Costa Book Award for Novel


The Costa Book Award for Novel, formerly known as the Whitbread Award, was an annual literary award for novels, as part of the Costa Book Awards.
The awards were dissolved in 2022.

Recipients

Costa Books of the Year are distinguished with a blue ribbon. Award winners are listed in bold.
YearAuthorTitleResultRef.
1971The Destiny WaltzWinner
1972The Bird of NightWinner
1973The Chip-Chip GatherersWinner
1974The Sacred and Profane Love MachineWinner
1975DochertyWinner
1976The Children of DynmouthWinner
1977Injury TimeWinner
1978Picture PalaceWinner
1979The Old JestWinner
1980How Far Can You Go? Winner
1981Silver's CityWinner
1982Young ShouldersWinner
1983Fools of FortuneWinner
1984Kruger's AlpWinner
1985HawksmoorWinner
1986An Artist of the Floating World Winner
1987The Child in TimeWinner
1988The Satanic VersesWinner
1989The Chymical WeddingWinner
1990Hopeful MonstersWinner
1991The Queen of the TambourineWinner
1992Poor ThingsWinner
1993Theory of War Winner
1994Felicia's Journey Winner
1995The Moor's Last SighWinner
1995The InformationShortlist
1995The Ghost RoadShortlist
1995In Every Face I MeetShortlist
1995The UnconsoledShortlist
1996Every Man for HimselfWinner
1996Mr Clive & Mr PageShortlist
1996Cocaine NightsShortlist
1996AsylumShortlist
1996Last OrdersShortlist
1996Worst FearsShortlist
1997QuarantineWinner
1997The UntouchableShortlist
1997Grace NotesShortlist
1997Enduring LoveShortlist
1997Bleeding LondonShortlist
1998Leading the CheersWinner
1998the catastrophistShortlist
1998The Travelling HornplayerShortlist
1999Music and SilenceWinner
1999Being DeadShortlist
1999HeadlongShortlist
1999ChocolatShortlist
2000English Passengers Winner
2000Fred & EdieShortlist
2000What Are You Like?Shortlist
2000When We Were OrphansShortlist
2000How the Dead LiveShortlist
2001Twelve Bar BluesWinner
2001The SiegeShortlist
2001AtonementShortlist
2001OxygenShortlist
2002SpiesWinner
2002White LightningShortlist
2002Rumours of a HurricaneShortlist
2002The Story of Lucy GaultShortlist
2003The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Winner
2003The Lucky OnesShortlist
2003HeligolandShortlist
2003Frankie & StankieShortlist
2004Small Island 'Winner
2004Case HistoriesShortlist
2004Birds Without WingsShortlist
2004The Line of BeautyShortlist
2004Small IslandShortlist
2005Winner
2005Shortlist
2005Shalimar the ClownShortlist
2005Shortlist
2006RestlessWinner
2006Saving CaravaggioShortlist
2006A Spot of BotherShortlist
2006Black Swan GreenShortlist
2007Day Winner
2007Skin LaneShortlist
2007Death of a MurdererShortlist
2007The Road HomeShortlist
2008The Secret Scripture Winner
2008The Other HandShortlist
2008A Partisan's DaughterShortlist
2008TraumaShortlist
2009BrooklynWinner
2009Family AlbumShortlist
2009Wolf HallShortlist
2009The Elephant KeeperShortlist
2010The Hand That First Held MineWinner
2010Whatever You LoveShortlist
2010The BlasphemerShortlist
2010Skippy DiesShortlist
2011Pure Winner
2011The Sense of an EndingShortlist
2011A Summer of DrowningShortlist
2011My Dear I Wanted to Tell YouShortlist
2012Bring Up the Bodies Winner
2012Life! Death! Prizes!Shortlist
2012The Heart Broke InShortlist
2012Days of the Bagnold SummerShortlist
2013Life after LifeWinner
2013Unexpected Lessons in LoveShortlist
2013Instructions for a HeatwaveShortlist
2013All the Birds, SingingShortlist
2014How to Be BothWinner
2014Shortlist
2014House of AshesShortlist
2014Nora WebsterShortlist
2015A God in RuinsWinner
2015Shortlist
2015Shortlist
2015At Hawthorn TimeShortlist
2016Days Without End Winner
2016Shortlist
2016Shortlist
2016The Gustav SonataShortlist
2017Reservoir 13Winner
2017Shortlist
2017Shortlist
2017Shortlist
2018Normal PeopleWinner
2018Shortlist
2018Shortlist
2018Shortlist
2019Middle EnglandWinner
2019Confession with Blue HorsesShortlist
2019Starling DaysShortlist
2019ShadowplayShortlist
2020 'Winner
2020PiranesiShortlist
2020Peace TalksShortlist
2020Shortlist
2021Unsettled GroundWinner
2021Shortlist
2021Shortlist
2021Shortlist