The annual event is set to thank and celebrate both booksellers and publishers for the roles they play in promoting literacy and a culture of reading by producing and selling quality books in South Africa. The theme for this year's gala event was 50 Shades of Colour.
The booksellers awards, voted for by their colleagues in the publishing sector went to:
Best Education Bookseller of the Year - Adams Booksellers
Best Library Supplier of the Year - Hargraves Library Services
Best Trade Bookseller of the Year (Chain Store) - Exclusive Books
Winning publishers
Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award
The final award for the evening, the Nielsen Booksellers Choice Award is bestowed upon a local author for a South African published book that booksellers most enjoyed selling or that sold so well that it made a difference to the bottom line of booksellers across the country. This is a special award and the industry, as a whole, celebrated Marguerite Poland who won this year with her book, 'The Keeper', published by Penguin Books South Africa.
The short-listed books were: