The winner of the World Book Day 'Spread the word' competition was Boy A by Jonathan Trigell. This novel about a young man who has spent most of his life in juvenile institutions for committing a ghastly childhood crime, was considered by Reading Groups to spark the best discussion.

Portsmouth's own poll awarded the prize jointly to Death of a murderer by Rupert Thomson and Lint by Steve Aylett

The Longlist

To see the longlist, click on the attachment below. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to read it. If you haven't already got it, you can download this software at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

The Shortlist

To see the shortlist, please navigate to the World Book Day shortlist webpage.

Portsmouth celebrated World Book Day this year by hosting a fascinating talk by Pauline Rowson, a 'Spread the word' competition shortlister. To find out more about this, go to the Author visit webpage.