The Costa Book of the Year 2007 was announced at a glittering awards dinner and ceremony held at the Intercontinental Hotel in central London.
550 guests, including publishers, authors and celebrities, enjoyed a champagne drinks reception before being seated for the awards dinner.
The ceremony itself, hosted by writer and presenter Mariella Frostrup, saw the presentation of cheques for ?5,000 to each of the five category award winning authors and ?100 of book tokens to the two 2007 young judges.
Chair of Judges, Joanna Trollope, and Managing Director of Costa, John Derkach then announced the winner of the 2007 Costa Book of the Year before inviting guests to celebrate at an after show party.
Below you'll see photos taken at the 2007 Costa Book Awards featuring just some of the people who made it such a huge success - including our five Award winners, judges, and a few of our glamorous guests.