BookPeople 2025 Bookseller of the Year shortlists announced
BookPeople has announced the shortlists for its 2025 Bookseller of the Year awards.
The shortlisted booksellers include:
BookPeople Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Bookseller of the Year
- Jennifer Jackson, Paper Bird Books & Art
- Cholm Johnson, Bright and Early Books
- Genevieve Kruyssen, Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop
- Allyx Lathrope, Kinokuniya
- Anna Sheen, Quick Brown Fox Bookshop
BookPeople Penguin Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year
- Grace Brewin, Boardwalk Books
- Bella Lloyd, Heads and Tales Bookstore
- Amy McKinnon, Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop/Avid Reader
- Alana Smith, BOOK FACE Erina
- Jing Xuan Teo, Amplify Bookshop
- Sophie Wigan, Harry Hartog Carindale
BookPeople Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year
- Sarah Deasy, Avid Reader
- Amy Hoskings, Harry Hartog & Berkelouw
- Noel Lee, The Bookshop Darlinghurst
- Lydia Lindfield, Maclean’s Booksellers
- Alison Rogers, Abbey’s Bookshop
- Sally Tabner, Bookoccino.
‘[The Bookseller of the Year awards] recognise individual booksellers who go above and beyond in their work – sharing knowledge, sparking conversations, and helping readers discover new stories every day. They highlight the unique role booksellers play in their communities and the lasting impact they have on readers of all ages,’ said the organisers.
Last year’s winners were Katherine Matthews (Children’s Bookseller of the Year), Madeleine Delany (Young Bookseller of the Year) and Matt Davis (Bookseller of the Year).
The 2025 winners will be announced along with the BookPeople Awards at the BookPeople Conference on Sunday, 15 June 2025.
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