Novelist who made the Costa award shortlist brings the 'fiendish northern sweets' into her plot
January 2012
Andrew Miller: my morbid obsession
Novelist Andrew Miller admits he is fascinated with death and decay. It's a theme that permeates his Costa prize-winning novel, Pure, set around an 18th-century Parisian cemetery
The Guardian Books podcast
Guardian Books podcast: Andrew Miller wins Costa book of the year
Andrew Miller reads from and discusses his novel Pure, which has won this year’s Costa book of the year prize, and we listen in to last night’s award ceremony
Books blog
The Costa prize's unexpected cliffhanger
Books blog
Moira Young's Costa win is a victory for dystopias
Costa book awards winners 2011 – in pictures
December 2011
Jo Shapcott wins Queen's gold medal for poetry
Costa prize-winning poet follows illustrious predecessors including WH Auden and John Betjeman
November 2011
Costa book awards 2011: the shortlists – in pictures
The Costa book award shortlists for best novel, best first novel, best biography, best poetry collection and best children's book have been announced. Find out who's in contention, and read our reviews
