For the past six years, newbooks has launched a search for its Book of the Year. Unlike most literary awards, this is voted for by readers and gives recognition to their favourite read of the year.

The winner for 2007 has now been announced and you will find the list below.

If you're looking for inspiration as to what to read next then maybe you need look no further than our recent top tens:

The Top Ten 2007

1. Suite Française Irene Némirovsky
2= Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2= The Memory Keeper’s Daughter Kim Edwards
4. The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
5. Winter in Madrid CJ Sansom
6. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox Maggie O'Farrell
7. The Tenderness of Wolves Stef Penney
8= Black Swan Green David Mitchell
8= The House at Riverton Kate Morton
10. The Island Victoria Hislop

The Top Ten 2006

1. Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
2. We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver
3. Labyrinth Kate Mosse
4. Vanishing Acts Jody Picoult
5. The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger
6. Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro
7. Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
8. The Highest Tide Jim Lynch
9. My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult
10. The Island Victoria Hislop

The Top Ten 2005

1. My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult
2. The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger
3. We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver
4. Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
5. Small Island Andrea Levy
6. Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruis Zafon
7. Cloud Atlas David Mitchell
8. Case Histories Kate Atkinson
9. These Foolish Things Deborah Moggach
10. Ice Road Gillian Slovo

"I cannot express how surprised and delighted I was to hear that my novel had been voted as newbooks Book of the Year! (Honestly, I never win ANYTHING -- not raffle prizes, or lottery drawings, or even free toasters from banks . . . so I find myself truly humbled by the nature of this award!) Seriously, though, the pleasure was all mine when I was in the UK last spring and meeting so many of my newbooks readers . . . and this mark of distinction suggests that you all enjoyed it greatly too. I hope this means that you're all looking forward to my upcoming novel, The Tenth Circle, as much as I am . . . and that when I return to tour the UK in April and early May (2006), I will be able to thank you all in person for this honor! All best, Jodi Picoult"

The Top Ten 2004

1. The Sixth Lamentation William Brodrick
2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
3. The Colour Rose Tremain
4. A Gathering Light Jennifer Donnelly
5. The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
6. Brick Lane Monica Ali
7. Life of Pi Yann Martel
8. Star of the Sea Joseph O'Connor
9. Small Island Andrea Levy
10. Mango Season Amulya Maladi

The Top Ten 2003

1. Altered Land Jules Hardy
2. The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold
3. The Distant Land of My Father Bo Caldwell
4. Life of Pi Yann Martel
5. The Little Friend Donna Tartt
6. The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith
7. The Red Tent Anita Diamant
8. Enemy Women Paulette Jiles
9. Falling Angels Tracy Chevalier
10. The Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks

The Top Ten 2002

1. The Siege Helen Dunmore
2. Atonement Ian McEwan
3. The Red Tent Anita Diamant
4. Bel Canto Ann Patchett
5. Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks
6. Five Quarters of the Orange Joanne Harris
7. Altered Land Jules Hardy
8. Falling Angels Tracy Chevalier
9. According to Queeney Beryl Bainbridge
10. Instances of the Number 3 Salley Vickers