JK Rowling
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'HBP' up for WH Smith 'Book of the Year' award

  February 22, 2006 at 10:09 AM ET
  Geri     BBC
  harry potter and the half-blood prince, half-blood prince, book 6, jk rowling, jo rowling


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been addedopens in new window to the short-list for the WH Smith Book of the Year award in the UK. This is the second time that Ms. Rowling has been nominated for this award, she wonopens in new window in 2004 for Order of the Phoenix.

Full list of nominees:

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowling
  • The Insider - Piers Morgan
  • Jamie's Italy - Jamie Oliver
  • Margrave of the Marshes - John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft
  • Extreme: My Autobiography - Sharon Osbourne
  • The World According to Clarkson - Jeremy Clarkson

Votingopens in new window will be open till March 28th and the awards ceremony will take place in London on March 29th.

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