The Book of the Year was the first book released by the team behind No Such Thing As A Fish, although they had been involved in previous QI books.
The Book of the Year[]
Subtitled "The Weirder Side of 2017", the book was a collection of the Elves' favourite facts from 2017, many of which were not in the podcast.
The book was announced in Episode 164: No Such Thing As A Poo Powered Plane and released in Episode 189: No Such Thing As A Meringue-Utan. It was given out as a prize during part of The 2017 Tour, to the audience member who submitted the most interesting fact.
It was followed by The Book of the Year 2018.
The Audiobook of the Year[]
The audiobook version of The Book of the Year, which also featured podcast-like banter and discussion, was recorded at 2020 Audio, and featured some narration from BBC newsreader Jane Hill.
It was announced in Episode 191: No Such Thing As A Cannibal Squirrel and released in TBA.
The first chapter of The Audiobook of the Year was released as Merry Fishmas!