UA Clients shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year

UA Clients have been shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year Prize. Nominated by Waterstones booksellers, recent winners have included Sally Rooney’s Normal People and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. This year, nominations include Black and British by David Olusoga and Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.

Black and British is an insightful and invaluable history of the Black experience in the British Isles ranges from forgotten Africans in the Roman legions to the multicultural society of the present day. This edition has been revised and re-written for readers age 12+ to provide a short, essential introduction to Black British history. David Olusoga is an award-winning broadcaster and historian.

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright is a lavishly illustrated gift book treasury of 366 animal poems - one for every day of the year - which ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in translation. The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by Roger McGough, William Blake, Dick King-Smith, Ted Hughes, Grace Nichols, Lewis Carroll, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson. It is the follow up to I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree, which won the Waterstones Children's Gift of the year in 2018 and was illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon. Britta Teckentrup's breathtaking illustrations for Tiger, Tiger bring together all the richness and wonder of the animal kingdom, making this poetry anthology a perfect gift that will be treasured by generations.

Also shortlisted is The Book of Hopes, edited by Katherine Rundell and featuring several UA clients, including Rob Biddulph, Nick Lake, Sarah McIntyre, Harriet Muncaster, Sally Nicholls, David Tazzyman.