Richard Osman, Saara El-Arifi and Claire Douglas shortlisted for Book of the Year at The British Book Awards 2025

We’re thrilled that Richard Osman, Saara El-Arifi and Claire Douglas have been shortlisted for Book of the Year at The British Book Awards 2025. Richard Osman’s We Solve Murders and Claire Douglas’s The Wrong Sister have been included in the Book of the Year - Crime & Thriller Shortlist, while Saara El-Arifi’s Faebound has been included in the Book of the Year - Pageturner Shortlist. It is the 35th year of The British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies.

Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller and chair of The British Book Awards, commented in The Bookseller: “The British Book Awards shortlists showcase all of the talents: books nurtured by their authors, amplified by their publishers, shepherded by booksellers, and loved by readers. In these lists we see the contours of the year past and of the months to come, we see books that reflect, represent and reveal the world around us. These writers and illustrators thrill, challenge, inform, shock and entertain in equal measure – I am in total admiration and, yes, awe for the all-hands effort that creates such success.”

The winners in each Book of the Year category and the Overall Book of the Year will be unveiled at a ceremony taking place at JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Monday 12th May 2025.

Huge congratulations to Richard, Saara and Claire, our talented authors!