According to the NationalBookAwards website, the Specsavers National Book Awards will be held in the UK next month as writers from all diffferent genre's go head-to-head in a variety of categories including author J.K. Rowling for The Casual Vacany and E.L. James for 50 Shades of Grey.

Below are the listed authors for UK Author of the Year Sponsored by Waterstones:

  • Capital by John Lanchester (Faber and Faber)
  • Swimming Home by Deborah Levy (Faber and Faber)
  • Bring Up The Bodies by Hilary Mantel (4th Estate)
  • The Casual Vacany by J. K. Rowling (Little, Brown)
  • NW by Zadie Smith (Hamish Hamilton)
  • Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson (Vintage)

Winners will be presented by TV host Lorraine Kelly at a star-studded awards ceremony at London’s glamorous Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Tuesday, December 4th. Highlights from the awards will be shown in Lorraine’s ITV1 show on Wednesday, December 5th.

Good Luck Jo!

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