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Book prizes

Winners, shortlists and longlists from the big UK book prizes. We only show books Brighton & Hove Libraries hold, in print, as an eBook or as an audiobook.

Booker Prize 2026

The library has 13 of the 13 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Black bag
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Black bag

Luke Kennard · 2026

Cover of John of John
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Shortlisted

John of John

Douglas Stuart · 2026

Cover of May we feed the King
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Shortlisted

May we feed the King

Rebecca Perry · 2026

Cover of The disappearers
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The disappearers

Marlon James · 2026

Cover of The end of everything
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The end of everything

M. John Harrison · 2026

Cover of The things we never say
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The things we never say

Elizabeth Strout · 2026

Cover of All them dogs
On the shelf

Longlisted

All them dogs

Djamel White · 2026

Cover of Helen of nowhere
On the shelf

Longlisted

Helen of nowhere

Makenna Goodman · 2026

Cover of Switzy
On the shelf

Longlisted

Switzy

Emma Cline · 2026

Cover of The palm house
On the shelf

Longlisted

The palm house

Gwendoline Riley · 2026

Cover of The renovation
On the shelf

Longlisted

The renovation

Kenan Orhan · 2026

Cover of The shadow of the object
On the shelf

Longlisted

The shadow of the object

Chloe Aridjis · 2026

Cover of The vivisectors
On the shelf

Longlisted

The vivisectors

Missouri Williams · 2026

Booker Prize 2025

The library has 13 of the 13 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Flesh
On the shelf

Winner

Flesh

David Szalay · 2025

Cover of Audition
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Audition

Katie Kitamura · 2025

Cover of Flashlight
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Flashlight

Susan Choi · 2025

Cover of The land in winter
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The land in winter

Andrew Miller · 2025

Cover of The loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: a novel
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: a novel

Kiran Desai · 2025

Cover of The rest of our lives
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The rest of our lives

Benjamin Markovits · 2026

Cover of Endling
On the shelf

Longlisted

Endling

Maria Reva · 2026

Cover of Love forms
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Longlisted

Love forms

Claire Adam · 2025

Cover of Misinterpretation
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Longlisted

Misinterpretation

Ledia Xhoga · 2026

Cover of One boat
On the shelf

Longlisted

One boat

Jonathan Buckley · 2025

Cover of Seascraper
On the shelf

Longlisted

Seascraper

Benjamin Wood · 2025

Cover of The South
On the shelf

Longlisted

The South

Tash Aw · 2025

Cover of Universality
On the shelf

Longlisted

Universality

Natasha Brown · 2026

Women's Prize for Fiction 2026

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of The correspondent: a novel
On the shelf

Winner

The correspondent: a novel

Virginia Evans · 2026

Cover of Dominion
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Shortlisted

Dominion

Addie E. Citchens · 2026

Cover of Flashlight
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Flashlight

Susan Choi · 2025

Cover of Heart the lover
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Heart the lover

Lily King · 2026

Cover of Kingfisher
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Kingfisher

Rozie Kelly · 2025

Cover of The mercy step
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The mercy step

Marcia Hutchinson · 2026

Women's Prize for Fiction 2025

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of The safekeep: a novel
On the shelf

Winner

The safekeep: a novel

Yael van der Wouden · 2025

Cover of All fours
On the shelf

Shortlisted

All fours

Miranda July · 2025

Cover of Fundamentally
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Shortlisted

Fundamentally

Nussaibah Younis · 2026

Cover of Good girl
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Good girl

Aria Aber · 2025

Cover of Tell me everything
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Tell me everything

Elizabeth Strout · 2025

Cover of The Persians
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The Persians

Sanam Mahloudji · 2025

International Booker Prize 2026

The library has 12 of the 13 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Taiwan Travelogue
Borrow online

