I was a judge for a book awards. This is what happened.

Опубликовано: 14 Июль 2026
на канале: Hannah Witton
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I WAS A BRITISH BOOK AWARDS JUDGE!! Someone pinch me!! Join me for the whole behind the scenes process from reading the shortlist, deciding which ones I liked (and... didn't like), to the Book Awards event itself ahhhh. Are any of these books on your tbr??

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SHORTLIST BOOKS
What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780241...
A Better Second Half by Liz Earle*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781399...
Drawn to the Garden by Caroline Quentin*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780711...
Greekish by Caroline Hayden*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781526...
So Good by Emily English*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781399...
Spud Man’s Spudtacular Baked Potato Cookbook by Spud Man*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780008...

OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED
James by Percivel Everett*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781035...
Butter by Asako Yuzuki*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780008...
Jonty Gentoo by Julia Donaldson*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780702...
Patriot by Alexei Navalny*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9781847...
Disability Intimacy edited by Alice Wong*: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/689/9780593...

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