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Zadie Smith, Cat Bohannan, James Read and Katherine Rundell shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year 2023

Foyles have revealed the shortlists for their Book of the Year Awards for 2023, featuring Zadie Smith, Cat Bohannan, James Read and Katherine Rundell. Zadie Smith's The Fraud (Hamish Hamilton) is nominated for the Fiction Book of the Year, Cat Bohannon's Eve (Hutchinson Heinemann) and James Reads' Of Cabbages & Kimchi (Penguin) for the Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Bloomsbury) for the Children's Fiction Book of the Year.

Now in its eight year, the Foyles Book of the Year awards seek to celebrate “the most essential” books across three core categories from a given year of publishing. The winners are chosen via a process involving bookseller recommendations and bestsellers, a staff vote, and the senior team. 

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