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The 2026 British Book Award Winners — Our Staff Picks From the Nibbies

🏆 Just Announced

The 2026 British Book Awards

The Nibbies recognize both literary quality and commercial success, making them one of the most wide-ranging book prizes in the world. This year's winners span historical fiction, romance, crime, and a memoir that may be the most important book of the year. Here's our staff breakdown of the books worth adding to your TBR right now.

🏆 Overall Book of the Year & Narrative Non-Fiction

Nobody's Girl

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Memoir🏆 Overall Book of the Year

Nobody's Girl

by Virginia Roberts Giuffre with Amy Wallace

367 pages

Virginia Roberts Giuffre was Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's most outspoken victim, the woman whose courage helped send both to prison and whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. She took her own life in April 2025, but left behind this memoir with an explicit wish for it to be published. Nobody's Girl is her full story, in her own words — an unsparing account of the abuse she survived, the escape she engineered at nineteen, and the decades of advocacy that followed. It is a remarkable testament to an unshakeable will.

We've reviewed Nobody's Girl in full.

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🏆 Fiction Book of the Year

Boleyn Traitor

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Historical FictionTudor

Boleyn Traitor

by Philippa Gregory

Philippa Gregory returns to the Tudor court with the untold story of Jane Boleyn, the woman who watched from the shadows as queens rose and fell around her. Playing every role required for survival — devoted wife, loyal sister to Anne Boleyn, careful spy — Jane must outthink everyone around her in a court where a single wrong move could cost her everything. Gregory at her most gripping.

🏆 Romantic Fiction Book of the Year

Great Big Beautiful Life

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RomanceGoodreads Choice Winner

Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry

Two rival writers compete for the chance to write the biography of Margaret Ives, a legendary and reclusive heiress who has spent decades out of the public eye. One month on a remote island, an ironclad NDA keeping them from sharing what they're learning, and an inconvenient attraction making everything more complicated. Emily Henry's most sweeping and ambitious novel yet.

Haven't read Great Big Beautiful Life yet? We've got the full review.

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🏆 Crime & Thriller Book of the Year

A Case of Mice and Murder

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Cozy MysteryHistorical

A Case of Mice and Murder

by Sally Smith

Set in 1901 London's Inner Temple, barrister Gabriel Ward steps outside one sunny morning to find the Lord Chief Justice of England dead on his doorstep with a carving knife in his chest. A delightfully unwilling sleuth navigating the hidden world of London's legal community, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the classic cozy mystery tradition.

🏆 Debut Fiction Book of the Year

The Names

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Literary FictionDebut Novel

The Names

by Florence Knapp

When Cora hesitates at the moment of naming her newborn son, three alternate versions of the next thirty-five years unspool. A structurally daring debut that explores the ripple effects of domestic abuse, the fragility of family, and the infinite possibilities latent in a single decision. Florence Knapp announces herself as a remarkable new voice in literary fiction.

Also Recognized This Year

The Mercy StepMarcia HutchinsonDiscover Award
AlchemisedSenLinYuScience Fiction & Fantasy
Careless PeopleSarah Wynn-WilliamsNon-Fiction Audiobook
Cursed DaughtersOyinkan BraithwaiteFiction Audiobook

The Nibbies recognize books that earn both critical respect and genuine readership, and this year's winners do both. Whether you start with the memoir that won everything or the Emily Henry that won over the romance category, you're in good hands.

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