BookPeople is delighted to announce the winners of the BookPeople 2025 Bookseller of the Year Awards announced at the BookPeople Conference Gala Dinner and Awards Night in Brisbane on Sunday 15 June.
The BookPeople Penguin Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year Award recognises and rewards the excellence of a bookseller 35 or under and promotes bookselling as a career choice for young people. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores as well as the local and wider community.
The Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year 2025 winner is: Sophie Wigan, Harry Hartog Carindale.
The BookPeople Hardie Grant Children's Publishing Bookseller of the Year Award recognises individual children's specialist booksellers for their outstanding achievements in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop that they work in but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for innovation, excellence and career achievements.
The Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Children’s Bookseller of the Year 2025 winner is: Allyx Lathrope, Kinokuniya Sydney.
The BookPeopleText Publishing Bookseller of the Year Award recognises an individual bookseller for their outstanding achievement in the past twelve months. The winner will not only be identified for their exceptional performance within the bookshop that they work in but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for innovation, excellence and career achievements.
The Text Bookseller of the Year 2025 the winner is: Sally Tabner, Bookoccino.
BookPeople Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Children’s Bookseller of the Year 2025 shortlist:
Jennifer Jackson, Paper Bird Books & Art
Cholm Johnson, Bright and Early Books
Genevieve Kruyssen, Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop
Allyx Lathrope, Kinokuniya Sydney
Anna Sheen, Quick Brown Fox Bookshop
BookPeople Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year 2025 shortlist:
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 Bookstore
Sophie Wigan, Harry Hartog Carindale
BookPeople Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year 2025 shortlist:
Sarah Deasy, Avid Reader
Amy Hoskings, Harry Hartog & Berkelouw
Noel Lee, The Bookshop Darlinghurst
Lydia Lindfield, Maclean’s Booksellers
Allison Rogers, Abbey's Bookshop
Sally Tabner, Bookoccino