The BookPeople Awards recognises three Australian new release books our booksellers have selected as their favourite hand-sells in the previous year.
The BookPeople Bookseller awards recognise the unique role played by booksellers in distributing learning, ideas, and literature to communities across the country.
We are very excited to announce the BookPeople Book of the Year 2023 Award winners.
The BookPeople 2023 Book of the Year Awards recognise the 2022 Australian new releases our booksellers have selected as their favourite hand-sells as part of their ongoing drive to bring writers and readers together. We believe this is a special award because it is decided by the people who personally recommend and care enough to put a book in the hands of the reading public.
BookPeople BookData - Adult Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople BookData - Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide - Children's Book of the Year
BookPeople 2023 Book Awards Shortlists
BookPeople BookData - Adult Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople BookData - Adult Non-Fiction Book of the Year
BookPeople Kids' Reading Guide - Children's Book of the Year
BookPeople Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Bookseller of the Year award recognises individual children's specialist booksellers for their outstanding achievements in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop that they work in but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for innovation, excellence and career achievements. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
We are very excited to announce the Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Children’s Bookseller of the Year 2023 winner is:
Rachel Robson, Gleebooks
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Children’s Bookseller of the Year – shortlist
BookPeople Penguin Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year award recognises and rewards the excellence of a bookseller 35 or under and promotes bookselling as a career choice for young people. This award gives booksellers the chance to exhibit their retailing skills, and be recognised by their peers, the book industry, and the general community for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores as well as the local and wider community. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
We are very excited to announce the Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year 2023 winner is:
Emily Westmoreland, Avenue Bookstore
Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year - shortlist
BookPeople Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year award recognises an individual bookseller for their outstanding achievement in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop where they work but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to exhibit their retailing skills, and be recognised by their peers, the book industry, and the general community for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
We are very excited to announce the Text Bookseller of the Year 2023 joint winners are:
Bronwyn Druce, Red Kangaroo Books, and Mark Rubbo, Readings.
Text Bookseller of the Year – shortlist