Costa Book of the Year
/ˌkɒstə ˌbʊk əv ðə ˈjɪə(r)/, /ˌkɒstə ˌbʊk əv ðə ˈjɜː(r)/
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- a major British literary prize, known as the Whitbread Book of the Year until 2006 when Costa Coffee took over as sponsor. At the beginning of January each year, five new British or Irish books are chosen as the best book of their type: best novel, best first novel, best book of poems, best biography (= book about a person's life) and best children's book. At the end of the month, one of the five is chosen as the book of the year.
年度哥斯达黎加图书：一项主要的英国文学奖，被称为年度惠特布雷德年度图书，直到2006年哥斯达黎加咖啡接任赞助商为止。每年一月初，五本新的英国或爱尔兰书籍被选为同类书籍中的最佳书籍：最佳小说，最佳第一部小说，最佳诗歌诗集，最佳传记和最佳儿童读物。在月底，将五种之一选为年度最佳书籍。