The 22nd Japan Booksellers’ Award is upon us this year. The first-round voting took place from December 1st last year to January 5th this year, with 652 booksellers from 488 bookstores nationwide casting their votes. As a result of the tally, the top 10 works have been selected as nominees for the “2025 Japan Booksellers’ Award”!
2025 Japan Booksellers’ Award Nominees
Listed in alphabetical order by title
• “Alps Seki no Haha” (Mother of the Alps Stand)
Kazumasa Hayami / Shogakukan
• “Cafuné”
Akiko Abe / Kodansha
• “Kinki no Ko” (The Forbidden Child)
Mio Yamaguchi / Tokyo Sogensha
• “Koi toka Ai toka Yasashisa nara” (If It’s Love or Kindness)
Michi Ichiho / Shogakukan
• “Shousetsu” (Novel)
Mado Nozaki / Kodansha
• “Shinda Yamada to Kyoushitsu” (The Dead Yamada and the Classroom)
Reisuke Kaneko / Kodansha
• “spring”
Riku Onda / Chikuma Shobo
• “Seishokuki” (Chronicles of Reproduction)
Ryo Asai / Shogakukan
• “Naruse wa Shinjita Michi wo Iku” (Naruse Walks the Path She Believes In)
Mina Miyajima / Shinchosha
• “Ningyo ga Nigeta” (The Mermaid Escaped)
Michiko Aoyama / PHP Institute
The winner will be announced on April 9th. Stay tuned to see which work will receive the grand prize!
Source: 2025年本屋大賞ノミネート10作決定！
