The first Business Book Awards took place recently at the Grange City Hotel, London to celebrate the best in business books. The awards were attended by the authors of many different business books that were shortlisted by specialist judges across seven categories.
The awards were founded by Lucy McCarraher from Norwich in Norfolk, East Anglia. Lucy is the author of eleven books, and co-founder and Managing Editor of Rethink Press. The event was created for business authors who used many diverse ways to get their books published, and who discussed a wide range of topics from entrepreneurial management and presenting skills, to technological advancements and raising the profile of a business.
Lucy McCarraher said, “We felt it was time that the wide range of business authors were celebrated for the knowledge and expertise they make available through their books. Some of them make an impact in a highly niche market; others present a vision that changes the way we all work or live.”
Also in attendance was Isabelle King, also from Norwich, a representative of the Prince’s Trust, a charity for which the Business Book Awards were raising funds. The charity helps homeless people and those struggling at school aged between 11 and 30 to transform their lives, empowering them to get into jobs, education and training.
Isabelle King set up a literary enterprise through the Prince’s Trust called ‘Books Talk Back’, a not-for-profit event to provide information about writing and the publishing industry. She is also a children’s author with two books; ‘The Norfolk Story Book’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Norfolk’. ‘Books Talk Back’ began as a one-off event in a small local pub and grew into an influential business venture
