The annual Nibbies showcase the best of the British book industry.
The shortlist for Fiction Book of the Year
- The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
- The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
- The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
- Lies, Lies, Lies by Adele Parks
- Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
The shortlist for Debut Book of the Year
- The Binding by Bridget Collins
- Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
- The Familiars by Stacey Halls
- Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
- Leonard & Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession
- The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Non-fiction: Narrative Book of the Year
- Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner
- Me by Elton John
- Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PerezThree Women by Lisa Taddeo
- The Body by Bill Bryson
Other shortlists include Audiobook Book of the Year; Children’s Fiction Book of the Year; Non-fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year; Children’s Illustrated & Non-fiction Book of the Year.
Full shortlists are published on The Bookseller. The awards are due to be announced in June 2020.