Win all 16 books on the Nero Book Awards shortlist!
Plus, Caffè Nero ground coffee to enjoy while you read.
The Nero Book Awards celebrate the craft of great writing and the joy of reading, with judges choosing the books they'd most want to press into the hands of friends and family.
The Awards recognise the best books from the last 12 months across four categories. From the four category winners, one will be selected as The Nero Gold Prize Winner on Wednesday 4th March.
The 2025 Nero Book Awards category winners are:
Fiction: Seascraper by Benjamin Wood
Non-Fiction: Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry
Debut Fiction: A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
Children's Fiction: My Soul, A Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin
To celebrate the announcement, we're giving one lucky reader the chance to win a set of all 16 books on the shortlist – including the four fabulous category winners – two bags of Caffè Nero ground coffee, and a Caffé Nero notebook and pen.
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