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Book award lists 2023

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime book of the year

Booker Prize longlist

James Tait Black Prizes for fiction and biography

Jhalak Prize celebrating books by British/British resident BAME writers

Orwell Prize for political fiction

Orwell Prize for political writing

Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

Women's Prize for Fiction

 

Book award lists 2022

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime book of the year

Booker Prize longlist

James Tait Black Prizes for fiction and biography

Jhalak Prize celebrating books by British/British resident BAME writers

Orwell Prize for political fiction

Orwell Prize for political writing

Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

Women's Prize for Fiction

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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

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Rebus30 - Edinburgh Crime

Sherlock Holmes 125 Anniversary

Read by theme

10 x 10 Stories from Finland

Agatha Christie collection

Autism Acceptance

Banned Books Week

Book to screen 2023

Book to screen 2022

Book to screen 2021

Brilliant fiction by Black authors

British food stories and recipes

Christmas crafts

Christmas cookery

Christmas movies

Family history guides

Focus on Finnish authors

Found in translation book group titles

Graphic novels for bedtime reading

Gut health and wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Collection

House history guides

Pocket book collection of quick reads

Preserving - jams, chutneys and pickles

Read the film 2020

Read the film 2019

Read the film 2018

Staff favourite books of 2020

Staff favourite books of 2019

Staff favourite books of 2018

Staff favourite books of 2017

Valentine's Day - a fine romance

Walking books collection

World War One

Book award lists 2021

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year

Booker Prize longlist

Costa Book of the Year shortlisted titles

Jhalak Prize celebrating books by British/British resident BAME writers

Orwell Prize for political writing

Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

Women's Prize for Fiction

 

Book award lists 2020

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year

Booker Prize longlist

Costa Book of the Year shortlisted titles

James Tait Black Prize

Orwell Prize for political writing

Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

Women's Prize for Fiction

Book award lists 2019

100 Novels That Shaped Our World 

Booker Prize longlist

Costa Book of the Year shortlisted titles

James Tait Black Prize for biography

James Tait Black Prize for fiction

Orwell Prize for political writing

Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Wellcome Book Prize for writing about health or medicine 

Women's Prize for Fiction longlist 

Book award lists 2018

Bloody Scotland - McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year 

Costa shortlisted titles

International Dylan Thomas Prize for young writers

James Tait Black Prize for biography

James Tait Black Prize for fiction

Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a British writer of colour

Man Booker Golden Prize - celebrating 50 years

Man Booker International Prize

Orwell Prize for political writing

Rathbone's Folio Prize

Saltire Society Literary Awards

Specsavers National Book Awards

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction

Wellcome Book Prize for writing about health or medicine

Women's Prize for Fiction longlist

Book award lists 2017

Baileys Women's Prize for fiction longlist 

Costa shortlisted titles 2017

James Tait Black biography shortlist

James Tait Black fiction shortlist 

Man Booker International Prize

Man Booker Prize longlisted titles

Orwell Book Prize longlist - for political writing

Walter Scott Prize - for historical fiction

William Hill Sports Book of 2017

Wellcome Book Prize longlist (medicine theme)

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