The Kite Runner wins favourite Reading Group Book of the Year 2008 - the third year in a row. Khaled Hosseini's popularity with reading group continues as his second novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, came in second. Votes were collected via the Penguin and Orange websites and from reading groups entering the 2008 Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers’ Group Prize.
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
Old Filth
(joint tie with)
The Island
Jane Gardam
Victoria Hislop
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
(Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 1999)
Small Island
Andrea Levy, Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2004
Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
We need to talk about Kevin
(joint tie with)
Lionel Shriver, Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday
The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai, Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2006
Author Khaled Hosseini said, "It is a tremendous honor to me that The Kite Runner has again been awarded the Reading Group Book of the Year. I am so very proud and moved that four years after its publication, The Kite Runner continues to resonate with reading groups. So many distinguished novels are written every year, so many books to celebrate, which makes this prize that much more meaningful to me. I want to express my appreciation to reading groups for embracing this novel and for being so instrumental in generating the word of mouth that has been this book’s lifeblood. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Tashakor!”
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