Galaxy British Book Awards 2009
the Oscars of the book world

2009 Galaxy British Book Awards - the winners

The 2009 winners

• Galaxy Book of the Year

  The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)

• Outstanding Achievement

  Michael Palin

• Richard & Judy Best Read

  When Will There Be Good News - Kate Atkinson (Black Swan)

• Borders Author of the Year

  Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger (Atlantic Books)

• Tesco Biography of the Year

  Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama (Canongate)

• Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year

  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (Quercus)

• Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award

  Devil May Care - Sebastian Faulks (Penguin 007)

• Play.com Popular Non-Fiction Award

  The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)

• Waterstone's New Writer of the Year

  Tom Rob Smith for Child 44 (Simon & Schuster)

• WHSmith Children's Book of the Year

  Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer Atom