British Book Awards 2026
Nobody’s Girl (Doubleday), the posthumous memoir by the late Australia-based author Virginia Roberts Giuffre, co-written with Amy Wallace, was the overall Book of the Year winner at the 2026 British Book Awards (also known as the Nibbies).
Nobody’s Girl was also awarded Nonfiction Narrative Book of the Year, and was joint winner, with Careless People (Macmillan) by Aotearoa New Zealand author Sarah Wynn-Williams, of the Award for Freedom to Publish.
The winners in two of the categories, chosen from shortlists announced earlier this year, were:
Overall Book of the Year
- Nobody’s Girl (Virginia Roberts Giuffre, co-written by Amy Wallace, Doubleday)
Debut Fiction
- The Names (Florence Knapp, Phoenix) *
The Names has been reviewed by QRC. Click here to read our review.