The British Book Award Winners were announced yesterday and the winners are as follows:
Reader's Digest author of the year: Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
Biography of the year: Peter Kay, The Sound of Laughter
Children's book of the year: Ricky Gervais, Flanimals of the Deep
Book of the year: Conn & Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys
Crime thriller of the year: Ian Rankin, The Naming of the Dead
Sports book of the year: Steven Gerrard, Gerrard: My Autobiography
Newcomer of the year: Victoria Hislop, The Island
Popular fiction award: Marian Keyes, Anybody Out There
Decibel writer of the year: Jackie Kay, Wish I Was Here
The Richard & Judy best read of the year: Jed Benfeld, The Interpretation of Murder
Television and film book of the year: Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada
Lifetime achievement award: John Grisham
This article in the Independent has a complete list of the nominees.
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