, one of Europe’s most celebrated writers, follows the lives of Asle and Asle – two versions of the same ... SEE MORE
A New NameJon Fosse£12.99Hypnotic and revelatory, the final part of Fosse's audacious Septology abounds in wry commentary on the human condition ... SEE MOREHypnotic and revelatory, the final part of Fosse's audacious Septology abounds in wry commentary on the human condition as a pair of doppelganger painters replay the events of their youths i... SEE MORE
Scenes from a ChildhoodJon Fosse£10.99Scenes from a Childhood is the latest collection of stories by Jon Fosse, one of Norway's most celebrated authors and pl... SEE MOREScenes from a Childhood is the latest collection of stories by Jon Fosse, one of Norway's most celebrated authors and playwrights, famed for the minimalist and unsettling quality of his writ... SEE MORE
Wolfson History Prize Shortlist 2023
African and Caribbean People in BritainHakim Adi£18.99
The World the Plague MadeJames Belich£42.00Contextualising the rise of Western Europe in global context, Belich meticulously researched volume reveals the part the... SEE MOREContextualising the rise of Western Europe in global context, Belich meticulously researched volume reveals the part the Black Death played in pushing Europe into an era of innovation, techn... SEE MORE
The Perils of InterpretingHenrietta Harrison£28.00Blending global history with biography of two translators, The Perils of Interpretation reassesses a pivotal moment in t... SEE MOREBlending global history with biography of two translators, The Perils of Interpretation reassesses a pivotal moment in the relationship between the British Empire and Qing China to reflect o... SEE MORE
ResistanceHalik Kochanski£20.00Spanning the entirety of Nazi-occupied Europe, Kochanski's monumental history of wartime collaboration and resistance ta... SEE MORESpanning the entirety of Nazi-occupied Europe, Kochanski's monumental history of wartime collaboration and resistance takes a profoundly humane as well as forensically analytical look at the... SEE MORE
VagabondsOskar Jensen£10.99A sublimely vivid re-evocation of the life on the streets of late Georgian and Victorian London, Vagabonds turns the lim... SEE MOREA sublimely vivid re-evocation of the life on the streets of late Georgian and Victorian London, Vagabonds turns the limelight on the city's poorest and most resilient residents, from thieve... SEE MORE
Portable MagicEmma Smith£10.99£9.49Focusing on the production and history of books as a physical object rather than the words that they hold, this essentia... SEE MOREFocusing on the production and history of books as a physical object rather than the words that they hold, this essential volume by the author of This is Shakespeare fizzes with fascinating ... SEE MORE
Polari Prize Shortlists
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TikTok Book Awards Winners
Honey & SpiceBolu Babalola£9.99£7.49The author of the former Waterstones Book of the Year shortlisted Love in Colour delivers a deliciously witty romantic c... SEE MOREThe author of the former Waterstones Book of the Year shortlisted Love in Colour delivers a deliciously witty romantic comedy, packed full of memorable characters and relatable humour. SEE MORE
Five SurviveHolly Jackson£8.99From the author of the Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy comes a gripping cat-and-mouse thriller fizzing with suspense... SEE MOREFrom the author of the Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy comes a gripping cat-and-mouse thriller fizzing with suspense, as a group of friends en route to the beach end up in the crosshairs... SEE MORE
Pride and Prejudice (Vintage Classics Austen Series)Jane Austen£8.99
Everything I Know About LoveDolly Alderton£10.99From falling in love to cementing friendships - with a few catastrophic Rod Stewart-themed house parties along the way -... SEE MOREFrom falling in love to cementing friendships - with a few catastrophic Rod Stewart-themed house parties along the way - the journalist and author of Ghosts delivers a side-splitting, painfu... SEE MORE
Heartstopper Volume 1Alice Oseman£10.99Now the basis of a hit Netflix show, Oseman's pioneering queer graphic novel series has become a modern classic of YA li... SEE MORENow the basis of a hit Netflix show, Oseman's pioneering queer graphic novel series has become a modern classic of YA literature and this first volume introduces the beautifully realised cou... SEE MORE
Orwell Prize Winners
Show Me the BodiesPeter Apps£10.99Deeply moving and intensely powerful, Apps' rigorously researched account of the Grenfell Tower fire makes for a shockin... SEE MOREDeeply moving and intensely powerful, Apps' rigorously researched account of the Grenfell Tower fire makes for a shocking saga of incompetence, indifference and corporate greed that cost num... SEE MORE- The New LifeTom Crewe£16.99£14.99A tender and powerful tale of passion, progress and personal freedom that re-imagines the lives of the two men who publi... SEE MOREA tender and powerful tale of passion, progress and personal freedom that re-imagines the lives of the two men who published the first English medical textbook on homosexuality, Crewe’s beau... SEE MORE
