JK Rowling and Ian McEwan were the big success stories at last night's Galaxy British Book Awards. The Harry Potter author celebrated the end of her bestselling series with the award for Outstanding Achievement. While McEwan won two of the awards, affectionately deemed the Nibbies, for his bestselling novella, On Chesil Beach.
Katie Price, who was controversially nominated for Children's Book of the Year for her title My Pony Care Book, lost out to Francesca Simon's Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman.
Here's the full list of winners:
Book of the Year - On Chesil Beach, Ian McEwan
Outstanding Achievement - JK Rowling
Richard & Judy's Best Read of the Year - A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Author of the Year - Ian McEwan, On Chesil Beach
Biography of the Year - My Booky Wook, Russell Brand
Children's Book of the Year - Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman, Francesca Simon
Crime Thriller of the Year - Book of the Dead, Patricia Cornwell
Newcomer of the Year - What Was Lost, Catherine O'Flynn
Popular Fiction Award - The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
Popular Non-Fiction Award - Long Way Down, Ewan McGregor & Charlie Boorman.
Do you think JK Rowling's award was long overdue? Which was your favourite R&J read? Is your favourite author a winner? As always, let us know your thoughts - and be sure to tune in to Channel 4 at 4.40pm this Sunday to catch the whole ceremony!
2 comments:
Excellent news to see Ian McEwan so justly rewarded! Admittedly I am only a very recent convert, but after reading On Chesil Beach, my first McEwan title, I am already working my way through his back catalogue!
An excellent result for an outstanding author!
I'm really pleased to see that Catherine O'Flynn has been recognised as her novel is next on my list to read. Other than that it's the usual suspects!
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