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2009 Costa Book Award Winners

Browse the 2009 Costa Book Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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Children's

Winner and nominees for the 2009 Costa Book Award Children's category.

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Winner

The Ask and the Answer

Ness, Patrick

Chaos Walking Series · Book 2 · Dystopian

May-2009 2009 Costa Book Award winner

Novel

Winner and nominees for the 2009 Costa Book Award Novel category.

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Winner

Brooklyn

Toibin, Colm

Eilis Lacey Series · Book 1 · Literary

May-2009 2009 Costa Book Award winner

Nominee

Wolf Hall

Mantel, Hilary

Anne Boleyn Series · Book 1 · Historical

Oct-2009 2009 Costa Book Award nominee

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