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Another great year for Practical Inspiration Authors at the Business Book Awards 2025

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This year’s Business Book Awards gala evening took place on 10 September, celebrating the best business books from around the world published in the previous year.

Practical Inspiration Publishing had an incredible 22 titles shortlisted, and the evening was very much about celebrating that achievement. However we were delighted to discover that Practical Inspiration authors took the top award in two categories and had five highly commended authors!

Congratulations to all the authors involved, and particularly to the award winners:

WINNERS: Business Self-Development – Julie Smith, Coach Yourself Confident, International Business Book – Paolo Gaudiano, Measuring Inclusion

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Leadership – Susan Ni Chriodain, Leading Beyond the Numbers, Sales and Marketing – Hannah Isted, The Best 90 Days Ever, Work and Life – Rachel Morris, Working Mother, Wellness & Wellbeing – Nicole Goode, Optimal You and People, Culture & Management – Gill Ereaut, The Way We Talk Around Here

FINALISTS: Emma Reilly, The No-Code Start-Up, Bob Gomersall, Worthwhile Wealth,  Sara Dalrymple, More Sales Please,  Andrew Saffron, Better Culture Faster, Susanne Evans, ChangeStories, Philippa White, Return on Humanity, Samantha Madhosingh, Evolving You, Adam Forbes, Corporate Escapology, Catherine Oliver, Working Parents-to-be, Tabbin Almond, Bottling Up Trouble, Lucinda Carney, Do Change Better (6-Minute Smarts), Nadia Nagamootoo, Beyond Discomfort,  Elham Fardad, Migrant Magic,  Adrian Kelly, The Success Complex, Tracey Breeden, Match-Striking for Beginners

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Practical Inspiration Publishing awarded the BIC Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) at Gold Level

We’re delighted to announce that Practical Inspiration Publishing has been awarded the BIC Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) at Gold level – the highest award possible for the first time every in their latest update announced in July 2025.

BIC’s Metadata Excellence Award – MEA – Book Industry Communication

Please note, the following timings for metadata for eBooks and Digital Audio frontlist titles will shortly be updated as follows:

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Practical Inspiration titles recognised at the 2025 International Book Awards

Practical Inspiration Publishing had a great showing at the 2025 International Book Awards, with three titles named as finalists:

Measuring Inclusion by Paolo Gaudiano was a finalist in the Business: Reference category.
A Groundhog Career by Dr. Helmut Schuster and Dr. David Oxley was a finalist in Business: Careers, and Best Cover Design: Nonfiction..
Corporate Escapology by Adam Forbes was also named a finalist in Business: Careers.

International Book Awards – Honoring Excellence in Independent & Mainstream Publishing

Celebrating the 16th Annual International Book Awards!

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TWENTY TWO Practical Inspiration titles shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2025

Congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s Business Book Awards (with commiserations to those who missed out).

It was another very proud day for Practical Inspiration Publishing, with an astonishing TWENTY TWO  of our books shortlisted this year. You can find the entire shortlist here.

Our finalists are:

Start-up, Scale-up
Emma Reilly, The No-Code Start-Up
Bob Gomersall, Worthwhile Wealth

Sales & Marketing
Sara Dalrymple, More Sales Please
Hannah Isted, The Best 90 Days Ever

People, Culture & Management
Andrew Saffron, Better Culture Faster
Gill Eeaut, The Way We Talk Around Here

Change & Sustainability
Susanne Evans, ChangeStories

Leadership
Philippa White, Return on Humanity
Susan Ni Chriodain, Leading Beyond the Numbers

Business Self-Development
Julie Smith, Coach Yourself Confident
Samantha Madhosingh, Evolving You

Work & Life
Adam Forbes, Corporate Escapology
Rachel Morris, Working Mother
Catherine Oliver, Working Parents-to-be

Wellness & Wellbeing
Tabbin Almond, Bottling Up Trouble
Nicole Goode, Optimal You

Short Business Book
Lucinda Carney, Do Change Better (6-Minute Smarts)

Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
Nadia Nagamootoo, Beyond Discomfort
Elham Fardad, Migrant Magic

Smart Thinking
Adrian Kelly, The Success Complex

International Business Book
Paolo Gaudiano, Measuring Inclusion
Tracey Breeden, Match-Striking for Beginngers

Business Book Awards 2025 Shortlist Reveal

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Practical Inspiration triumphs at the Business Book Awards 2024

This year’s Business Book Awards gala evening took place on 19 September, celebrating the best business books from around the world published in the previous year.

