The announcement of the Book of the Year Awards was made on Friday October 16 (delayed due to Covid). It was a virtual event, and the entire ceremony can be viewed here. A list of the winners can be downloaded here as a pdf file, and there is a lot of other information available about each book as well.
*Each book is linked to its Reading Time review.
Older Readers
Younger Readers
Early Childhood
Picture Book
Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year
New Illustrator’s Award
Note: There are no Honour Books awarded in the New Illustrator’s category
Go here to see the whole Shortlist and here for the Notable Lists, and here for a press release including comments by CBCA National Chair Emeritus Professor Margot Hillel.