Winner

Taiwan Travelogue

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ · 2026

Cover of On earth as it is beneath
On the shelf

Shortlisted

On earth as it is beneath

Ana Paula Maia · 2025

Cover of She who remains
On the shelf

Shortlisted

She who remains

Rene Karabash · 2026

Cover of The director
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The director

Daniel Kehlmann · 2026

Cover of The nights are quiet in Tehran
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The nights are quiet in Tehran

Shida Bazyar · 2025

Cover of The witch
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Shortlisted

The witch

Marie NDiaye · 2026

Cover of Small comfort
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Longlisted

Small comfort

Ia Genberg · 2026

Cover of The deserters
On the shelf

Longlisted

The deserters

Mathias Énard · 2025

Cover of The duke
On the shelf

Longlisted

The duke

Matteo Melchiorre · 2025

Cover of The remembered soldier
On the shelf

Longlisted

The remembered soldier

Anjet Daanje · 2025

Cover of The wax child
On the shelf

Longlisted

The wax child

Olga Ravn · 2025

Cover of We are green and trembling
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Longlisted

We are green and trembling

Gabriela Cabezon Camara · 2026

International Booker Prize 2025

The library has 13 of the 13 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Heart lamp: selected stories
On the shelf

Winner

Heart lamp: selected stories

Banu Mushtaq · 2025

Cover of A leopard-skin hat
On the shelf

Shortlisted

A leopard-skin hat

Anne Serre · 2024

Cover of On the Calculation of Volume I
Borrow online

Shortlisted

On the Calculation of Volume I

Solvej Balle · 2025

Cover of Perfection
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Perfection

Vincenzo Latronico · 2025

Cover of Small boat
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Small boat

Vincent Delecroix · 2025

Cover of Under the eye of the big bird
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Under the eye of the big bird

Hiromi Kawakami · 2025

Cover of Eurotrash
On the shelf

Longlisted

Eurotrash

Christian Kracht · 2024

Cover of Hunchback
On the shelf

Longlisted

Hunchback

Saō Ichikawa · 2025

Cover of On a woman's madness
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Longlisted

On a woman's madness

Astrid Roemer · 2024

Cover of Reservoir bitches
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Longlisted

Reservoir bitches

Dahlia de la Cerda · 2024

Cover of Solenoid
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Longlisted

Solenoid

Mircea Cărtărescu · 2024

Cover of The book of disappearance
On the shelf

Longlisted

The book of disappearance

Ibtisam Azem · 2024

Cover of There's a monster behind the door
On the shelf

Longlisted

There's a monster behind the door

Gaëlle Bélem · 2024

Waterstones Book of the Year 2025

The library has 13 of the 15 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of The artist
On the shelf

Winner

The artist

Lucy Steeds · 2025

Cover of Alice with a why: return to Wonderland
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Alice with a why: return to Wonderland

Anna James · 2025

Cover of Craftland: a journey through Britain's living past
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Craftland: a journey through Britain's living past

James Fox · 2026

Cover of Katabasis
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Katabasis

R. F. Kuang · 2025

Cover of Mother Mary comes to me
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Mother Mary comes to me

Arundhati Roy · 2026

Cover of Ocean: Earth's last wilderness
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Ocean: Earth's last wilderness

David Attenborough · 2025

Cover of Padella: iconic pasta at home
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Padella: iconic pasta at home

Tim Siadatan · 2025

Cover of So long, see you tomorrow
On the shelf

Shortlisted

So long, see you tomorrow

William Maxwell · 2012

Cover of Sunrise on the reaping
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Sunrise on the reaping

Suzanne Collins · 2026

Cover of The Café at the Edge of the Woods
Borrow online

Shortlisted

The Café at the Edge of the Woods

Mikey Please · 2025

Cover of The let them theory: the life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The let them theory: the life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about

Mel Robbins · 2024

Cover of The raven scholar
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The raven scholar

Antonia Hodgson · 2025

Cover of Universality
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Universality

