Potter up for major book award

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been nominated for Book of the Year at this year's British Book Awards.

Potter is up against school dinners champion Jamie Oliver and X Factor's Sharon Osbourne in the main category.

Anthony Horowitz's Ark Angel is amongst the nominations in the children's category, along with Sally Gardner's I, Coriander.

CS Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe has been shortlisted in the Film Book of the Year category.

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Children's Book of the Year nominees And That's When It Fell Off In My Hand - Louise Rennison Ark Angel - Anthony Horowitz Eldest - Christopher Paolini I, Coriander - Sally Gardner SilverFin - Charlie Higson Wizardology - Dugald Steer

There's also an award for the best Sports Book of the Year and this year's hopefuls for that prize include cricketer Andrew Flintoff's Being Freddie and yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur's Race Against Time.

The awards will be handed out at a ceremony in London on 29 March and are the only book awards where the public are allowed to cast their vote too!