Howard Jacobson does the double – Zoo Time wins the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2013
Howard Jacobson beats Michael Frayn to a second win in the UK's leading comic fiction prize... Read more
Category Archives: Book Awards
Pushkin House Russian Book Prize shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, sponsored by Waterstones, "shows the extent of vibrant writing on the Russian speaking world which can help promote mutual understanding" said Andrew Jack of the Financial Times.
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International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist announced…
The 154 books nominated for this year's IMPAC Award, are whittled down to the top ten... Read more
CILIP Carnegie Medal and Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards
Florentyna Martin takes a closer look at the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal shortlists which were announced back in March... Read more
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize 2013 shortlist announced
Waterstones Book Club pick Skios could bring Michael Frayn a second win in the UK's leading comic fiction prize... Read more
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize – Winners announced
Annabel Pitcher's unsettling teen title, Ketchup Clouds, has been announced as overall winner of this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Read more
Beyond Bagels and Nazis – Sam Leith on the Jewish Quartely-Wingate Prize 2013
This week is Jewish Book Week, and sees the announcement of the Jewish Quartely-Wingate Prize 2013. Journalist and author of The Coincidence Engine, Sam Leith, looks at the rich breadth of the Prize's scope, and why this makes for such an interesting and diverse shortlist...
Read more How do you beat Cooking With Poo? The Diagram Prize shortlist 2013
The Bookseller magazine have announced today the shortlist for the Diagram Prize 2013 for Oddest Title of the Year... Read more Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists announced
We're pleased to announce the shortlists for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013. Now in its ninth year, and covering three categories of children's writing the prize was created to reward and champion new and emerging talent in children's writing. Bookseller Florentyna Martin takes a closer look at the books that made the cut... Read more Costa Book of the Year 2012 – Hilary Mantel does the double
Hilary Mantel has set another record by becoming the first writer to win both the Man Booker Prize and the Costa Book of the Year in the same year. Read more 
Mantel favourite as women writers sweep the board at the Costa Awards
Hilary Mantel is the firm favourite to become the overall winner of the 2012 Costa Book Award, after Bring up the Bodies won the Novel category last night.
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Mantel, Rankin and EL James win at the National Book Awards
Double Booker-winner, Hilary Mantel was announced as Waterstones UK author of the Year last night at the Specsavers National Book Awards.
Tried & Tested – Cooking with Polpo
Jess Carey, our Brand Development Manager, tries her hand at several dishes from the Waterstones Book of the Year, Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts). Read more 
Cook like Russell Norman with our Polpo recipe cards
As part of our continuing celebration of our Book of the Year announcement this week, we're bringing you three recipes from Russell Norman's winning cookbook Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook (Of Sorts).
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