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๐Ÿ“š Judge a Book by Its Cover is back! Voting is officially OPEN! ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Weโ€™ve revealed our 2026 longlist, and now itโ€™s 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? ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿ”— Vote now bit.ly/4hUqoZg #SBOTY #SportsBooks #JudgeABookByItsCover
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๐Ÿ“š THE SBOTY 2026 LONGLIST IS HERE! ๐Ÿ† 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. ๐Ÿ‘ And this is only the beginningโ€ฆ 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. ๐Ÿ‘€ The wait is almost overโ€ฆ Tomorrow at 8am, weโ€™ll reveal the SBOTY 2026 Longlist ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ† The books that have made the cut. The stories that have stood out. And the first step towards finding this yearโ€™s winner. Set your alarms. โฐ 8am. Tomorrow. Whoโ€™s making the Longlist? ๐Ÿ‘€ #SBOTY #SportsBookOfTheYear
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โฐThe clock is ticking! Entries for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2026 close Friday 28 August. ๐Ÿ“š Books must arrive by 6 September. Donโ€™t miss your chance to enter #WHSBOTY
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Here we go. Excited to launch this years competition
๐Ÿ“š Entries for the 2026 Sports Book of The Year Award are now OPEN! ๐Ÿ† Think your book has what it takes to be recognised this year? Weโ€™re excited to announce that entries for this yearโ€™s Book Awards are officially open. To submit your entry, simply follow the link to the submission form and complete the details. Youโ€™ll find all the information you need on the page. Donโ€™t miss your chance to be part of this yearโ€™s celebration of outstanding sports books. news.williamhill.com/sports-โ€ฆ
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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. ๐Ÿ”œ
A yearโ€™s worth of sports books narrowed down to sevenโ€ฆ Your 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year shortlist is here!
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A yearโ€™s worth of sports books narrowed down to sevenโ€ฆ 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. Paid partnership. 18+ | Be Gamble Aware | Please Gamble Responsibly

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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. Paid partnership. 18+ | Be Gamble Aware | Please Gamble Responsibly

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Another year, another exceptional longlist. ๐Ÿ† Has your favourite title been narrowed down for this yearโ€™s 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 publishersโ€ฆ Thereโ€™s just 10 days to go until entries close for this yearโ€™s William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. ๐Ÿ† Want to submit your entry? Follow this link: bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25 ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
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๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘ช๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ฎ ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘ณ ๐‘ท๐‘ผ๐‘ฉ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘บโ€ฆ Not entered the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award 2025? ๐Ÿค” Get your entries in now for a chance to be this yearโ€™s 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 ๐Ÿคฃ Jimmy Anderson reveals his hilarious 5am chicken shop date with Joe Root last summer, on the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club. ๐Ÿ“บ Watch: youtu.be/57d-RDHJAk4 #ad 18+ GambleAware.org Please Gamble Responsibly
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๐Ÿšจ Jimmy Anderson joins the @WilliamHill Sports Book Club ๐ŸŽ™๏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! 18+ GambleAware.org Please Gamble Responsibly #ad
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๐Ÿ‘€ A Sports Book Club sneak peek... ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œHeโ€™s the greatest character in the heavyweight division since Muhammad Aliโ€ฆโ€ Journalist and William Hill ambassador @GarethADaviesDT joins @TheAdrianDurham to discuss his new book, Call of the Warrior. ๐ŸฅŠ๐Ÿ“• Tomorrow on @talkSPORT2! โœ”๏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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๐Ÿ“ข ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ป๐‘ฌ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘บ๐‘ท๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ป๐‘บ ๐‘จ๐‘ผ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘บโ€ฆ Entries are ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’ for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year! ๐Ÿ† All books nominated ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’• be published in the UK for the first time from 1st October 2024 โ€“ 30th September 2025. ๐Ÿ“š Follow the link below to submit your entry. ๐Ÿ‘‡ bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25 #WHSBOTY
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What an experience this was to record this episode with Khalida, a moment I will never forget.
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œMy only power is my story, my voice and my platform.โ€ Founder and first captain of the Afghanistan womenโ€™s football team @khalida_popal discusses the experiences of refugees through #WHSBOTY shortlisted book, ๐‘ด๐’š ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’”. ๐Ÿค @talkSPORT2 Watch the full clip: youtu.be/M9IptpAwq1o
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๐Ÿ““ | JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER Voting is now OPEN for this yearโ€™s Judge A Book By Its Cover Award! ๐Ÿ† To enter, simply scroll through our site, find your favourite book cover and select โ€˜vote 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 ๐Ÿ‘ˆ
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