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The British Book Awards 2006

Richard & Judy Best Read of the Year


And the WINNER is: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse (Orion)
Congratulations!

During the ten weeks preceding, Richard & Judy have featured the ten nominated books on their short-list. Authors including Richard Benson, Julian Barnes and Kate Mosse have been honoured on the list and their books discussed on the show that attracts an average of 2.4 million viewers.

The final shortlist was:

The History of Love
Nicole Krauss (Viking)

Labyrinth
Kate Mosse (Orion)

The Farm
Richard Benson (Viking)

The Conjuror’s Bird
Martin Davies (Hodder & Stoughton)

Arthur & George
Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape)

The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
Eva Rice (Headline)

Moondust
Andrew Smith (Bloomsbury)

March
Geraldine Brooks (HarperCollins)

Empress Orchid
Anchee Min (Bloomsbury)

The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly (Orion)

First Shown on 4
British Book Awards 2005
1 Apr 2006, 6.00pm

Repeated on More 4
2 Apr 2006, 5.00pm
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