Literary award winners
While the arbitrary nature and perceived value of literary awards are always hot topics for discussion in the book world, there's no doubt that some brilliant books have won literary awards in recent years; Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang, Yann Martel's Life of Pi, Andrea Levy's Small Island and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun being just a few examples.
Listed below is a great selection of outstanding award-winning books from recent years, ranging from the latest Booker winners and Orange Prize winners, to the latest category winners in the Costa Book Awards and the Galaxy National Book Awards.
Not forgetting, of course, the prestigious awards for Children's books and authors, including the Blue Peter Book Awards, The Carnegie/Kate Greenaway Awards and last, but definitely not least, the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.
