Book Awards

Booker Prize 2011--The Winner

Congratulations to Julian Barnes, who has won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction with his eleventh novel, The Sense of an Ending. The judging panel said: 'It is exquisitely written, subtly plotted and reveals new depths with each reading.'

Find out more about the winning author at Amazon's Julian Barnes Page.

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Galaxy Book of the Year Award 2011--The Winner

Congratulations to Caitlin Moran, who has won the 2011 Galaxy Book of the Year Award with How to Be a Woman. On winning the award, Caitlin Moran said: “Obviously Rear Of The Year is the one I’ve always been gunning for, but since I found out it’s judged on “form” rather than “sheer volume”, then Book of the Year is not only a total honour and thrill, but also enables me to chow down on a hog roast over Christmas without worrying about fitting into my jeggings.”

Guardian First Book Award 2011--The Winner

Congratulations to Siddhartha Mukherjee, who has won the 2011 Guardian First Book Award with The Emperor of All Maladies. A judge for the award said: "Siddhartha Mukherjee has marshalled an immense amount of material into a readable and inspiring story. The result is a gripping, enlightening read about the nature of illness and our battle against what begins to look like mortality itself."

William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2011--The Winner

Congratulations to Ronald Reng, who has won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year with A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke. A spokesman for the Prize said: "Robert Enke was one of Germany's greatest goalkeepers and his tragic death shocked the world. Ronald Reng's intimate portrait--vivid, powerful and moving--is an outstanding piece of sportswriting and a very worthy winner of the prize".