Awards: WH Smith Book of the Year; Bad Sex in Fiction

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena was named WH Smith's Book of the Year. The Bookseller reported that the British chain "selected the book from the year's bestsellers and from titles which it viewed to have 'ultimately taken the market by storm.' "

WH Smith praised it as "a real page turner" and "one of the most talked about thrillers of the year." Sandra Bradley, the company's head of fiction, said: "I am absolutely delighted that The Couple Next Door is the WH Smith Book of the Year for 2016. It's such a thrilling read--and our customers have loved it too."

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Italian author, poet and translator Erri De Luca won the 2016 Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award for The Day Before Happiness, the Bookseller reported. The judges said: "This adds a further accolade to De Luca’s already distinguished list of achievements. The winning entry is a reminder that, even in the wake of Brexit, Bad Sex knows no borders."

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