de Waal and Colfer win Indy prize

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Tue, 11/10/2011 - 08:40 Edmund de Waal's Costa-winning memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes (Vintage) has won the adult category of this year's Independent Booksellers' Book Prize 2011, beating competiton from authors including David Mitchell and Helen Dunmore. Puffin author Eoin Colfer won the children's category for the second time for Artemis Fowl and the Atlantic Complex, having won for Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox in 2009. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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