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November 21, 2023By Katy Hershberger

Nero Book Awards Announces First Shortlists

November 21, 2023By Katy Hershberger

UK coffee shop chain Caffe Nero announced the shortlists for its inaugural book awards, which celebrate books that were first published in the UK and Ireland. The winner in each category will be announced on January 16 and awarded £5,000, and an overall winner will receive the Nero Gold prize and an additional £30,000 in late February.

Children’s Fiction
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn
Wild Song by Candy Gourlay
The Swifts by Beth Lincoln, ilustrated by Claire Powell

Debut Fiction
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro
The New Life by Tom Crewe
Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
Close To Home by Michael Magee

Fiction
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
Fifteen Wild Decembers by Karen Powell

Non-Fiction
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
The Tidal Year by Freya Bromley
Undercurrent by Natasha Carthew
Hags by Victoria Smith

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