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Paulien Cornelisse Wins 2025 NS Publieksprijs for ‘De verwarde cavia – Terug op kantoor’

A nationwide reader vote confers €7,500, a Jeroen Henneman sculpture and visibility on NS train screens.

Overview

  • Cornelisse’s sequel about an office-working guinea pig secured 25% of 133,454 votes to take the public-voted prize.
  • The winner was announced on NPO 1’s EenVandaag after voting among six top-selling Dutch titles from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.
  • This marks her first NS Publieksprijs after earlier nominations in 2012, 2016 and 2019.
  • Organiser CPNB, led by Eveline Aendekerk, praised the book’s humor and its ability to comfort, provoke and connect readers.
  • Turnout was higher than last year, with other nominees including works by Christien Brinkgreve, Esther Verhoef, Lex Paleaux, Hendrik Groen and Anya Niewierra.