Natasha Brown · 2026

Waterstones Book of the Year 2024

The library has 13 of the 15 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Butter
On the shelf

Winner

Butter

Asako Yuzuki · 2025

Cover of Blue sisters
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Blue sisters

Coco Mellors · 2025

Cover of Easy wins
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Easy wins

Anna Jones · 2024

Cover of Glorious exploits
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Glorious exploits

Ferdia Lennon · 2024

Cover of I am Rebel
On the shelf

Shortlisted

I am Rebel

Ross Montgomery · 2024

Cover of Intermezzo
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Shortlisted

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney · 2025

Cover of James
Borrow online

Shortlisted

James

Percival Everett · 2025

Cover of Long Island
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Long Island

Colm Tóibín · 2024

Cover of Raising hare
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Raising hare

Chloe Dalton · 2024

Cover of Shakespeare's first folio: all the plays
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Shakespeare's first folio: all the plays

William Shakespeare · 2024

Cover of The garden against time: in search of a common paradise
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Shortlisted

The garden against time: in search of a common paradise

Olivia Laing · 2025

Cover of The reappearance of Rachel Price
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The reappearance of Rachel Price

Holly Jackson · 2025

Cover of The siege: the remarkable story of the greatest SAS hostage drama
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Shortlisted

The siege: the remarkable story of the greatest SAS hostage drama

Ben Macintyre · 2024

Nero Book Awards 2025

The library has 16 of the 16 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of A family matter: a novel
Not on shelf

Winner

A family matter: a novel

Claire Lynch · 2026

Cover of Death of an ordinary man
On the shelf

Winner

Death of an ordinary man

Sarah Perry · 2026

Cover of My soul, a shining tree
On the shelf

Winner

My soul, a shining tree

Jamila Gavin · 2025

Cover of Seascraper
On the shelf

Winner

Seascraper

Benjamin Wood · 2025

Cover of Craftland: a journey through Britain's living past
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Craftland: a journey through Britain's living past

James Fox · 2026

Cover of Cursed daughters
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Cursed daughters

Oyinkan Braithwaite · 2026

Cover of Dragonborn
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Dragonborn

Struan Murray · 2026

Cover of Lush
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Lush

Rochelle Dowden-Lord · 2026

Cover of People like stars
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Shortlisted

People like stars

Patrice Lawrence · 2025

Cover of Season
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Shortlisted

Season

George Harrison · 2025

Cover of Shrapnel boys
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Shortlisted

Shrapnel boys

Jenny Pearson · 2025

Cover of The expansion project
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Shortlisted

The expansion project

Ben Pester · 2025

Cover of The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan
Borrow online

Shortlisted

The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan

Lyse Doucet · 2025

Cover of The two Roberts
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Shortlisted

The two Roberts

Damian Barr · 2025

Cover of We came by sea
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Shortlisted

We came by sea

Horatio Clare · 2026

Cover of What we can know
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Shortlisted

What we can know

Ian McEwan · 2026

Nero Book Awards 2024

The library has 16 of the 16 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Lost in the garden
On the shelf

Winner

Lost in the garden

Adam S. Leslie · 2024

Cover of Maurice and Maralyn: an extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love
On the shelf

Winner

Maurice and Maralyn: an extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love

Sophie Elmhirst · 2025

Cover of The twelve
On the shelf

Winner

The twelve

Liz Hyder · 2025

Cover of Wild houses
On the shelf

Winner

Wild houses

Colin Barrett · 2025

Cover of All that glitters: a story of friendship, fraud and fine art
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Shortlisted

All that glitters: a story of friendship, fraud and fine art

Orlando Whitfield · 2024

Cover of An African history of Africa: from the dawn of humanity to independence
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Shortlisted

An African history of Africa: from the dawn of humanity to independence

Zeinab Badawi · 2025

Cover of Bird boy
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Bird boy

Catherine Bruton · 2024

Cover of Chronicles of a lizard nobody
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Chronicles of a lizard nobody

