1988 Whitbread Awards

The Whitbread Awards (1971–2005), called Costa Book Awards since 2006, are literary awards in the United Kingdom, awarded both for high literary merit but also for works considered enjoyable reading. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1988.

Book of the Year[]

Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

Children's Book[]

Winner:

• , Awaiting Developments

First Novel[]

Winner:

• Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

Novel[]

Winner:

• Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

Biography[]

Winners:

• A. N. Wilson, Tolstoy

Poetry[]

Winners:

• Peter Porter, The Automatic Oracle

References[]

• Previous winners