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07/01/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/01/2024 13:40
Voting opens for the TikTok Book Awards Ireland & UK 2024
In May, we announced the return of the TikTok Book Awards UK and Ireland 2024.
Today we are excited to share the 2024 Book awards shortlist!
We are thrilled to announce that two Irish female authors have made the shortlist.
⭐ Author Claire Wright @clairewright.author for BookTok Breakthrough Author ⭐
⭐The Rachel Incident for Book of the Year by Caroline O'Donoghue @czaronline ⭐
From #BookRecommendationsto #Romantasy, #BookTok is a thriving community of literature lovers, who are united through their passion for reading. With over 34 million posts on TikTok and counting, this community is helping to drive book sales, support independent book shops and supercharge the careers of up-and-coming authors or previously underrepresented genres.
The TikTok Book Awards gives this community a chance to vote for the books, indie bookshops, authors, and creators that have made the #BookTok ecosystem in Ireland unique. The TikTok Book Awards launched last year, with author Holly Jackson, Bolu Babalola's Honey & Spice and TikTok creator Eden Victoria among the inaugural winners.
This year's shortlist has been decided by a panel of industry experts. Including TikTok creators Jack Edwards and previous winner Eden Victoria, CEO of the Publishers Association Dan Conway, Editor of The Bookseller Philip Jones, Black British Book Festival CEO & Founder Selina Brown, and renowned authors Samantha Shannon and Sara Cox.
The Book Award winners will ultimately be decided by the TikTok community. Last year over 160,000 people had their say and now the 2024 voting hub is officially open.
TikTok Book Awards, Ireland & UK Shortlist
Book of the Year (Ireland & UK)
None Of This Is True, Lisa Jewell
Gwen & Art Are Not In Love, Lex Croucher
Small Worlds, Caleb Azumah Nelson
The Rachel Incident, Caroline O'Donoghue
Book of the Year (International)
Yellowface, R.F Kuang
Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
Sword Catcher, Cassandra Clare
Chain Gang All Stars, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
BookTok Breakthrough Author
Ben Alderson, Martin Knights, Talia Hibbert, Claire Wright
BookTok Creator of the Year
@maisie_matilda, @zai_rambles, @cultofbooks, @literaryfling
BookTok Rising Star Creator
@greendragonbooknooks, @fictionalfates, @jpreads6, @booksonthebedside
Indie Bookshop of the Year
Imaginarium Books, The Book Shop By The Sea, The Little Bookshop, House of Books & Friends
TikTok Shop Book of Year
To be revealed at the TikTok Book Awards event on Thursday, 25 July*
Here's how you can get involved
Get voting. The TikTok Book Awards voting voting Hub is now open - search 'tiktok book awards' in-app to discover more and to cast your vote. You can only vote via the TikTok app! Full T&Cs can be found here.
Join the conversation on TikTok. Use the #TikTokBookAwards hashtag to share who you'll be voting for!
Get reading. Check out #BookTok and follow your favourite Irish authors like Caroline Doherty and Claire Wright
Watch out for the TikTok Book Awards winners, who will be revealed on Thursday, 25 July 2024.
Phillip Jones, Author and TikTok Book Awards Judge said: "Judging the awards this year has been an absolute delight: that there is so much enthusiasm, dedication and interest in discussing books is a real gift to the business. I found the shortlists, and the people behind the shortlists, broad in their outlook, diverse in their perspectives and incredibly generous in their approaches to the different genres, books and authors that were the subject of the BookTok lens. These awards are then a moment to celebrate all the hard work that is made to look so effortless, but also a time to reflect on the importance of these voices and what they do. My congratulations to all of the shortlistees."
Eden Victoria, TikTok Book Awards Creator of The Year 2023, said: 'It was an honour to win Creator of the Year at the TikTok Book Awards last year. Returning as a judge has been hugely exciting, and I see it as a lovely way to celebrate and uplift the BookTok community.'
* The TikTok Shop Book of Year winner will be decided based on TikTok Shop sales data and the impact the book has had on TikTok.
New to TikTok and want to explore #BookTok? Getting involved couldn't be easier, simply download the app for free via the Apple App Store, Google Play or Amazon.