LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Books took center stage at last week’s Booktique Awards Party, held at Chateau Marmont in Hollywood and cohosted by style luminaries Kevin Kwan, Brigette Romanek, and Sarah Meyer Michaelson. Seventeen books from a wide range of the world’s leading publishers were revealed as the 2026 Booktique Award Winners across categories including Art, Design, Fashion, Home Interiors, Music, Nature, and beyond. Each book was showcased beneath its own spotlight and paired with a bespoke floral arrangement inspired by its cover. The more than 100 guests in attendance were invited to cast their vote for the 2026 Book of the Night Award (the winner of which will be announced on June 18, 2026) while enjoying cocktails and a live piano performance, and were sent home with an artfully scented candle from DS & Durga.
(L-R) Ali Larter and Nyakio Grieco celebrated the 2026 Booktique Awards at Chateau Marmont on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Booktique)
Notable guests included actresses Molly Shannon, Ali Larter, and Ever Carradine; fashion journalist Joe Zee; author and philanthropist Cornelia Guest; architecture and interiors authorities Tim Street-Porter, Barbara Bestor, and Mayer Rus; acclaimed contemporary artist Karon Davis; photographer Carlos Eric Lopez; art curator Michael Slenske; gallerist Shaun Regen; beauty entrepreneur Nyakio Grieco; Everlane founder Michael Preysman; award-winning screenwriter Ian La Frenais; and legendary game designer Dario Casali. Event photography is available via Getty Images.
Of the evening’s festivities, Booktique founder Elizabeth Yarborough said, “Booktique believes these books don’t just deserve a prime spot on your coffee table—they deserve their own dazzling annual award. It’s so gratifying to give them the red-carpet treatment tonight, and to send our guests home filled with the kind of inspiration only found in the pages of richly envisioned, beautifully designed books. Congratulations to the authors, publishers, and creative teams who brought these award winners to life!”
The Booktique Awards will return for its fifth annual edition in 2027.
Complete list of 2026 Booktique Award Winners by category:
ART: David Hockney | Edited by Norman Rosenthal | Published by Thames & Hudson
ARCHITECTURE: Inside Palm Springs | By Don Flood and Peter Haldeman | Published by Vendome
DESIGN: Extraordinary Pools | By Naina Gupta | Published by PA Press
FASHION HISTORY: Superfine: Tailoring Black Style | By Monica L. Miller, with contributions by Andrew Bolton and Tyler Mitchell | Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: Pamela Hanson: The ’90s | By Pamela Hanson; Foreword by Lisa McCormick Love | Published by Rizzoli
FILM & TELEVISION: The Art of the SNL Portrait | By Mary Ellen Matthews; Foreword by Lorne Michaels; with contributions by Emily Oberman and Alison Castle | Published by Abrams
FLORAL & GARDEN: The Contemporary Garden | By Annie Guilfoyle, Sorrel Everton, and Tovah Martin | Published by Phaidon
LIFESTYLE: City of Angels: A Book About L.A. Style | By Jasmine Benjamin; Foreword by Chioma Nnadi | Published by Damiani
HOME INTERIORS: AD At Home: Architectural Digest | Edited by Amy Astley; Foreword by Anna Wintour | Published by Rizzoli
MACHINES & INNOVATION: Ferrari | By Giuseppe Allievi | Published by Taschen
MUSIC: Musik: The 1960s Photographs | By Bent Rej | Published by Chronicle Chroma
NATURE: Wild Ocean: A Journey to the Earth’s Last Wild Coasts | By Peter Pickford and Beverly Pickford | Published by Thames & Hudson
OUR WORLD: America the Abandoned: Captivating Portraits of Deserted Homes | By Bryan Sansivero | Published by Artisan
PETS & ANIMALS: In the Land of Fire and Ice: Horses of Iceland | By Guadalupe Laiz | Published by Images
PHOTOGRAPHY: Elliott Erwitt: Last Laughs | By Elliott Erwitt; Foreword by Graydon Carter and Nathan King | Published by teNeues
SPORTS & RECREATION: The Skateboard Life: Movers, Shakers, Makers & Rulebreakers: The Quintessential Story of Skateboard Culture | By Neftalie Williams | Published by Artisan
TRAVEL INSPIRATION: Paris by Paris | By Ariel Wizman and Harold Cobert | Published by Assouline
About the Booktique Awards
Established in Los Angeles in 2022, the annual Booktique Awards spotlight today’s best illustrated nonfiction—also known as coffee table books—from a wide range of the world’s leading publishers. Participation is by invitation, and eligible honorees are selected from the publications of the previous calendar year and judged in a two-round process by industry professionals and cross-category tastemakers. Learn more at Booktique.com.
(L-R) Michelle Nader and Molly Shannon celebrated the 2026 Booktique Awards at Chateau Marmont on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Booktique) (L-R) Cornelia Guest, Kevin Kwan, and Stefan Campbell celebrated the 2026 Booktique Awards at Chateau Marmont on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Booktique) (L-R) Jasmine Benjamin and Karon Davis celebrated the 2026 Booktique Awards at Chateau Marmont on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Booktique) The winning books were lavishly displayed at the 2026 Booktique Awards at Chateau Marmont on June 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Booktique) Booktique logo Cision
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