Authors who died in 2008
Robert Asprin
Andrew Britton
William F Buckley Jr
Algis Budrys
Arthur C Clarke
Michael de Larrabeiti
Thomas M Disch
George MacDonald Fraser
Steve Gerber
Suzanne Goodwin
Gary Gygax
Oakley Hall
Archie Hind
Edward D Hoch
Donald James
Flora Kidd
Milton Lesser
Robin Moore
Nuala O'Faolain
Julian Rathbone
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Dawn Thompson
Margaret Truman
Janwillem van de Wetering
Phyllis A Whitney
Andrew Britton
William F Buckley Jr
Algis Budrys
Arthur C Clarke
Michael de Larrabeiti
Thomas M Disch
George MacDonald Fraser
Steve Gerber
Suzanne Goodwin
Gary Gygax
Oakley Hall
Archie Hind
Edward D Hoch
Donald James
Flora Kidd
Milton Lesser
Robin Moore
Nuala O'Faolain
Julian Rathbone
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Dawn Thompson
Margaret Truman
Janwillem van de Wetering
Phyllis A Whitney
2008 Best Novel Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Black Man by Richard Morgan (winner)
The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod
The H-bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua
Black Man by Richard Morgan (winner)
The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall
The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod
The H-bomb Girl by Stephen Baxter
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua
BCA Crime Thriller of the Year
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell (winner)
Exit Music by Ian Rankin
The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell (winner)
Exit Music by Ian Rankin
The Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Carnegie Medal
Apache by Tanya Landman
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine
Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
Ruby Red by Linzi Glass
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Apache by Tanya Landman
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine
Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
Ruby Red by Linzi Glass
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Edgar Awards
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Down River by John Hart (winner)
Priest by Ken Bruen
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
Down River by John Hart (winner)
Priest by Ken Bruen
Soul Patch by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Hugo
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Halting State by Charles Stross
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Rollback by Robert J Sawyer
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Brasyl by Ian McDonald
Halting State by Charles Stross
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
Rollback by Robert J Sawyer
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage
Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jones
Let It Be Morning by Sayed Kashua
The Speed of Light by Javier Cercas
The Sweet and Simple Kind by Yasmine Gooneratne
Winterwood by Patrick McCabe
The Woman Who Waited by Andreï Makine
The Attack by Yasmina Khadra
De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage
Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jones
Let It Be Morning by Sayed Kashua
The Speed of Light by Javier Cercas
The Sweet and Simple Kind by Yasmine Gooneratne
Winterwood by Patrick McCabe
The Woman Who Waited by Andreï Makine
Nebula
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
Ragamuffin by Tobias S Buckell
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (winner)
The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
The New Moon's Arms by Nalo Hopkinson
Odyssey by Jack McDevitt
Ragamuffin by Tobias S Buckell
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (winner)
Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston
The Gathering by Anne Enright
In the Dark by Deborah Moggach
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
Lottery by Patricia Wood
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
The Master Bedroom by Tessa Hadley
Mistress by Anita Nair
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
The Outcast by Sadie Jones
The Road Home by Rose Tremain (winner)
The Room of Lost Things by Stella Duffy
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
Sorry by Gail Jones
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam by Lauren Liebenberg
When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
Fault Lines by Nancy Huston
The Gathering by Anne Enright
In the Dark by Deborah Moggach
The Keep by Jennifer Egan
Lottery by Patricia Wood
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill
The Master Bedroom by Tessa Hadley
Mistress by Anita Nair
Monster Love by Carol Topolski
The Outcast by Sadie Jones
The Road Home by Rose Tremain (winner)
The Room of Lost Things by Stella Duffy
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
Sorry by Gail Jones
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam by Lauren Liebenberg
When We Were Bad by Charlotte Mendelson
PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction
The Great Man by Kate Christensen (winner)
The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
The Great Man by Kate Christensen (winner)
The Indian Clerk by David Leavitt
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
Romantic Novel of the Year Award
The Seven Year Itch by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees
An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi
The Baby Group by Rowan Coleman
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
The Best of Sisters by Dilly Court
The Chalet Girl by Kate Lace
Crooked Pieces by Sarah Grazebrook
I Did a Bad Thing by Linda Green
The Leaving Of Liverpool by Maureen Lee
One Last Summer by Catrin Collier
Oystercatchers by Susan Fletcher
Pillow Talk by Freya North (winner)
Silk and Steel by Catherine King
Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes
A Stranger In Burracombe by Lilian Harry
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
The Tea Planter's Lass by Janet MacLeod Trotter
That Summer Affair by Sarah Challis
Too Beautiful to Dance by Diana Appleyard
Where Earth Meets Sky by Annie Murray
Young Wives' Tales by Adele Parks
The Seven Year Itch by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees
An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi
The Baby Group by Rowan Coleman
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
The Best of Sisters by Dilly Court
The Chalet Girl by Kate Lace
Crooked Pieces by Sarah Grazebrook
I Did a Bad Thing by Linda Green
The Leaving Of Liverpool by Maureen Lee
One Last Summer by Catrin Collier
Oystercatchers by Susan Fletcher
Pillow Talk by Freya North (winner)
Silk and Steel by Catherine King
Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes
A Stranger In Burracombe by Lilian Harry
Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas
The Tea Planter's Lass by Janet MacLeod Trotter
That Summer Affair by Sarah Challis
Too Beautiful to Dance by Diana Appleyard
Where Earth Meets Sky by Annie Murray
Young Wives' Tales by Adele Parks
Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award
An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi
The Ghost by Robert Harris
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (winner)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi
The Ghost by Robert Harris
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (winner)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
A Quiet Belief In Angels by R J Ellory
Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann
The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Visible World by Mark Slouka
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
A Quiet Belief In Angels by R J Ellory
Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann
The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Visible World by Mark Slouka
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
2008 Best Collection Awards
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