British Book Awards: Fiction Book of the Year (winners and shortlists)

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Boleyn Traitor

Philippa Gregory, 2025

Prize Winner

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Winner

Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo, 2019

Essential

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell, 2020

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

James

Percival Everett, 2024

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Normal People

Sally Rooney, 2018

Prize Winner

On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor, 2017

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Sorrow and Bliss

Meg Mason, 2021

Prize Winner

On 2 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry, 2016

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Winner

Yellowface

Rebecca F. Kuang, 2023

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

All Fours

Miranda July, 2024

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt

Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker, 2024

On 1 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Beautiful World, Where are You

Sally Rooney, 2021

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Birdcage Walk

Helen Dunmore, 2017

On 1 of the 17 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Cartes Postales from Greece

Victoria Hislop, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Cilka's Journey

Heather Morris, 2020

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

City of Friends

Joanna Trollope, 2017

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Anthony Doerr, 2021

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Days Without End

Sebastian Barry, 2016

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 5 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2025

On 1 of the 9 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Empire of the Vampire

Jay Kristoff, 2021

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Fairy Tale

Stephen King, 2022

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Heart the Lover

Lily King, 2025

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

How to Stop Time

Matt Haig, 2017

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney, 2024

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro, 2021

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Lies, Lies, Lies

Adele Parks, 2019

On 1 of the 18 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Long Island

Colm Tóibín, 2024

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Love Marriage

Monica Ali, 2022

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Milkman

Anna Burns, 2018

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

My Friends

Fredrik Backman, 2025

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 8 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

So Late in the Day

Claire Keegan, 2023

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Still Me

Jojo Moyes, 2018

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes, 2022

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Strange Pictures

Uketsu, 2022

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 9 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Tackle!

Jilly Cooper, 2023

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Break

Marian Keyes, 2017

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Evening and the Morning

Ken Follett, 2020

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Ghost Ship

Kate Mosse, 2024

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes, 2019

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Lying Life of Adults

Elena Ferrante, 2019

On 1 of the 10 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell, 2022

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig, 2020

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Mirror & the Light

Hilary Mantel, 2020

Prize Winner

On 3 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Muse

Jessie Burton, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Passenger

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, 2018

On 1 of the 11 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Rose Field: The Book of Dust

Philip Pullman, 2025

On 1 of the 8 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Secret Commonwealth

Philip Pullman, 2019

On 1 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Sellout

Paul Beatty, 2015

Critics' Darling
Prize Winner

On 3 of the 14 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

The Testaments

Margaret Atwood, 2019

Essential

Readers' Favourite
Prize Winner

On 4 of the 13 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett, 2020

Readers' Favourite

On 4 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Think Again

Jacqueline Wilson, 2024

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

This Must Be the Place

Maggie O'Farrell, 2016

Readers' Favourite

On 3 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

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Shortlist

Tombland

C. J. Sansom, 2018

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Transcription

Kate Atkinson, 2018

On 1 of the 15 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Why Mummy Swears

Gill Sims, 2018

On 1 of the 19 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Winter

Ali Smith, 2017

On 1 of the 16 lists it was eligible for

Shortlist

Young Mungo

Douglas Stuart, 2022

On 1 of the 12 lists it was eligible for