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jkrowling.jpgThe annual UK People’s Choice Book Awards was announced on Tuesday. WH Smith awarded the fiction prize to J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Other winners included Monica Ali, whose Brick Lane won the debut novel award (also nominated for the Orange Prize long-list), and Terry Pratchett – who took the teen choice award with The Wee Free Men.

moore-dude.jpgMichael Moore's Dude, Where's My Country? scooped the factual award, while the autobiography and biography award was won by Nigel Slater's Toast. The travel writing prize was won by Geoff Dyer's Yoga For People Who Can't Be Bothered To Do It.

The literary award went to US writer Richard Powers for The Time Of Our Singing.

18 Mar 04 | Filed by Dee

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