Costa Book Award for Novel

The Costa Book Award for Novel, formerly known as the Whitbread Award (1971–2005), 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. +Costa Book Award for Novel winners and finalistsYearAuthorTitleResultRef.1971The Destiny WaltzWinner1972The Bird of NightWinner1973The Chip-Chip GatherersWinner1974The Sacred and Profane Love MachineWinner1975DochertyWinner1976The Children of DynmouthWinner1977Injury TimeWinner1978Picture PalaceWinner1979The Old JestWinner1980How Far Can You Go? Winner1981Silver's CityWinner1982Young ShouldersWinner1983Fools of FortuneWinner1984Kruger's AlpWinner1985HawksmoorWinner1986An Artist of the Floating World Winner1987The Child in TimeWinner1988The Satanic VersesWinner1989The Chymical WeddingWinner1990Hopeful MonstersWinner1991The Queen of the TambourineWinner1992Poor ThingsWinner1993Theory of War Winner1994Felicia's Journey Winner1995The Moor's Last SighWinnerThe InformationShortlistThe Ghost RoadIn Every Face I MeetThe Unconsoled1996Every Man for HimselfWinnerMr Clive & Mr PageShortlistCocaine NightsAsylumLast OrdersWorst Fears1997QuarantineWinnerThe UntouchableShortlistGrace NotesEnduring LoveBleeding London1998Leading the CheersWinnerthe catastrophistShortlistThe Travelling Hornplayer1999Music and SilenceWinnerBeing DeadShortlistHeadlongChocolat2000English Passengers WinnerFred & EdieShortlistWhat Are You Like?When We Were OrphansHow the Dead Live2001Twelve Bar BluesWinnerThe SiegeShortlistAtonementOxygen2002SpiesWinnerWhite LightningShortlistRumours of a HurricaneThe Story of Lucy Gault2003The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time WinnerThe Lucky OnesShortlistHeligolandFrankie & Stankie2004Small Island WinnerCase HistoriesShortlistBirds Without WingsThe Line of BeautySmall Island2005WinnerShortlistShalimar the Clown2006RestlessWinnerSaving CaravaggioShortlistA Spot of BotherBlack Swan Green2007Day WinnerSkin LaneShortlistDeath of a MurdererThe Road Home2008The Secret Scripture WinnerThe Other HandShortlistA Partisan's DaughterTrauma2009BrooklynWinnerFamily AlbumShortlistWolf HallThe Elephant Keeper2010The Hand That First Held MineWinnerWhatever You LoveShortlistThe BlasphemerSkippy Dies2011Pure WinnerThe Sense of an EndingShortlistA Summer of DrowningMy Dear I Wanted to Tell You2012Bring Up the Bodies WinnerLife! Death! Prizes!ShortlistThe Heart Broke InDays of the Bagnold Summer2013Life after LifeWinnerUnexpected Lessons in LoveShortlistInstructions for a HeatwaveAll the Birds, Singing2014How to Be BothWinnerShortlistHouse of AshesNora Webster2015A God in RuinsWinnerShortlistAt Hawthorn Time2016Days Without End WinnerShortlistThe Gustav Sonata2017Reservoir 13WinnerShortlist2018Normal PeopleWinnerShortlist2019Middle EnglandWinnerConfession with Blue HorsesShortlistStarling DaysShadowplay2020 WinnerPiranesiShortlistPeace Talks2021Unsettled GroundWinnerShortlist

Costa Book Award for Novel

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