Our customers' favourite books, music, film & TV of 2018

This year we again invited our customers to vote for their favourite books, music, film and TV of the past year. Here are the most voted for books across each category…


Best Fiction Book

Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Flames by Robbie Arnott


Best Non-fiction Book

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee


Best Young Adult Book

Stone Girl by Eleni Hale


Best Children’s Book

The Orchard Underground by Mat Larkin


Best Picture Book

Wide Big World by Maxine Beneba Clarke & Isobel Knowles


Best cookbook

Ottolenghi SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi


Best Music

Tell Me How You Really Feel by Courtney Barnett


Best film

Ladies in Black directed by Bruce Beresford


Best TV

Killing Eve written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge


A big thank you to everyone who voted! We loved finding out what you had enjoyed this year. You can also find our booksellers’ picks for the best books, CDs and DVDs of the year here.

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Wide Big World

Maxine Beneba Clarke

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