Recognising categories including Crime, Wellbeing, Women Writers and Page Turners, Hearst received submissions from 44 publishers, including small independents as well as the major houses.

Using a unique judging structure, submitted books were then read and marked by a combination of Magazine Editors, Industry Experts and Hearst’s Readers – the top-scoring books revealed the shortlist and now the winning titles.

Participating Hearst brands included: Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Prima, Red, Esquire, Men’s Health, ELLE, Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar.

The winning books and authors will be awarded their trophies in an intimate event at House of Hearst on September 13, where the industry will come together to celebrate the winners.

Judith Secombe, Managing Director of Hearst Brand Services, said: “It’s safe to say that in its first year, Hearst’s Big Book was a real success. We received a huge amount of entries – and with the support of nine leading brands, their Editors, Readers, Industry Experts and a retail partnership with WHSmith – Big Book has made a big impact. We hope to build on the success of this year’s campaign when we return next year. Congratulations to all the winners!”

The winners of Big Book in each category are:

ELLE (Women Writers)

Circe by Madeline Miller – Bloomsbury

Cosmopolitan (Must Reads)

Clean by Juno Dawson – Hachette

Women’s Health (Wellbeing)

East by West by Jasmine Hemsley – Pan Macmillan

Harper’s Bazaar (Modern Classics)

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows – Bloomsbury

Esquire (Biography)

This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay – Pan Macmillan

Prima (Page Turners)

Grace After Henry by Eithne Shortall – Corvus (Atlantic)

Red (Children 0-6)

What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday by Julia Donaldson – Pan Macmillan Children's

Red (Children 7-12)

Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend – Hachette Children

Red (Smart Women/Non-Fiction)

Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi – Pan Macmillan

Good Housekeeping (Crime)

Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka – Pan Macmillan

Men’s Health (Health and Lifestyle)

The Angry Chef by Anthony Warner – Oneworld