Practical Inspiration Publishing had an incredible 18 titles shortlisted, and the evening was very much about celebrating that achievement. However we were delighted to discover that Practical Inspiration authors took the top award in two categories and had two highly commended authors!

Congratulations to all the authors involved, and particularly to the award winners:

WINNERS: Diversity, Inclusion and Equality – Lucy Ryan (Revolting Women), Specialist Business Book – Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli (Human Behind the Coach)

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sales and Marketing – Katie Tucker (Do Penguins Eat Peaches), Work and Life – Beth Stallwood (WorkJoy)

FINALISTS: Grant Muller (Top of Heart), Rachel Philpotts (The Burnout Bible), Alison Grieve and Jenni Miller (Leading Edge), Sophie Attwood (Beautiful PR), Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm (Board Talk), Paul McCarthy (The FIRED Leader), Liam Black (How to Lead With Purpose), Ollie Henderson (Work/Life Flywheel), Ginny Carter (How to Write a Self-Help Book), Lauren Neal (Valued at Work), Catherine Garrod (Conscious Inclusion), Rob Hatch (Success Frames), Deb Mashek (Collabor(h)ate), Berit Lewis (Ageing Upwards).


 

 

 

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EIGHTEEN Practical Inspiration titles shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2024

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Congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s Business Book Awards (with commiserations to those who missed out).

It was a very proud day for Practical Inspiration Publishing, with EIGHTEEN  of our books shortlisted this year.

Our finalists are:
Katie Tucker (Do Penguins Eat Peaches), Lucy Ryan (Revolting Women), Beth Stallwood (WorkJoy), Grant Muller (Top of Heart), Rachel Philpotts (The Burnout Bible), Alison Grieve and Jenni Miller (Leading Edge), Sophie Attwood (Beautiful PR), Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm (Board Talk), Paul McCarthy (The FIRED Leader), Liam Black (How to Lead With Purpose), Ollie Henderson (Work/Life Flywheel), Ginny Carter (How to Write a Self-Help Book), Lauren Neal (Valued at Work), Catherine Garrod (Conscious Inclusion), Rob Hatch (Success Frames), Deb Mashek (Collabor(h)ate), Berit Lewis (Ageing Upwards), Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli (Human Behind the Coach).

Winners will be revealed on 19th September 2024. We’re keeping EVERYTHING crossed!

Business Book Awards Awards Shortlist Reveal 2024 #BBA2024

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Practical Inspiration titles head up HR Magazine’s ‘Best of HR’ book list

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Three of the five titles selected by HR Magazine for its January ‘Best of HR books’ list are from Practical Inspiration Publishing! Congratulations to Lucy Ryan, author of Revolting Women, Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli, authors of The Human Behind the Coach, and Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm, authors of Board Talk.

HR Magazine – Best of HR books: January 2024

From women over 50 to hierarchies at work, we delve into new book releases to find out what HR has been reading.

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Three titles showcased in the 2023/24 People’s Book Prize

Practical Inspiration has three titles showcased in the non-fiction category of the 2023/24 People’s Book Prize: WorkJoy by Beth Stallwood, The Burnout Bible by Rachel Philpotts and Revolting Women by Lucy Ryan.

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Practical Inspiration triumphs at the Business Book Awards 2022

Practical Inspiration authors at the Business Book Awrards

This year’s Business Book Awards gala evening took place on 16 May, celebrating the best business books from around the world published in the previous year. The finalists in 15 categories had been selected by a distinguished panel of judges from over 300 titles submitted by traditional and independent publishers, and even some self-published titles.

Practical Inspiration Publishing had an incredible 11 titles shortlisted, and the evening was very much about celebrating that achievement. However we were delighted to discover that Practical inspiration authors took the top award in two categories!

Congratulations to all the authors involved, and particularly to the award winners:

FINALISTS
Start Up/Scale Up: Michael Buckworth, Built on Rock; Rob Kerr, Project Future; David Pattison, The Money Train
Sales & Marketing: Lucy Werner and Hadrien Chatelet, Brand Yourself
Business Self-Development: Janie Van Hool, The Listening Shift
Work & Life: Grace Marshall, Struggle; Jo Richardson, Ignite
Wellness & Wellbeing: Sarah Kuipers, The Thriving Giver
Short Business Book: Ruth Murray-Webster and Eleanor Winton, The Disruption Game Plan
Specialist Business Book: Jo Filshie Browning, Scientifically Speaking
Business Journey: Babs Omotowa, From Storeroom to Boardroom

WINNERS
Start Up/Scale Up: David Pattison, The Money Train
Business Self-Development: Janie Van Hool, The Listening Shift