2024 TikTok Book Awards Shortlists Unveiled
The 2024 TikTok Book Awards have recently announced their shortlists for this year’s prestigious literary honors. Just like last year, expert jury members were tasked with selecting four nominees from each category out of the initial 20 contenders on the longlist, according to TikTok. Despite fierce competition, the jury members managed to choose their personal favorites, setting the stage for the community voting that will determine the winners of this year’s awards. This year marks the first time the TikTok Book Awards will be presented for the entire DACH region, encompassing Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, across six diverse categories.
Renowned author Stefanie Stahl has the opportunity to defend her title this year with her book „Das Kind in dir muss Heimat finden,“ which won the #BookTok Bestseller of the Year award in 2023. She is once again among the nominees on the shortlist. However, as in previous years, the final decision rests with the community. For the first time, the community will also have a say in selecting the best indie bookstore.
Exciting Categories and Influential Jury Members
The TikTok Book Awards feature a range of categories, each overseen by distinguished jury members from the literary world. Sebastian Fitzek, a successful author, is part of the jury for this year’s awards. The categories and their respective jury members include:
– #BookTok Author of the Year – Jury: Volker Weidermann, literary critic at the @zeit. Prize: 5,000 Euros.
– #BookTok Community Book of the Year – Jury: Creator Marah alias @lovebookstoo. Prize: $5,000 USD in Ad Credits for the publisher and 5,000 Euros in prize money for the author.
– #BookTok Creator of the Year – Jury: Bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek. Prize: 5,000 Euros.
– #BookTok Publisher of the Year (sponsored by Thalia) – Jury: Lisa Pankewitz, Manager of Marketing Content and Social Media at @thalia_buchhandlungen. Prize: $5,000 USD in Ad Credits.
– #BookTok Indie Bookstore of the Year – Jury: Creator @le.yssa. Prize: $5,000 USD in Ad Credits.
– #BookTok Bestseller of the Year – Jury: Ulrike Altig, Managing Director at Media Control. Prize: $5,000 USD in Ad Credits for the publisher and 5,000 Euros in prize money for the author.
The community voting period opened on September 23 at 2:00 PM and will remain open until October 6 at 11:59 PM. During this time, interested users can cast their votes directly through the app for their favorites. However, the #BookTok Bestseller of the Year will be determined based on sales figures from Media Control and internal data and analyses from TikTok, and will not be subject to community voting.
Exciting Shortlisted Nominees
As a member of the jury, I had the privilege of curating the shortlist for the #BookTok Creators of the Year. It was no easy task, but I was delighted to see the wealth of talented and dedicated creators on TikTok who are helping young people discover the joy of reading.
The shortlists for the TikTok Book Awards 2024 feature a diverse array of authors, creators, books, publishers, and bookstores. Some of the notable nominees include:
– #BookTok Author of the Year: Carolin Wahl, Doreen Wilde, Josi Wismar, Lara Späth
– #BookTok Community Book of the Year: Coldhart – Strong & Weak by Lena Kiefer, Dunbridge Academy by Sarah Sprinz, Save Me by Mona Kasten, When The King Falls by Marie Niehoff
– #BookTok Creator of the Year: @itsjessamess, @nathalie_reads, @readbypaulina, @readwithmeggy
– #BookTok Publisher of the Year: dtv Verlag, Forever Verlag, LYX_Verlag, Penguin
– #BookTok Indie Bookstore of the Year: Antiquariat im Weyertal von Klaus Willbrand, Beltz Buchhandlung, Buchhandlung Hoffmann, CALIBRI Buchhandlung & Café
– #BookTok Bestseller of the Year: Das Kind in dir muss Heimat finden by Stefanie Stahl, Die 1%-Methode – Minimale Veränderung, maximale Wirkung by James Clear, Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, Windstärke 17 by Caroline Wahl
Engaging with the #BookTok Community
For book enthusiasts who have cast their votes and want to delve deeper into the world of the #BookTok community before the TikTok Book Awards ceremony, they can use hashtags like #BookTok (with over 36 million posts) or #BookTokGermany (with over 396,000 posts) to share their personal favorites and engage with other users. Additionally, they can follow the most popular #BookTok creators, authors, publishers, and bookstores on TikTok to prepare for the grand showdown on October 19, 2024.
Assets related to the shortlists, including a TikTok video featuring Sebastian Fitzek, can be found at: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/de-de/tiktok-book-awards-shortlist-2024
The official presentation of the TikTok Book Awards will take place on the evening of October 19, 2024, at 6:30 PM on the main stage in the Saal Harmonie at the Congress Center during the Frankfurt Book Fair. TikTok is the official media partner of the Frankfurt Book Fair, and from October 16 to 20, the #BookTok community can look forward to more highlights on the trade fair grounds and insightful panel discussions at the Frankfurt Studio on October 18 at 10:00 AM.
