Win a set of this year's Books Are My Bag Readers Awards winners!
We have five sets of all seven books to give away.
Readers have spoken!
At National Book Tokens, we're proud to sponsor the only book awards that reflect the truly diverse tastes of real booklovers and the bookshops they love to visit. This year's awards received thousands of votes from readers across the UK and Ireland. We're delighted to announce that the winners of the 2025 Books Are My Bag Readers Awards are...
Fiction
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
Non-Fiction
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Poetry
To the Women by Donna Ashworth
Young Adult Fiction
Wish You Were Her by Elle McNicoll
Children's Fiction
Impossible Creatures: The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell
Picture Book
Otto the Top Dog by Catherine Rayner
Newcomer of the Year
Emma Swan, author of Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea!
Readers' Choice
For this award, readers nominated their book of the year
Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea! by Emma Swan
The winners, as ever, reflect the very real tastes and interests of readers today, and the books that local bookshops are championing. To celebrate this year's winners, we're giving away complete sets to five lucky people. Find out more about the Readers Awards and all the books that were on this year's shortlists.
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