We are really pleased to announce the winner of our Galaxy National Book Awards%=prop%%3E competition that celebrated all the great crime and thriller novels on this year’s Galaxy National Book Awards shortlist. The winning reading group is the North London Book Group for their video review of SJ Watson Before I Go to Sleep who will receive a set of iPads.
SJ Watson, bestselling novelist and this year’s Galaxy National Book Awards Crime and Thriller of the Year winner, competition judge, said:
“I was amazed at the high standard of the entries in the competition, and choosing a favourite was extremely difficult. Particular mention must go to the review from the Gateshead Library, which was extraordinary. In the end, though, my favourite entry was from the North London Book group, which was entertaining, extremely well made and I thought presented a balanced view of the book.”
Reading groups and book clubs were invited to make a video review of Galaxy National Book Award shortlisted titles by Ian Rankin, CJ Samson, Robert Harris, Val McDermid, Martina Cole or SJ Watson. It didn’t have to be long – but it did need to entertain us.
The winning entry
A big thank you
We received a huge range of video reviews and would like to thank everyone who entered for their time, effort and creativity in putting their reviews together. Here’s a taster of some of the videos:
* Gateshead Library Reading Activists young people’s review featuring Barbie and Ken
* Liverpool Women’s Book Group take on Val McDermid’s Trick of the Dark
* Sudbourne Reading Group’s review of The Fear Index by Robert Harris
* Nethertown Reading Group and Reading in Bath’s own individual takes on Before I Go to Sleep
* Blackwood Library Bookworms’ unique singing review of CJ Samson’s Heartsong in medieval costume
* Houghton Reading Group’s poetic review with hats
* Shirley Book Club’s great use of blonde wigs to review Martina Cole’s The Family
