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Spoils split at 'Nibbie' awardsPosted at 8:10AM Thursday 29 Mar 2007 Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist, militant atheist and author of The God Delusion was said to have poured scorn on Peter Kay, the gentle northern comic, for mentioning in his bestselling memoirs that he found "comfort" in the idea of some kind of higher power.The comedian and the scientist were rivals for the book of the year prize at the awards, more commonly known as the "Nibbies". So, who had the last laugh at the award ceremony this evening? Well, neither - and both. It's a dream come true as Freud thriller wins prize (Times) Madeley's 4-letter Rant At Gervais (Daily Record) The winning authors Book of the year: Conn & Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys Reader's Digest author of the year: Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion Biography of the year: Peter Kay, The Sound of Laughter Children's book of the year: Ricky Gervais, Flanimals of the Deep Crime thriller of the year: Ian Rankin, The Naming of the Dead Sports book of the year: Steven Gerrard, Gerrard: My Autobiography Newcomer of the year: Victoria Hislop, The Island Popular fiction award: Marian Keyes, Anybody Out There Decibel writer of the year: Jackie Kay, Wish I Was Here The Richard & Judy best read of the year: Jed Benfeld, The Interpretation of Murder Television and film book of the year: Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada Lifetime achievement award: John Grisham
Gervais triumphs over Pratchett in British Book Awards (Independent)
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