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HBP wins British "Book of the Year Award"  

At the British Book Awards that were held in london tonight, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was name "Book of the Year". The awards are voted on by the public and Rowling beat out autobiographies by the likes of John Peel and Sharon Osbourne.

Jo commented: "I'm delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children." She added that Book 7 was "coming along nicely."

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HBP wins British book of the year award
At tonight's British Book Awards ceremony in London, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was named book of the year. The awards are voted on by the public and Rowling beat out autobiographies by the likes of John Peel and Sharon Osbourne. Jo commented: "I'm delighted that Harry Potter continues to give so much pleasure to adults and children." She added that Book 7 was "coming along nicely."

Some photos of JK at the event can be seen over at
Getty Images. Thanks to everyone who emailed!

Edit: Thanks to
Jenna for sending over some more photos from the event:

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