Foyles Book of the Year explained

The Foyles Books of the Year have been announced annually since 2017 by the British bookseller chain Foyles. From 2017 to 2023 they recognised outstanding literature in three categories: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Children's. A fiction award was conferred in 2016, before the other two categories were added. In 2024 the award changed to a combined one for all genres.[1]

When announcing the 2023 choices, Foyles said that they chose "our favourite, most interesting, most important, most year-defining titles published, recommended and sold this year".

Winners (2016 – 2023)

Fiction

YearAuthorBookRef[2] [3]
2016Paul BeattyThe Sellout[4]
2017Naomi AldermanThe Power[5] [6]
2018Sayaka MurataConvenience Store Woman[7]
2019Ocean VuongOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous[8] [9] [10]
2020Brandon TaylorReal Life[11]
2021Natasha BrownAssembly[12] [13]
2022Sheena PatelI'm a Fan[14] [15]
2023R. F. KuangYellowface[16] [17] [18] [19]

Non-fiction

YearAuthorBookRef
2017Reni Eddo-LodgeWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
2018Akala
2019Lisa TaddeoThree Women
2020Doireann Ní GhríofaA Ghost in the Throat[20]
2021Warren EllisNina Simone's Gum[21] [22]
2022Thomas HallidayOtherlands: A World in the Making[23]
2023Cat Bohannon[24]

Children's

YearAuthorBookRef
2017Elena FavilliGoodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
2018Tomi AdeyemiChildren of Blood and Bone[25]
2019Katherine RundellThe Good Thieves[26]
2020Myriam DahmanThe Wolf’s Secret[27] [28] [29]
2021Tom GauldThe Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess[30] [31]
2022S. F. SaidTyger
2023Katherine RundellImpossible Creatures[32] [33] [34]

Winners and shortlist (2024 –)

YearAuthorBookResultRef
2024 (editor)WantShortlist
James
and Robert Macfarlane (co-authors), Emily Sutton (illustrator)
Starminster
Intermezzo
(author), Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)
(author), Polly Barton (translator)Butter

References

  1. Web site: Foyles Book of the Year Shortlist [2024] ]. 26 October 2024 . Foyles.
  2. Web site: Foyles Books of the Year [2023] ]. 18 September 2024 . Foyles . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912153523/https://www.foyles.co.uk/highlights/foyles-books-of-the-year . 12 September 2024 . live.
  3. Web site: Foyles Winners . 2024-09-18 . www.brownsbfs.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Foyles picks The Sellout as book of the year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  5. Web site: Foyles' Books of the Year champion women's voices . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  6. Web site: 2017-11-30 . The Power and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls announced as Foyles Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . www.penguin.co.uk . en.
  7. Web site: Convenience Store Woman crowned Foyles' Fiction Book of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  8. Web site: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  9. Web site: Foyles reveals Books of the Year 2019 . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  10. Web site: 2019 Foyles Book of the Year Winners . 2024-09-18 . www.fictiondb.com.
  11. Web site: Real Life, A Ghost in the Throat and The Wolf's Secret named Foyles Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  12. Web site: Brown, Ellis and Gauld named in Foyles Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  13. Web site: 2021 Foyles Book of the Year Winners . 18 September 2024 . www.fictiondb.com.
  14. Web site: I'm a Fan . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  15. Web site: Foyles names works by Patel, Halliday and Said as Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  16. Web site: Yellowface . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  17. Web site: Works by Kuang, Rundell and Bohannon crowned Foyles' Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  18. Web site: 2023-12-01 . 2023 Foyles Books of the Year Winners . 2024-09-18 . Locus Online . en-US.
  19. Web site: Foyles Fiction . 18 September 2024 . www.brownsbfs.co.uk.
  20. Web site: A Ghost in the Throat . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  21. Web site: Nina Simone's Gum: A Memoir of Things Lost and Found . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  22. Web site: Brown, Ellis and Gauld named in Foyles Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  23. Web site: Otherlands . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  24. Web site: Foyles Non Fiction . 18 September 2024 . www.brownsbfs.co.uk.
  25. Web site: 2018-12-03 . Adeyemi Wins Foyles Book of the Year Award . 18 September 2024 . Locus Online . en-US.
  26. Web site: The Good Thieves . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  27. Web site: The Wolf's Secret . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  28. Web site: Children's Book Awards 2020: Shortlists and Winners . 18 September 2024 . Toppsta.
  29. Web site: Children's Book Awards 2022: Shortlists and Winners . 18 September 2024 . Toppsta.
  30. Web site: The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  31. Web site: Brown, Ellis and Gauld named in Foyles Books of the Year . 2024-09-18 . The Bookseller . En.
  32. Web site: Impossible Creatures . 18 September 2024 . Foyles.
  33. Web site: Foyles Childrens . 18 September 2024 . www.brownsbfs.co.uk.
  34. Web site: Kan . Toni . 2023-11-07 . Foyles Book of the Year unveils diverse shortlist, from historical drama to poetic reverie to kid's adventure . 2024-09-18 . The Lagos Review . en-US.

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