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About the Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards)
Previously known as Whitbread Awards. The Costa Coffee announced their new sponsorship to take over the prestigious awards in June 2006. From the 2006 awards the prize was then known as The Costa Book Awards.
As we the original Whitbread Awards, The Costa Book Awards has five categories - First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book. For each category there are three judges - usually an author, a bookseller and a journalist. They select a shortlist of four books, which includes the winner. The criteria are to select well-written, enjoyable books that they would strongly recommend anyone to read.
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The Hand That First Held Mine
Winner, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2010 Novel Award Maggie O'Farrell Fiction > General Fiction 4.5 Stars May, 2010 Magazine Find out more View reading notes |
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Somewhere Towards the End
Winner, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Biography Prize Diana Athill Non Fiction > Biography Not rated Find out more |
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The Strangest Man
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Biography Award Graham Farmelo Non Fiction > Biography Not rated Find out more |
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Beauty
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 First Novel Award Raphael Selbourne Fiction > General Fiction Not rated Find out more |
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John the Revelator
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 First Novel Award Peter Murphy Fiction > General Fiction 4 Stars April, 2009 Magazine Find out more |
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The Finest Type of English Womanhood
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 First Novel Award Rachel Heath Fiction > General Fiction Not rated Find out more |
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Brooklyn
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Colm Toibin Fiction > General Fiction 3.5 Stars August, 2009 Magazine Find out more |
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Family Album
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Penelope Lively Fiction > General Fiction Not rated Find out more |
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The Ask and the Answer
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Children's Book Award Patrick Ness Children's > Young Adults Not rated May, 2010 Magazine Find out more |
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Solace of the Road
Shortlisted, Costa Book Awards (formerly The Whitbread Awards) 2009 Children's Book Award Siobhan Dowd Children's > Young Adults Not rated Find out more |