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Win all 16 books on the Nero Book Awards shortlist

Win all 16 books on the Nero Book Awards shortlist

The Nero Book Awards celebrate the craft of great writing and the joy of reading, providing readers of all tastes with a combination of high-quality writing and readability.

The Awards celebrate outstanding books of the last 12 months across four categories. The four winners of each category,  announced in January, go forward for the overall prize – the Nero Gold Prize Book of the Year – to be revealed at a ceremony on Wednesday 5th March.

The Nero Book Awards category winners for 2024 are:

Fiction: Lost in the Garden by Adam S Leslie
Non-Fiction: Maurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
Debut FictionWild Houses by Colin Barrett
Children's Fiction: The Twelve by Liz Hyder

To celebrate the announcement, we're giving one lucky reader the chance to win a set of all 16 books on the shortlist – including the four category winners – and some Caffè Nero ground coffee to enjoy while reading them!

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