Judges
Overall Book of the Year Judges
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Antonia Byatt
Director, Cheltenham Literature Festival
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Shami Chakrabarti
Human Rights Campaigner
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Andrew Holgate
Literary Editor, Sunday Times
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Philip Jones
Editor, The Bookseller
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Rik McShane
Retail director, Waterstones
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Cathy Rentzenbrink
Chair of Books of the Year
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Sarah Shaffi
Deputy Chair of Books of the Year
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Nina Stibbe
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Books of the Year Judges
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Arifa Akbar
Former literary editor, The Independent and i newspapers
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Sam Baker
Author, co-founder and CEO, The Pool
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Matthew Bates
Travel fiction buyer, WH Smith
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Karen Brindle
Buyer, Tesco
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Alex Clark
Journalist and broadcaster
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Melissa Cox
Head of Books, Waterstones
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Stuart Dredge
Journalist
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Charlotte Eyre
Children's editor, The Bookseller
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Alison Finch
Assistant Producer, Radio 4
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Viv Groskop
Author, presenter and stand-up comedian
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Joe Haddow
Producer, The Radio 2 Book Club
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Sali Hughes
Author, columnist and broadcaster
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Gemma Malley
Director of marketing, communications and engagement, Book Trust
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Robbie Millen
Literary Editor, The Times
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Carrie Morris
Co-owner, Booka Bookshop & Cafe
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Fiona Noble
Children's and YA previews editor, The Bookseller
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Alice O'Keeffe
Books editor, The Bookseller
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Gary Powell
Assistant buyer, Foyles
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Bali Rai
Author and Reading Ahead ambassador, The Reading Agency
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Cathy Rentzenbrink
Contributing editor, The Bookseller and director, Quick Reads
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Caroline Sanderson
Associate Editor, The Bookseller
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Professor Kate Williams
Historian, author and broadcaster
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Chris White
Fiction Buyer, Waterstones
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Trade Judges
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Lisa Campbell
News editor, The Bookseller
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Amanda Craig
Author
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James Heneage
Author & founder of Ottakar's Bookshop Chain
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Peter James
Author
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Philip Jones
Editor, The Bookseller
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George Lossius
Non-executive director, Midas PR
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Jess MacDermot
Group Commercial Director, Haymarket Business Media
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Sandy Mahal
Literary consultant & associate producer
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Michael Neil
Executive director, Izod Associates
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Shireen Peermohamed
Partner, Harbottle & Lewis
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Liz Sich
Former managing director, Four Colman Getty
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Catherine Taylor
Deputy director, English PEN
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Tom Tivnan
Features & insight editor, The Bookseller
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David Young
President, The Book Trade Charity
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