Patrick Ness · 2024

Cover of Glorious exploits
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Glorious exploits

Ferdia Lennon · 2024

Cover of Heart, be at peace
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Heart, be at peace

Donal Ryan · 2025

Cover of How to survive a horror movie
On the shelf

Shortlisted

How to survive a horror movie

Scarlett Dunmore · 2024

Cover of Levitation for beginners
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Levitation for beginners

Suzannah Dunn · 2024

Cover of Monumenta
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Monumenta

Lara Haworth · 2024

Cover of No small thing
On the shelf

Shortlisted

No small thing

Orlaine McDonald · 2024

Cover of Pixel flesh: how toxic beauty culture harms women
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Shortlisted

Pixel flesh: how toxic beauty culture harms women

Ellen Atlanta · 2025

Cover of The hypocrite
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The hypocrite

Jo Hamya · 2024

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Alexander: god, king, man
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Alexander: god, king, man

Edmund Richardson · 2026

Cover of Baldwin
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Baldwin

Nicholas Boggs · 2026

Cover of Days of love and rage: a story of revolution
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Days of love and rage: a story of revolution

Anand Gopal · 2026

Cover of London falling: a mysterious death in a gilded city, and a family's search for truth
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

London falling: a mysterious death in a gilded city, and a family's search for truth

Patrick Radden Keefe · 2026

Cover of The great dictator: a life of Barbara Cartland
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The great dictator: a life of Barbara Cartland

Matthew Sweet · 2026

Cover of The traveller: the revolutionary life of George Forster and his search for humanity
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The traveller: the revolutionary life of George Forster and his search for humanity

Andrea Wulf · 2026

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2025

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of How to end a story: collected diaries
On the shelf

Winner

How to end a story: collected diaries

Helen Garner · 2025

Cover of Captives and companions: a history of slavery and the slave trade in the Islamic world
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Captives and companions: a history of slavery and the slave trade in the Islamic world

Justin Marozzi · 2025

Cover of Electric Spark: the enigma of Muriel Spark
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Shortlisted

Electric Spark: the enigma of Muriel Spark

Frances Wilson · 2026

Cover of Lone wolf: a journey into the wild heart of the Alps
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Lone wolf: a journey into the wild heart of the Alps

Adam Weymouth · 2026

Cover of The boundless deep: young Tennyson, science and the crisis of belief
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The boundless deep: young Tennyson, science and the crisis of belief

Richard Holmes · 2025

Cover of The revolutionists: the story of the extremists who hijacked the 1970s
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The revolutionists: the story of the extremists who hijacked the 1970s

Jason Burke · 2026

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan
Borrow online

Winner

The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan

Lyse Doucet · 2025

Cover of Art cure: the science of how the arts transform our health
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Art cure: the science of how the arts transform our health

Daisy Fancourt · 2026

Cover of Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John
Borrow online

Shortlisted

Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John

Judith Mackrell · 2025

Cover of Hotel exile: Paris in the shadow of war
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Hotel exile: Paris in the shadow of war

Jane Rogoyska · 2026

Cover of Mother Mary comes to me
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Mother Mary comes to me

Arundhati Roy · 2026

Cover of Nation of strangers: rebuilding home in the 21st century
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Nation of strangers: rebuilding home in the 21st century

Ece Temelkuran · 2026

Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025

The library has 6 of the 6 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of The story of a heart
On the shelf

Winner

The story of a heart

Rachel Clarke · 2024

Cover of A thousand threads
On the shelf

Shortlisted

A thousand threads

Neneh Cherry · 2025

Cover of Agent Zo: the untold story of fearless WW2 resistance soldier Elżbieta Zawacka
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Shortlisted

Agent Zo: the untold story of fearless WW2 resistance soldier Elżbieta Zawacka

Clare Mulley · 2025

Cover of Private revolutions: coming of age in a new China
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Shortlisted