Yoto Carnegie Medal Winners
The Blue Book of NeboManon Steffan Ros£8.99Filled with real emotional depth and beautiful storytelling, The Blue Book of Nebo explores the aftermath of a worldwide... SEE MOREFilled with real emotional depth and beautiful storytelling, The Blue Book of Nebo explores the aftermath of a worldwide catastrophe through the eyes of a small nuclear family in a remote vi... SEE MORE
Saving Sorya – Chang and the Sun BearNguyen Thi Thu Trang£9.99A vibrantly illustrated, uplifting tale of overcoming obstacles, this powerful graphic novel follows Chang – a rescue vo... SEE MOREA vibrantly illustrated, uplifting tale of overcoming obstacles, this powerful graphic novel follows Chang – a rescue volunteer – and the titular sun bear she has raised, as the time comes f... SEE MORE
The British Book Awards Winners
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The Jhalak Prize Winners
None of the AboveTravis Alabanza£16.99Through seven phrases, Travis Alabanza questions the limits that society imposes on gender identity, taking from their p... SEE MOREThrough seven phrases, Travis Alabanza questions the limits that society imposes on gender identity, taking from their personal experience as a mixed race non-binary person living outside so... SEE MORE
When Our Worlds CollidedDanielle Jawando£8.99From the author of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2021 shortlisted And the Stars Were Burning Brightly comes a po... SEE MOREFrom the author of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2021 shortlisted And the Stars Were Burning Brightly comes a powerful and thought-provoking new YA novel in which a stabbing outside ... SEE MORE
2023 Pulitzer Prizes
Demon CopperheadBarbara Kingsolver£9.99£8.49Reimagining Dickens' David Copperfield for the modern age, the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible spins an utter... SEE MOREReimagining Dickens' David Copperfield for the modern age, the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible spins an utterly immersive bildungsroman rich in characterisation and grand narrativ... SEE MORE
TrustHernan Diaz£9.99£8.49Our Fiction Book of the Month for June and a gleefully addictive postmodern puzzle from the author of In the Distance, D... SEE MOREOur Fiction Book of the Month for June and a gleefully addictive postmodern puzzle from the author of In the Distance, Diaz's dazzling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel plays off competing versi... SEE MORE
His Name Is George FloydRobert Samuels£12.99£10.99Reclaiming the life of the man from the political totem that his name has become, Washington Post reporters Samuels and ... SEE MOREReclaiming the life of the man from the political totem that his name has become, Washington Post reporters Samuels and Olorunippa's definitive biography of George Floyd shines an urgent lig... SEE MORE
Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)Jefferson Cowie£25.00A prize-winning historian chronicles a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom to oppress others and their fi... SEE MOREA prize-winning historian chronicles a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom to oppress others and their fight against the government that got in their way. SEE MORE
The Academy of British Cover Design Winners 2023
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Rathbones Folio Prize Winners
Constructing a Nervous SystemMargo Jefferson£9.99The author of the seminal Negroland delivers a breathtaking account of self-construction that encompasses jazz icons, th... SEE MOREThe author of the seminal Negroland delivers a breathtaking account of self-construction that encompasses jazz icons, the works of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Willa Cather, the fetishisation o... SEE MORE
QuietVictoria Adukwei Bulley£12.99Invested with a grace, dignity and strength that mark Bulley out as a singular voice, the poems collected in Quiet offer... SEE MOREInvested with a grace, dignity and strength that mark Bulley out as a singular voice, the poems collected in Quiet offer profound meditations on Black interiority and intimacy.evocative, scr... SEE MORE
Scary MonstersMichelle de Kretser£9.99Moving between the 1980s and an apocalyptic Australian future, de Kretser’s incandescent novel explores the immigrant ex... SEE MOREMoving between the 1980s and an apocalyptic Australian future, de Kretser’s incandescent novel explores the immigrant experience with an electrifying honesty, pain and compassion. SEE MORE