The 2026 British Book Awards have wrapped up for another year, and there were plenty of big moments across the ceremony.

Read about this year's winners at our 🔗 link in the comments.
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Sarah Wynn-Williams Share Freedom to Publish Award at the 2026 British Book Awards

“Books are not monuments. They are instructions. Not merely to record what happened to one person. But to change the way the reader sees the world,” author Sarah Wynn-Williams said in her acceptance speech.
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Two #Edinburgh wins at the Nibbies - the British Book Awards - last night, including for Oxgangs Library (working with mobile library service and Saughton to get books to those in Saughton Prison).

On a personal note, utterly delighted to see my chum & former colleague Caden & her team win Indie Bookshop of the year for the Book Lovers Bookshop https://www.thebookseller.com/british-book-awards-content/independent-bookshop-of-the-year

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International Awards Round-Up: International Booker Prize, NBCCs, the Nibbies, and More

Publishing Perspectives highlights some recent award announcements from around the world.
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https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/04/international-awards-round-up-international-booker-prize-nbccs-the-nibbies-and-more/

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Neath Port Talbot library service crowned best in Wales

The service was chosen as Wales’ regional winner in The British Book Awards’ Library of the Year category — a title judged on how well libraries inspire readers, reach new audiences and deliver programmes that genuinely change lives.

A festival that reached families who needed it most

Judges praised Neath Port Talbot for creating NPT Children’s BookFest: Write, Draw, Create — a festival designed to bring high‑quality events to children aged 5–16 in areas where opportunities like this are usually out of reach.

Working with local parks, theatres and community partners, the festival mixed author events, creative workshops and a writing competition to pull in families who don’t normally engage with library services. Judges said it showed “ambition, imagination and real community impact”.

Up against the best in the UK and Ireland

Eight regional and national winners have been announced across the UK and Ireland, selected from 42 finalists. The overall Library of the Year will be revealed at a ceremony at Grosvenor House on 11 May 2026.

Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller and chair of the judging panel, said the winners proved how powerful libraries can be when they innovate.

“Libraries are at the heart of our reading culture,” he said. “These winners show how a love of books can be sparked across whole communities — from writing projects to book bingo to programmes supporting refugees.”

Government cash boost for libraries

The announcement comes as the UK Government confirmed a funding package of up to £150,000 for public libraries as part of the National Year of Reading. The money will support projects in areas with high deprivation, low engagement and limited access to cultural services.

‘Vital community anchors’

Karen Napier, CEO of The Reading Agency, said this year’s entries showed the scale of innovation happening in libraries across the UK.

“The regional and country winners truly distinguished themselves through the depth of their impact,” she said. “They show how libraries are shaping resilient, inclusive communities across 2026 and beyond.”

Jack has created a fabulous #BritishBookAwards (aka The #Nibbies ) window!

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2025 British Book Awards: Margaret Atwood Wins the Freedom to Publish Award

The trade honors announced at the 35th edition of the British Book Awards name Bloomsbury and Nosy Crow top publishers.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/2025-british-book-awards-margaret-atwood-wins-the-freedom-to-publish-award/

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#KatherineRundell has been named #authoroftheyear at the British #BookAwards - the first time in six years that a #children's #writer has picked up the #accolade

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c88zzl5g69vo

Best of luck to my lovely colleague and chum, Olivia, who is off to London for the #BritishBookAwards , as she's shortlisted in the Best Bookseller category, for services in bookselling, managing our bookshop events, co-founding the #Edinburgh Womens Fiction Festival, and drinking huge amounts of tea.
https://www.thebookseller.com/awards/the-british-book-awards

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