Private revolutions: coming of age in a new China

Yuan Yang · 2025

Cover of Raising hare
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Raising hare

Chloe Dalton · 2024

Cover of What the wild sea can be: the future of the world's ocean
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Shortlisted

What the wild sea can be: the future of the world's ocean

Helen Scales · 2025

Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026

The library has 8 of the 8 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Wolf siren
On the shelf

Winner

Wolf siren

Beth O'Brien · 2025

Cover of Birdie
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Birdie

J. P. Rose · 2024

Cover of Chronicles of a lizard nobody
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Chronicles of a lizard nobody

Patrick Ness · 2024

Cover of Ghostlines
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Ghostlines

Katya Balen · 2024

Cover of Not going to plan
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Not going to plan

Tia Fisher · 2025

Cover of Popcorn
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Shortlisted

Popcorn

Rob Harrell · 2024

Cover of The boy I love
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The boy I love

William Hussey · 2025

Cover of Twenty-four seconds from now
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Shortlisted

Twenty-four seconds from now

Jason Reynolds · 2024

Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025

The library has 7 of the 8 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of Glasgow boys
On the shelf

Winner

Glasgow boys

Margaret McDonald · 2024

Cover of All that it ever meant
On the shelf

Shortlisted

All that it ever meant

Blessing Musariri · 2024

Cover of King of nothing
On the shelf

Shortlisted

King of nothing

Nathanael Lessore · 2024

Cover of Little bang
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Little bang

Kelly McCaughrain · 2024

Cover of Play
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Play

Luke Palmer · 2023

Cover of The final year
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The final year

Matt Goodfellow · 2023

Cover of Treacle Town
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Treacle Town

Brian Conaghan · 2023

Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026

The library has 10 of the 12 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of A language of dragons
Not on shelf

Winner

A language of dragons

S. F. Williamson · 2025

Cover of Sleep tight, disgusting blob
On the shelf

Winner

Sleep tight, disgusting blob

Huw Aaron · 2025

Cover of And the river drags her down
On the shelf

Shortlisted

And the river drags her down

Jihyun Yun · 2025

Cover of Milo and the mountain
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Shortlisted

Milo and the mountain

Jamie Carroll · 2026

Cover of My rice is best!
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Shortlisted

My rice is best!

Selina Brown · 2025

Cover of Spirit warriors
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Spirit warriors

Ashley Thorpe · 2025

Cover of The great green island
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

The great green island

Becky Colvin · 2025

Cover of Til Death
Borrow online

Shortlisted

Til Death

Busayo Matuluko · 2025

Cover of Unfairies
Not on shelf

Shortlisted

Unfairies

Huw Aaron · 2025

Cover of Wildlands
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Wildlands

Brogen Murphy · 2025

Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2025

The library has 8 of the 12 books on these lists. About the prize(opens in a new tab)

Cover of King of nothing
On the shelf

Winner

King of nothing

Nathanael Lessore · 2024

Cover of The Café at the Edge of the Woods
Borrow online

Winner

The Café at the Edge of the Woods

Mikey Please · 2025

Cover of For she is wrath
On the shelf

Shortlisted

For she is wrath

Emily Varga · 2025

Cover of Gina Kaminski saves the wolf
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Shortlisted

Gina Kaminski saves the wolf

Craig Barr-Green · 2024

Cover of Glasgow boys
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Glasgow boys

Margaret McDonald · 2024

Cover of Lover birds
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Shortlisted

Lover birds

Leanne Egan · 2024

Cover of Secrets of the Snakestone
On the shelf

Shortlisted

Secrets of the Snakestone

Piu DasGupta · 2024

Cover of The boy in the suit
On the shelf

Shortlisted

The boy in the suit

James Fox · 2024

Prize lists come from Wikipedia, last checked 2 November 2026. Local Shelf isn't connected to any of these prizes.