2026 British Book Awards

Updated March 30, 2026
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Dream count : a novel
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Paper Book
* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists--the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires <...
Strange pictures
Uketsu
Paper Book
THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'So captivating I read it in a day. So disturbing I thought about it all night' - Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal 'The twists of a Golden Age whodunit, mixed with a wonderfully innovative use of illustrations. Delightfully...
The rose field
Pullman, Philip
Paper Book
The long-awaited and highly anticipated conclusion to Philip Pullman's bestselling The Book of Dust sequence . . . Shortlisted for Book of the Year & Audiobook of the Year at The British Book Awards 2026 'A masterpiece for all eternity... Powerful, profound and...
Boleyn traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory returns with a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal, and survival in the court of Henry VIII. "Gregory skillfully captures the lust for power and wealth that overcomes those who serve...
Boleyn traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author and "queen of royal fiction" (USA Today) Philippa Gregory returns with a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal, and survival in the court of Henry VIII. "Gregory skillfully captures the lust for power and wealth that overcomes those who serve...
Heart the Lover
King, Lily.
Paper Book
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Heart the lover
King, Lily.
Paper Book
TRN
My friends : a novel
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
My friends
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. As...
Great big beautiful life
Henry, Emily.
Paper Book
A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK ∙ AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping novel from Emily Henry. As...
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
Gilmore, Laurie.
Paper Book
Fall in love with Laurie Gilmore's #1 New York Times bestselling cozy seasonal romance set in Dream Harbor! 🍓 'Never want this series to end!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🍓🍓🍓🍓 Every book in the Dream Harbor...
Death at the White Hart
Chibnall, Chris
Paper Book
THE MUST-READ CRIME DEBUT OF 2025 FROM THE MIND BEHIND BROADCHURCH AND DOCTOR WHO Small-town secrets, a detective running out of time, and the killer hiding in plain sight. 'A masterclass whodunnit' Gillian McAllister 'A...
The god of the woods
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR "Extraordinary . . ....
The god of the woods
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
The runaway bestseller, now available in paperback Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, People, Time, and the New York Times "Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt's 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly...
The impossible fortune : a Thursday Murder Club mystery
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron return in the brilliant new book by #1 bestseller Richard Osman in his record-breaking series The Thursday Murder Club
The impossible fortune
Osman, Richard
Paper Book
Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron return in the brilliant new book by #1 bestseller Richard Osman in his record-breaking series The Thursday Murder Club
The secret of secrets
Brown, Dan
Paper Book
The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a...
The secret of secrets : a novel
Brown, Dan
Paper Book
The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a...
The secret of secrets
Brown, Dan
CD
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The world's most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do.Robert Langdon,...
The secret of secrets : a novel
Brown, Dan
Paper Book
The world's most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a...
The tenant
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
" A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boyfriend and The Housemaid! There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from...
The tenant
McFadden, Freida.
Paper Book
" A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boyfriend and The Housemaid! There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from...
The tenant
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
" A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boyfriend and The Housemaid! There's no place like home... Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from...
Fundamentally: Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction
Younis, Nussaibah.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE COMEDY WOMAN IN PRINT PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD AND PUBLISHED NOVEL AWARD 'A NEW NAME TO WATCH OUT FOR' THE TIMES 'THE DEBUT OF THE YEAR' STYLIST 'ELECTRIC' GUARDIAN ...
Nesting
O'Donnell, Roisín
Paper Book
Winner of the 2025 Irish Book Awards, Novel of the Year Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start over. For...
The artist
Steeds, Lucy
Paper Book
The names
Knapp, Florence
Paper Book
Tomorrow - if morning comes, if the storm stops raging - Cora will register the name of her son. Or perhaps, and this is her real concern, she'll formalise who he will become. It is 1987 and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register...
Big Jim believes
Pilkey, Dav
Paper Book
Power up with Dog Man: Big Jim Believes from the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist Dav Pilkey. Join the journey as our heroes discover the influence of belief and find truth from within. With threads of self-awareness, confidence, and integrity, Dav Pilkey masterfully...
Ginseng roots : a memoir
Thompson, Craig
Paper Book
From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world--all centered on Wisconsin's ginseng farming industry "Ginseng Roots is Thompson's most visually arresting...
Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism
Wynn-Williams, Sarah.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!
Last Rites
Osbourne, Ozzy.
Paper Book
'People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what youknow now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*ck no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy.' Husband. Father. Grandfather. F*cking Icon....
Mother Mary comes to me
Roy, Arundhati
Paper Book
The incredible first memoir from the Booker-winning radical icon Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNE OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2026 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION 2026 'Heart-smashed...
Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell "Make no mistake: this is a book about power, corruption, industrial-scale sex abuse and the way in which...
Alchemised
SenLinYu
Paper Book
***THE RECORD-BREAKING DEBUT AND INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** A stunning collector's edition and the perfect book for any dark fantasy lover. 'A work of quite staggering ambition. Detailed world-building, intricate plot, Gothic...
Brimstone
Hart, Callie.
Paper Book
Katabasis : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Katabasis
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Katabasis : a novel
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
Dante's Inferno meets Susanna Clarke's Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save...
Onyx storm
Yarros, Rebecca
Paper Book
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to...
Onyx storm
Yarros, Rebecca
Paper Book
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to...
Onyx storm
Yarros, Rebecca.
Paper Book
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to...
Onyx storm
Yarros, Rebecca
Paper Book
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it's impossible to...
The devils
Abercrombie, Joe
Paper Book
Oh dear, look what I got!
Rosen, Michael
Paper Book
A language of dragons
Williamson, S. F.
Paper Book
The most exciting debut of 2025 - an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogy EVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK. Welcome to Bletchley Park... with dragons. London, 1923. Dragons soar through the...
Sunrise on the reaping
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
Sunrise on the reaping
Collins, Suzanne
Paper Book
Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
" The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage ... and revenge. Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls...
Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
" The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage ... and revenge. Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls...
Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
" The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage ... and revenge. Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls...
Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice.
CD
A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Thriller/Suspense! This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey. ...
Cursed daughters
Braithwaite, Oyinkan
Paper Book
THE SECOND NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE GLOBAL MEGA-SELLER, MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER
Cursed daughters
Braithwaite, Oyinkan.
Paper Book
A young woman must shake off a family curse and the widely held belief that she is the reincarnation of her dead cousin in this wickedly funny, brilliantly perceptive novel about love, female rivalry, and superstition from the author of the smash hit My Sister, the Serial Killer ("A...
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