British Book Awards
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The Specsavers National Book Awards, or simply National Book Awards — previously known as the Galaxy National Book Awards (2010–11); British Book Awards or Nibbies (1990–2009) — is a British literary award for the best UK writers and their works, as selected by an academy of members from the British book publishing industry. As of 2012–13, the awards are organised and governed by Agile Marketing and sponsored by Specsavers, among others.[1]
The shortlists are created by around 50 individuals from the National Book Awards Academy, who are drawn from retailer chain buyers, independent booksellers, wholesalers and trade press columnists.[2] Winners are then chosen by the entire 750-strong National Book Awards Academy by way of vote. Each member gets one vote per category and the most votes wins.[2] The criteria for a winning book is primarily the appeal, profile and sales impact of the title concerned.[2]
From 2010–11, the headline sponsor was Galaxy. Prior to 2010, it was known as the British Book Awards and was promoted by the UK publishing industry trade journal Publishing News. It was also known as the Nibbies because of the golden nib-shaped trophy given to winners.[3]
National Book Award winners
Book of the Year
Starting in 2010, the Best was chosen by the public via open internet vote from among one of the winning books in the other categories. Prior to 2010 the Best was a unique winner. Template:Multicol
- 2013 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman[4]
- 2012 – Fifty Shades of Grey – EL James[5]
- 2011 – How To Be A Woman – Caitlin Moran
- 2010 – One Day – David Nicholls
- 2009 – The Suspicions of Mr Whicher – Kate Summerscale
- 2008 – On Chesil Beach – Ian McEwan (Jonathan Cape)
- 2007 – The Dangerous Book for Boys – Con & Hal Iggulden (Harpercollins)
- 2006 – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – JK Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- 2005 – The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown (Corgi)
- 2004 – Eats, Shoots & Leaves – Lynne Truss (Profile)
- 2003 – Stupid White Men – Michael Moore (Penguin)
- 2002 – Billy – Pamela Stephenson (HarperCollins)
- 2001 – Man and Boy – Tony Parsons (HarperCollins)
- 2000 – Managing My Life – Alex Ferguson (Hodder & Stoughton)
- 1999 – Birthday Letters – Ted Hughes (Faber & Faber)
- 1998 – Bridget Jones's Diary – Helen Fielding (Picador)
- 1997 – Longitude – Dava Sobel (Fourth Estate)
- 1996 – Delia Smith's Winter Collection (BBC Books)
- 1995 – Writing Home – Alan Bennett (Faber & Faber)
- 1994 – Wild Swans – Jung Chang (Flamingo)
Outstanding Achievement
Previously called the Lifetime Achievement Award (1993–2009). Renamed to Outstanding Achievement Award in 2010. Template:Multicol
- 2012 – Ian Rankin [6]
- 2011 – Jackie Collins
- 2010 – Martin Amis and Terry Pratchett
- 2009 – (no award)
- 2008 – J K Rowling
- 2007 – John Grisham
- 2006 – Jamie Oliver
- 2005 – Sir John Mortimer
- 2004 – Sir David Attenborough
- 2003 – Alan Bennett
- 2002 – Mark Barty-King
- 2001 – Ernest Hecht
- 2000 – Spike Milligan
- 1999 – Maeve Binchy
- 1998 – Jilly Cooper
- 1997 – Paul Scherer
- 1996 – Wilbur Smith
- 1995 – Delia Smith
- 1994 – Catherine Cookson
- 1993 – Dr. D. G. Hessayon
UK Author of the Year
Previously called Author of the Year. Renamed to UK Author of the Year in 2010. Template:Multicol
- 2012 – Hilary Mantel – Bring Up the Bodies[6]
- 2011 – Alan Hollinghurst – The Stranger's Child
- 2010 – Hilary Mantel – Wolf Hall
- 2009 – Aravind Adiga
- 2008 – Ian McEwan
- 2007 – Richard Dawkins
- 2006 – Alan Bennett
- 2005 – Sheila Hancock
- 2004 – Alexander McCall Smith
- 2003 – Sarah Waters
- 2002 – Philip Pullman
- 2001 – Nigella Lawson
- 2000 – J K Rowling [7]
- 1999 – Beryl Bainbridge [8]
- 1998 – Louis de Bernières
- 1997 – Bill Bryson
- 1996 – Salman Rushdie
- 1995 – Sebastian Faulks
- 1994 – Roddy Doyle
- 1993 – Andrew Morton
- 1992 – Peter Mayle
- 1991 – Peter Ackroyd
- 1990 – Prince of Wales
International Author of the Year
- 2012 – The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey[6]
- 2011 – A Visit From the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan
- 2010 – Freedom – Jonathan Franzen
Children's Book of the Year
Previously called British Children's Book of the Year. Renamed to Children's Book of the Year in 2010. Template:Multicol
- 2012 – Ratburger – David Walliams[6]
- 2011 – A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
- 2010 – Zog – Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
- 2009 – Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
