Judges worked through a record-breaking number of entries to shortlist this year's entries for the Lakeland Book of the Year award.
Three books in each of the four categories were chosen by judges Hunter Davies, a founding member of the event, Border TV's Fiona Armstrong and local author Kathleen Jones.
See our Leisure and Lifestyle - Literary section for the full story.
June 4, 2003 10:30
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