Winners of the 2009 Galaxy British Book Awards Announced

The 2009 Galaxy British Book Awards were given out this evening honoring the best books and authors of the year.

Mystery and suspense thrillers dominated the awards. The winners include:

• Galaxy Book of the Year: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)
• Richard & Judy Best Read: When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson (Black Swan)
• Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Quercus)
• Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award: Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks (Penguin 007)
• Play.com Popular Non-Fiction Award: The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)
• Waterstone's New Writer of the Year: Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Simon & Schuster)

Previous year's crime thriller winners can be found on Mystery Book Awards: The British Book Industry Award.

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