- 2008 – Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman – Francesca Simon (Orion Children's Books)
- 2007 – Flanimals of the Deep – Ricky Gervais (Faber & Faber)
- 2006 – Ark Angel – Anthony Horowitz (Walker Books)
- 2005 – The Gruffalo's Child – Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler (Macmillan Children's Books)
- 2004 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon (David Fickling)
- 2003 – Girls in Tears – Jacqueline Wilson (Corgi Children's)
- 2002 – Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer (Viking/Puffin)
- 2001 – The Amber Spyglass – Philip Pullman (Scholastic)
- 2000 – The Illustrated Mum – Jacqueline Wilson (Doubleday)
- 1999 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J K Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- 1998 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – J K Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- 1997 – Northern Lights – Philip Pullman (Scholastic)
- 1996 – The Hutchinson treasury of Children's Literature ed – Alison Sage (Hutchinson)
New Writer of the Year
Previously called the Newcomer of the Year. Name changed to New Writer of the Year in 2010. Template:Multicol
- 2012 – Rachel Joyce – The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry[6]
- 2011 – Sarah Winman – When God Was a Rabbit
- 2010 – Edmund de Waal – The Hare with Amber Eyes
- 2009 – Tom Rob Smith
- 2008 – Catherine O'Flynn
- 2007 – Victoria Hislop
- 2006 – Marina Lewycka
- 2005 – Susanna Clarke
- 2004 – Monica Ali
- 2003 – Allison Pearson
- 2002 – Pete McCarthy
- 2001 – Zadie Smith
- 2000 – Chris Stewart – Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia
- 1999 – Borders UK
- 1998 – Daisy & Tom
- 1997 – Kate Atkinson
- 1990 – Bryce Courtenay
Biography/Autobiography of the Year
Previously called Biography of the Year. Name changed to Biography/Autobiography of the Year in 2010.
- 2012 – My Animals and Other Family – Clare Balding[6]
- 2011 – Charles Dickens – Claire Tomalin
- 2010 – The Fry Chronicles – Stephen Fry
- 2009 – Dreams From My Father – Barack Obama (Canongate)
- 2008 – My Booky Wook – Russell Brand (Hodder & Stoughton)
- 2007 – The Sound of Laughter – Peter Kay (Century)
- 2006 – Sharon Osbourne Extreme – Sharon Osbourne (Time Warner)
- 2005 – My Life – Bill Clinton (Hutchinson)
- 2004 – Toast – Nigel Slater (Fourth Estate)
- 2003 – Churchill: A Biography – Roy Jenkins (Pan)
Popular Fiction Book of the Year
Previously called Popular Fiction Award. Name changed to Popular Fiction Book of the Year in 2010.
- 2012 – Fifty Shades of Grey – E. L. James[6]
- 2011 – A Tiny Bit Marvellous – Dawn French
- 2010 – One Day – David Nicholls
- 2009 – Devil May Care – Sebastian Faulks (Penguin)
- 2008 – The Memory Keeper's Daughter – Kim Edwards (Penguin)
- 2006 – Anybody Out There – Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph)
- 2006 – The Time Traveler's Wife – Audrey Niffenegger (Vintage)
Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- 2012 – Is It Just Me – Miranda Hart[6]
- 2011 – How To Be a Woman – Caitlin Moran
- 2010 – The Making of Modern Britain – Andrew Marr
Audiobook of the Year
- 2013 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman, read by the author (Headline)[9]
- 2012 – The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year – Sue Townsend, read by Caroline Quentin[6]
- 2011 – My Dear I Wanted to Tell You – Louisa Young
- 2005–2010 – (no award)
- 2004 – Forgotten Voices of the Great War – Max Arthur (Random House)
- 2003 – Series of Unfortunate Events – written by Lemony Snicket, read by Tim Curry (Collins)
- 2002 – The Laying on of Hands – written & read by Alan Bennett (BBC Radio Collection)
Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year
Previously called the Crime Thriller of the Year. Name changed to Thriller & Crime Novel of the Year in 2011.
- 2013 - The Carrier - Sophie Hannah (Hodder)
- 2012 – A Wanted Man – Lee Child[6]
- 2011 – Before I Go to Sleep – S. J. Watson
- 2010 – (no award)
- 2009 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
- 2008 – Book of the Dead – Patricia Cornwell (Little,Brown)
- 2007 – The Naming of the Dead – Ian Rankin (Orion)
- 2006 – The Take – Martina Cole (Headline)
- 2005 – Fleshmarket Close – Ian Rankin (Orion)
Food & Drink Book of the Year
- 2013 - Eat - Nigel Slater (HarperCollins)
- 2012 – The Hairy Dieters – Si King & Dave Myers[6]
- 2011 – The Good Cook – Simon Hopkinson
- 2010 – Plenty – Yotam Ottolenghi
Paperback of the Year
- 2011 – Room – Emma Donoghue
Retired awards
The following awards are no longer active.
Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year
- 2009 – When Will There Be Good News? – Kate Atkinson (Doubleday)
- 2008 – A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury)
- 2007 – The Interpretation of Murder – Jed Rubenfeld (Headline Review)
- 2006 – Labyrinth – Kate Mosse (Orion)
- 2005 – Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell (Sceptre)
- 2004 – The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold (Picador)
The Children's Author of the Year
- 1995 – Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg
- 1994 – Anne Fine
- 1993 – Raymond Briggs
- 1992 – Dick King-Smith
- 1991 – Anne Fine
- 1990 – Roald Dahl
Illustrated Children's Book of the Year
- 1995 – The Most Amazing Pop-Up Science Book – Jay Young (Watts Books)
- 1994 – Mummy Laid an Egg – Babette Cole (Jonathan Cape)
- 1993 – Penguin Small – Mick Inkpen (Hodder)
- 1992 – Farmer Duck – Helen Oxenbury (Walker Books)
- 1991 – The Mousehole Cat – Nicola Bayley (Walker Books)
Illustrated Book of the Year
- 2004 – England's Thousand Best Houses – Simon Jenkins (Allen Lane)
- 2003 – Sahara – Michael Palin (Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated)
- 2002 – The Blue Planet – Andrew Byatt, Alastair Fothergill, Martha Holmes (BBC Worldwide)
- 2001 – The Beatles Anthology (Cassell)
- 2000 – Century – Bruce Bernard (Phaidon Press)
- 1999 – Ethel and Ernest – Raymond Briggs (Jonathan Cape)
- 1998 – The Lost Gardens of Heligan – Tim Smit (Gollancz)
- 1997 – Flora Britannica – Richard Mabey (Sinclair-Stevenson)
- 1996 – The River Cafe Cookbook – Rose Gray & Ruth Rogers (Ebury Press)
- 1995 – The Art Book (Phaidon Press)
The TV and Film Book of the Year
- 2007 – The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger (HarperCollins)
- 2006 – The Constant Gardener – John le Carré (Hodder & Stoughton)
- 2005 – Himalaya – Michael Palin (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
- 2004 – How Clean Is Your House? – Kim Woodburn & Aggie MacKenzie (Michael Joseph)
- 2003 – What Not to Wear – Trinny Woodall & Susannah Constantine (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
The Literary Fiction Award
- 2005 – Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell (Sceptre)
- 2004 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon (Jonathan Cape)
The History Book of the Year
- 2005 – William Pitt the Younger: A Biography – William Hague (HarperCollins)
- 2004 – Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar – Simon Sebag Montefiore (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
The Sports Book of the Year
- 2007 – Gerrard: My Autobiography – Steven Gerrard (Bantam)
- 2006 – Being Freddie – Andrew Flintoff (Hodder & Stoughton)
- 2005 – Gazza: My Story – Paul Gascoigne (Headline)
- 2004 – Martin Johnson: The Autobiography – Martin Johnson (Headline)
The deciBel Writer of the Year
- 2007 – Jackie Kay
- 2006 – Diana Evans
- 2005 – Hari Kunzru
The Fastest Selling Biography of All Time
- 2004 – My Side – David Beckham (CollinsWillow)
The Travel Writer of the Year
- 1993 – Michael Palin – Pole to Pole (BBC Books)
- 1992 – Mark Shand – Travels on my Elephant (Jonathan Cape)
- 1991 – V.S. Naipaul – India (Heinemann)
- 1990 – Peter Mayle – A Year in Provence (Hamish Hamilton)
The Fantasy and Science Fiction Author of the Year
- 1994 – Terry Pratchett
Bestseller of the Year
- 1991 – Delia Smith's Christmas (BBC Books)
See also
- List of British literary awards
- List of literary awards
- List of prizes, medals, and awards
- English literature
- British literature
References
- ^ "Specsavers announced as headline sponsor". nationalbookawards.co.uk. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ a b c National Book Awards FAQ, official website.
- ^ Hoyle, Ben (22 March 2008). "Katie Price shortlisted for WH Smith Children's Book of the Year". London: The Times. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Press Association (26 December 2013). "Neil Gaiman novel wins Book of the Year". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Alison Flood (26 December 2012). "Fifty Shades of Grey voted the most popular book of 2012". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Alison Flood (5 December 2012). "EL James comes out on top at National Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "JK Rowling Biography". Biography Channel. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
Rowling was named Author of The Year at the British Book Awards in 2000
- ^ "Entertainment Bainbridge author of the year". BBC. 5 February 1999. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ "Neil Gaiman Wins Specsavers Book of the Year 2013!". Specsavers National Book Award website. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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