The winners of the 2009 Galaxy British Book Awards have been announced
Galaxy Book of the Year
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)
Outstanding Achievement
Michael Palin
Richard & Judy Best Read
When Will There Be Good News - Kate Atkinson (Black Swan)
Borders Author of the Year
Aravind Adiga for The White Tiger (Atlantic Books)
Tesco Biography of the Year
Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama (Canongate)
Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (Quercus)
Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award
Devil May Care - Sebastian Faulks (Penguin 007)
Play.com Popular Non-Fiction Award
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury)
Waterstone's New Writer of the Year
Tom Rob Smith for Child 44 (Simon & Schuster)
WHSmith Children's Book of the Year
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer Atom
