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David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder) has been voted the Galaxy Book of the Year by the public.
One of the bestselling paperbacks of 2010, the novel was picked from a shortlist of eight category winners from the Galaxy National Book Awards, beating Stephen Fry, Hilary Mantel and Jonathan Franzen to the overall win. It took home the Popular Fiction Book of the Year gong on the night.
Nicholls said: "I'm both surprised and delighted by the award and would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to vote."
Jamie Hodder-Williams, Hodder & Headline c.e.o., said "rarely has a book been so embraced and recommended by other publishers, by independents, chain booksellers, media and readers alike. It is wonderful that the huge warmth the whole industry has shown this extraordinary book has been rewarded with the Galaxy Book of the Year – it couldn't go to a more deserving author."
While Cactus m.d. Amanda Ross, said "I'm not surprised David's amazing book won the vote, I loved it and it was probably one of the best books I read last year. The only reason I didn't pick it as a TV Book Club choice is that David was one of my first ever picks with his novel Starter for Ten, and the Book Club always introduces different authors to our audience."
Readers voted via the Channel 4 website; More4 also hosted the tie-in TV series "Booked" which featured winners of the awards.