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๐ Judge a Book by Its Cover is back!
Voting is officially OPEN! ๐ณ๏ธ
Weโve revealed our 2026 longlist, and now itโs your turn to have your say. Head to the link below and vote for your favourite book cover.
Unlike the main award, this one is entirely in the hands of the public. So, which cover gets your vote? ๐
๐ Vote now bit.ly/4hUqoZg
#SBOTY #SportsBooks #JudgeABookByItsCover
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๐ THE SBOTY 2026 LONGLIST IS HERE! ๐
After reading through more than 100 entries, our reading panel has selected the books that make up the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2026 Longlist.
From football and cycling to running, F1, golf and beyond, these are the stories that have captured the world of sport in words.
Congratulations to all the authors and publishers who made the cut. ๐
And this is only the beginningโฆ
Next stop: the shortlist.
@RachelBrookesTV I @runmarycain I @BCooper147 I @Richard_Fitz I @Andymcgra I @ultra_sophie I @_WilliamRalston I @AlanShipnuck I @squiresneil1 I @SirWiggo
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ONE. DAY. TO. GO. ๐
The wait is almost overโฆ
Tomorrow at 8am, weโll reveal the SBOTY 2026 Longlist ๐๐
The books that have made the cut. The stories that have stood out. And the first step towards finding this yearโs winner.
Set your alarms. โฐ
8am. Tomorrow.
Whoโs making the Longlist? ๐
#SBOTY #SportsBookOfTheYear
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โฐThe clock is ticking!
Entries for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2026 close Friday 28 August.
๐ Books must arrive by 6 September.
Donโt miss your chance to enter #WHSBOTY
Here we go. Excited to launch this years competition
๐ Entries for the 2026 Sports Book of The Year Award are now OPEN! ๐
Think your book has what it takes to be recognised this year? Weโre excited to announce that entries for this yearโs Book Awards are officially open.
To submit your entry, simply follow the link to the submission form and complete the details. Youโll find all the information you need on the page.
Donโt miss your chance to be part of this yearโs celebration of outstanding sports books.
news.williamhill.com/sports-โฆ
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Tomorrow, you'll discover your 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award winner!
Stay tuned to our feed throughout the day for all the action from our awards lunch. ๐
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A yearโs worth of sports books narrowed down to sevenโฆ
Your 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year shortlist is here!
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"The headlines never change."
Adrian and Foggy chat to Jonathan Wilson to discuss England's relationship with the World Cup throughout history, on the latest episode of the @BookiePrize Sports Book Club.
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"It's a great book. You don't always get that with biographies."
Adrian & Foggy were full of praise for @jimmy9 and @felixwhite as 'Finding The Edge' made the longlist for @BookiePrize Sports Book of the Year.
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Another year, another exceptional longlist. ๐
Has your favourite title been narrowed down for this yearโs William Hill Sports Book of the Year award?
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Recorded next episode of @BookiePrize show with @nfoggin @DavidWalshST & Pippa York. As a boy I loved watching Robert Millar fly down French mountains on a bicycle. Pippa & David were good company. Special episode out on @talkSPORT2 and as a podcast Thursday 18th. Brilliant book
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Sports authors and publishersโฆ Thereโs just 10 days to go until entries close for this yearโs William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. ๐
Want to submit your entry? Follow this link: bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25 ๐
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Not entered the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award 2025? ๐ค
Get your entries in now for a chance to be this yearโs winner and receive ยฃ30,000, a trophy, and the opportunity to be featured on our Sports Book Club Podcast.
Enter here: bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25
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You need to watch this brilliant story ๐คฃ
Jimmy Anderson reveals his hilarious 5am chicken shop date with Joe Root last summer, on the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club.
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๐จ Jimmy Anderson joins the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club ๐๏ธ
England's greatest ever bowler discusses his career as part of his new book Finding The Edge.
Watch on talkSPORT's YouTube channel on Thursday!
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๐ A Sports Book Club sneak peek...
๐ฃ๏ธ โHeโs the greatest character in the heavyweight division since Muhammad Aliโฆโ
Journalist and William Hill ambassador @GarethADaviesDT joins @TheAdrianDurham to discuss his new book, Call of the Warrior. ๐ฅ๐
Tomorrow on @talkSPORT2! โ๏ธ
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Filmed the latest @BookiePrize
show yesterday. Call of the Warrior written by @GarethADaviesDT photos from Sonja Kajinsky. A beautiful book about boxers and boxong, the show became very emotional. Strongly recommended. The show will be available first Thursday of February
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Entries are ๐๐๐๐ for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year! ๐
All books nominated ๐๐๐๐ be published in the UK for the first time from 1st October 2024 โ 30th September 2025. ๐
Follow the link below to submit your entry. ๐
bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25
#WHSBOTY
What an experience this was to record this episode with Khalida, a moment I will never forget.
๐๏ธ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB
๐ฃ๏ธ โMy only power is my story, my voice and my platform.โ
Founder and first captain of the Afghanistan womenโs football team @khalida_popal discusses the experiences of refugees through #WHSBOTY shortlisted book, ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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Watch the full clip: youtu.be/M9IptpAwq1o
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๐ | JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Voting is now OPEN for this yearโs Judge A Book By Its Cover Award! ๐
To enter, simply scroll through our site, find your favourite book cover and select โvote for this bookโ.
Voting closes on Friday 8th November with the winner announced via our social media channels on Tuesday 19th November.
Submit your vote: bit.ly/JudgeABookByItsCover ๐

















