lucy Steeds‘ The Artist Crowned Waterstones Book of the Year
London, UK - Lucy Steeds has won the prestigious Waterstones Book of the Year award for her novel The Artist, it was announced today. The win marks a meaningful achievement for both Steeds and independent booksellers across the UK.
The Artist emerged victorious from a shortlist featuring a diverse range of titles including fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. Other shortlisted contenders included Ocean by David Attenborough and Colin Butfield, Universality by Natasha Brown, Donut Squad: Take Over the World! by Neill Cameron, Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, Craftland by James fox, The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, Alice With a Why by Anna James, Katabasis by RF Kuang, So Long, See You tomorrow by William Maxwell, The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy and Strange Pictures by Uketsu.
The annual award is uniquely chosen by a panel of Waterstones booksellers, who select from titles nominated by their colleagues nationwide. Last year’s overall winner was Butter by Asako Yuzuki, with I Am Rebel by Ross Montgomery taking the Children’s Book of the Year title.
