Winners of annual prizes of Literary Magazine KSIĄŻKI announced

KSIĄŻKI Literary Magazine awarded its annual awards for the nineteenth time - the titles of Books, Audiobook, Man, and Publisher of the Year. The winners of these awards were announced online on Friday.

"The year was difficult, but it confirmed that there is a lot of energy and professionalism in our industry. We estimate that strong market participants defended themselves despite enormous difficulties. The demand for graphic papers has decreased because fewer catalogs and magazines for retail chains are printed, but books are printed. There is still a lot to do, so the printing industry has something to do. Internet sales have increased significantly. However, severe losses have occurred in the bookstore segment, although local governments are taking up already visible aid initiatives in several cities, we are also waiting for the announced support from the Ministry of Culture and the Book Institute," Piotr Dobrołęcki, editor-in-chief of KSIĄŻKI, said.

The publications awarded with the title of the Book of the Year 2020 are: "Talita" by Paweł Huelle (Znak), "From one Lucyper" by Anna Dziewit-Meller (Wydawnictwo Literackie), "M. Son of a century" by Antonio Scurati (Sonia Draga), "Summer 1920" by Joanna Rolińska (Bellona), "Library of the madman" by Edward Brooke-Hitching (Rebis) and "Hetman of Christ" by Jolanta Sosnowska (Biały Kruk).

The Audiobook of the Year 2020 award, awarded jointly with Audioteka.pl, was awarded to the Albatros Publishing House for the radio play "The Fall of the Giants" by Ken Follet, translated by Zbigniew A. Królicki and Grzegorz Kołodziejczyk.

The editorial team honored Jędrek Bieganski with the title of Man of the Year 2020 "for his great heart and enthusiasm for social activities, for invaluable initiatives for independent bookstores, and for coordinating the" Book On Telephone "campaign, which helped many wonderful places to survive the difficult period.

The publisher of the year 2020 was the Pauza Publishing House for "ambitious, intellectually stimulating literature, for consistency in following your own path, for creating a strong and recognizable brand, which in the minds of readers and the industry has become a symbol of quality".

(PAP)