One Day by David Nicholls was voted the Galaxy Book of the Year by the British reading public, the Bookseller reported. Nicholls bested a shortlist of eight category winners from the Galaxy National Book Awards (Shelf Awareness,
November 11, 2010) that included Stephen Fry, Hilary Mantel and
Jonathan Franzen. The novel became a finalist for the overall prize by
winning the Popular Fiction Book of the Year category
"I'm both surprised and delighted by the award and would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to vote," said Nicholls.