Your favourite read of the year?
The themes of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler will stick with me long term.
Your favourite author of the year? Graeme Simsion - I loved both his books.
Your most read author of the year? Laurell K Hamilton. I read quite a few of her Anita Blake series until it got completely ridiculous.
Your favourite book cover of the year?
Erm. I must admit I don't pay much attention. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, the one you read least of)?
I am halfway through The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man but I sort of intend to finish it - just read a few pages here and there.
The book that most disappointed you? A tie between Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell and I'm currently reading the new Marian Keyes book The Woman Who Stole My Life and it's dreadful
The funniest book of the year?
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Your favourite literary character this year? Don Tillman from The Rosie Project.
Your favourite children's book this year? Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Slinky Malinki Open the Door by Lynley Dodd. These are picture books I read my children. Oh Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Lynley Dodd is also amazing. It's not a chore reading bedtime stories with these awesome books.
Your favourite classic of the year?
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. So atmospheric
Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Peaceful Parent, Happy Child by Laura Markham.
Your favourite biography this year? None read Your favourite collection of short stories this year? None read Your favourite poetry collection this year? None read
Your favourite illustrated book of the year?
Look! A Book by Bob Staake. Fabulous for children and adults. Your favourite publisher of the year? All of them
Your favourite audiobook of the year? None read Your favourite re-read of the year?
This may be the first year in my life I've not re-read anything.