Book awards

From the Booker Prize to the Nobel Prize for Literature, explore award-winning books and authors.

By Jessica Doyle
04 January, 2023
Discover collectible editions of famous children's books with this list of first editions from authors who either won a Newbery Medal or received Honors.
By Jessica Doyle
04 January, 2023
The John Newbery Medal celebrates the most distinguished contributions to American literature for children. Discover every winning book since 1922.
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22 September, 2022
The Nobel Prize for Literature is the world’s most important international literary honour. Browse the complete list of winning authors since 1901.
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31 May, 2022
Since 1996, the Women's Prize for Fiction has recognized and celebrated the best women writers around the world. Discover award-winning books from the likes of Zadie Smith, Carol Shields, Ali Smith, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and more.
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18 May, 2022
A complete list of the International Booker Prize-winning books since 2016. Find signed copies of the best modern novels.
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By Jessica Doyle
20 December, 2021
Every winner of the Costa Book Novel Award since 1971 - a list full of bestsellers and page-turners by the UK and Ireland's most beloved authors including Kate Atkinson, Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, and William Trevor.
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19 October, 2021
Considered the most prestigious literary award in science fiction, the Hugo Award is awarded annually to the best science fiction or fantasy book from the previous year. Explore our list of every Hugo Award winner for best novel dating back to 1953.
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14 September, 2021
Kazuo Ishiguro won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature, and was knighted by the British monarch a year later. He is best known for the novels The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go, both of which have been turned into films.
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14 September, 2021
A complete list of the Booker-winning books since 1969. Find copies of the best modern novels.
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