The Kite Runner voted Reading Group Book of the Year
for the third year running
London, 14 August 2008: For the third year in a row, Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, (Bloomsbury) has been voted as the Reading Group Book of the Year. Hosseini’s popularity with reading groups continues as his second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, came in second.
Votes were collected via the Penguin and Orange websites and from reading groups entering the 2008 Penguin/Orange Broadband Readers’ Group Prize
Author Khaled Hosseini said, "What a thrill it is for me, and indeed what a great honor, that The Kite Runner has been selected again as the Penguin Orange Broadband Reading Group Book of the Year. The writing of this book was a labor of love for me. I grew quite attached to the characters and came to care for them in a most personal way.
“Sharing this book that means so much to me with readers in the UK has been gratifying to me beyond words. To that end, I am deeply grateful to reading groups across the UK for embracing The Kite Runner and for honoring it yet again with this wonderful award. I thank you for this award and for your ongoing support and encouragement. Tashakor, a thousand times.”
The top 10 favourite reading group books
1 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury
2 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury
3 joint
Old Filth Jane Gardam Chatto & Windus
The Island Victoria Hislop Headline
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Faber & Faber
Small Island Andrea Levy Headline
7 Suite Francaise Irene Nemirovsky Headline
8 joint
We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver Serpents Tail
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Paul Torday Orion
The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai Penguin
see the press release for more information