
Judges
2021 Chairs
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Alice O'KeeffeChair of the Books of the Year, and Chair of Début and Fiction Book of the Year
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Alison FloodChair of Fiction - Crime & Thriller & PageTurner Books of the Year
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Benedicte PageChair of the Trade Publishing categories
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Caroline SandersonChair of Non Fiction - Lifestyle and Non Fiction - Narrative Book of the Year
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Charlotte EyreChair of Children's Fiction Book of the Year
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Fiona NobleChair of Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year
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Philip JonesOverall Chair of the British Book Awards Judges, and Chair of the Audiobook of the Year award
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Tom TivnanChair of the Trade Retail categories
2021 Books of the Year Judges
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Alex O'ConnellArts editor of The Times and children's book critic
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Anita RaniBroadcaster and author
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Anita SinghDaily Telegraph and Sunday TelegraphArts entertainment editor
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Anita SethiWriter and journalist
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Anne CaterReviewer and Blog Tour organiser
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Caroline RaphaelDora Productions LtdDirector
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Christy LefteriWriter and lecturer
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Clarissa PabiAcastMarketeer, Producer and Content Development Manager
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David HeadleyGoldsboro BooksManaging Director
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The Rt Hon. David Lammy MP
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Ella RisbridgerWriter and editor
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Farrah SerroukhCentre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)Learning Programme Leader
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Frankie BridgeAuthor, broadcaster and podcaster
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Gordon McGhieGrab This BookCrime Fiction Blogger
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Hannah BeckermanNovelist and journalist
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Jasper SutcliffeBookshop.orgPublishing and Affiliate manager
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Kate SkipperWaterstonesCOO
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Kate YoungAuthor and bookseller
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Katie ClaphamBookseller and writer
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Konnie HuqPresenter and Author
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Sir Lenny Henry CBEComedian and actor
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Lisa O'KellyThe Observer New ReviewAssociate Editor
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Lisa TaddeoAuthor
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Matthew ToddWriter
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Mel GiedroycTV presenter, writer and actress
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Michaella ParkesAmazon Books Editorial
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Oyinkan BraithwaiteAuthor
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Paula HawkinsWriter
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Peter FrankopanAuthor and professor
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Phil HendersonBlackwell's BookshopSales & Marketing Director
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Piers TordayChildren's writer
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Rhys StephensonCBBC Book ClubActor and TV presenter
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Robbie MillenThe TimesLiterary editor
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Robin InceComedian, Writer and Broadcaster
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Rónán HessionWriter
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Rozalind DineenWriter and critic
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Saber KhanTopping & Company BooksellersSenior Managing Bookseller
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Stuart LawrenceMotivational & Public Speaker Diversity, Inclusion, Grief, Youth Engagement Specialist
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Sue ScholesBooks Category Manager at WHSmith Online
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Yaba BadoeFilmmaker and writer
2021 Trade Judges
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Anwen HoosonBird Literary AgencyFounder
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Hannah GriffithsAll3MediaHead of literary acquisitions
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Jules DanskinFreelance publicist and managing director of Extra Teeth magazine
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Liz SichColman GettyFormer managing director
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Mairi KiddSeven Storiesc.e.o
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Margaret Busby OBE, Hon. FRSLWriter, editor, broadcaster and literary critic
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Nels AbbeyMedia executive, writer and satirist
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Nick BarleyEdinburgh International Book FestivalDirector
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Nick BrackenburyNearSt
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Sam MissinghamThe Empowered AuthorFounder
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Sandy MahalNottingham UNESCO City of LiteratureDirector
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Seni GlaisterWeFifoFounder & c.e.o
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Simon MackayAwesomeBooksHead of Books
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Tim GodfrayBooksellers AssociationFormer Executive Chairman
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Trevor Goul-WheekerFormer ChairmanBlackwell's Bookshop