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The Novelicious Book Awards 2013

By Novelicious

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.

Noveliciousawards2013What a year for books! Team Novelicious have battled it out, and we're pleased to reveal our award winners for 2013.

 

 

BOOK COVER OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted 

Billy and Me by Giovanna FletcherBilly and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

 

A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill

A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill

 

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

 

The Night Rainbow by Claire King

The Night Rainbow by Claire King

 

A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger by Lucy Robinson

A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger by Lucy Robinson

 

And the winner is…

Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

The whole team went a bit nuts over this one when it was released into the world. With a gorgeous composition, great illustration and that beautiful silver embossed title, Billy and Me looked like a classic even before it was published. This is the perfect cover for the lovely story within.

 

 

PUBLISHER/IMPRINT OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

Sphere (Little, Brown)

Avon (HarperCollins)

Pan (Pan Macmillan)

Simon & Schuster

Quercus

 

And the winner is…

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Sphere (Little, Brown)

Not only have the team at Sphere given us many wonderful, amazingly packaged books, plus super author content (from the likes of Fiona Walker, Ali McNamara and Carole Matthews), but they've also have really upped their game on social media too, with the introduction of The Little Book Cafe. It's been an absolute pleasure to work with the Sphere publishing team and authors this year and we can't wait to see what 2014 holds. Congrats, guys!

 

 

AUTHOR-TWEETER OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

Claire King

Pippa Wright

Miranda Dickinson

Talli Roland

Lindsey Kelk

 

And the winner is…

Miranda Dickinson

Miranda Dickinson

Miranda Dickinson has the most amazing connection with her readers on Twitter. She always responds, runs brilliant giveaways and even lets her followers choose character names! Miranda is a must-follow and we've thoroughly enjoyed tweeting with her this year.

 

 

BOOK BLOGGER OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

Kirsty Maclennan from The Love Of A Good Book

Leah Graham at Chick Lit Reviews

Bronagh McAteer at Handwritten Girl

Kevin Loh at I Heart…Chick Lit

Laura Bambrey at Chick Lit Love

Chloe Spooner at Chick Lit Chloe

Laura Lovelock at She Loves To Read

Victoria Stone at Victoria Loves Books

Kim at Kim the Bookworm

 

And the winner is…

Kevin Loh

Kevin Loh at I Heart Chick Lit

This was a super tough category! We reckon Kev's enthusiasm for books is unmatched. He's a dedicated blogger, writes fantastic reviews (he even casts the characters in the books) and is an amazing supporter of authors both new and established. Well done, Kev!

 

 

DEBUT OF 2012

 

Shortlisted

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson

Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Cupcakes at Carrington’s by Alexandra Brown

Never Google Heartbreak by Emma Garcia

 

And the winner is…

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson

This debut was broken down into a series, released over November and December. We were hugely impressed by Lisa's comedic storytelling talents and reckon she's a 'One to Watch' in 2014.

 

ALTERNATIVE THURSDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

A Cornish Affair by Liz Fenwick

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle

The Painter’s Apprentice by Charlotte Betts

The Shadow Year by Hannah Richell

 

And the winner is…

A Cornish Affair by Liz Fenwick

A Cornish Affair by Liz Fenwick

Romantic, mysterious and with descriptions so evocative that one of our team booked a holiday to Cornwall after reading it, A Cornish Affair was our top choice for Alternative Thursday Book of The Year.

 

 

BOOK OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

A Heart Bent Out of Shape by Emylia Hall

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

The Flavours of Love by Dorothy Koomson

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain

 

And the winner is…

A Heart Bent Out of Shape by Emylia Hall

A Heart Bent Out of Shape by Emylia Hall

We were utterly blown away by this novel. Vivid, heartbreaking and beautiful in equal measure. We can't recommend this highly enough. Congratulations to Emylia Hall.

 

 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

 

Shortlisted

Rebecca Chance

Rowan Coleman

Carole Matthews

Lucy Diamond

Sophie Kinsella

Matt Dunn

 

And the winner is…

Rowan Coleman

Rowan Coleman

Rowan is a very popular author in the women's fiction community and always has an encouraging word to say to new writers as well as having a great dynamic with her online readers. A few of the Novelicious team have met Rowan at various events this year, and she is so lovely and down to earth (we may have a bit of a crush).  

This year also saw Rowan release her book Woman Walks Into A Bar and donate 100% of her royalties to the Refuge charity. We heart Rowan.

 

Huge congratulations to all of the nominees and winners. We've had a ball hanging out with you this year and cannot wait to see what next year brings.

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