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Original Fiction

Original Fiction

1. Hannibal, by Thomas Harris (Heinemann) 2. Death Du Jour, by Kathy Reichs (Heinemann) 3. The Banyan Tree, by Christopher Nolan (Phoenix House) 4. Gideon, by Russell Andrews (Little Brown) 5. As It Is In Heaven, by Niall Williams (Picador)

Hardback Non-Fiction

1. James Joyce, by Edna O'Brien (Weidenfeld & Nicholson) 2. Ironing the Land, by Kevin O'Connor (Gill & Macmillan) 3. Wear Sunscreen, by Mary Schnich (Ebury Press) 4. The Faithful Tribe, by Ruth Dudley Edwards (HarperCollins) 5. Tibet's Secret Mountain, by Bonington & Clarke (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

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Paperback Fiction

1. Tara Road, by Maeve Binchy (Orion) 2. Point of Origin, by Patricia Cornwell (Warner) 3. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (NEL) 4. Mr Maybe, by Jane Green (Penguin) 5. Cold Steel, by Paul Carson (Arrow)

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt (HarperCollins) 2. Anam Cara, by John O'Donoghue (Bantam) 3. Stalingrad, by Antony Beevor (Penguin) 4. Driving Over Lemons, by Chris Stewart (Sort of Books) 5. Losing My Virginity, by Richard Branson (Virgin)

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Original Fiction

1. Hannibal, by Thomas Harris (Heinemann) 2. Death Du Jour, by Kathy Reichs (Heinemann) 3. Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace, by Terry Brooks (Century) 4. Score, by Jilly Cooper (Bantam Press) 5. Monsoon, by Wilbur Smith (Macmillan)

Hardback Non-Fiction

1. The Naked Chef, by James Oliver (Michael Joseph) 2. The Planets, by David McNab & James Younger (BBC) 3. Encore Provence, by Peter Mayle (Hamish Hamilton) 4. Star Wars Episode One: Visual Dictionary, by David West Reynolds (Dorling Kindersley) 5. Bart Simpson's Guide to Life, by Matt Groening (HarperCollins)

Paperback Fiction

1. Point of Origin, by Patricia Cornwell (Warner) 2. Mr Maybe, by Jane Green (Penguin) 3. Tara Road, by Maeve Binchy (Orion) 4. A Widow For One Year, by John Irving (Corgi) 5. LA Connections 4: Revenge, by Jackie Collins (Pan)

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. Stalingrad, by Antony Beevor (Penguin) 2. Driving Over Lemons, by Chris Stewart (Sort of Books) 3. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Amanda Foreman (Flamingo) 4. The Surgeon of Crowthorne, by Simon Winchester (Penguin) 5. Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, by John Gray (Thorsons)

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