A Costa Book Awards 2006 survey named Terry Pratchett UK’s seventh favorite “literary guilty pleasure,” behind Stephen King (first), J. K. Rowling (second), John Grisham and Dan Brown (tied for third), and Danielle Steel and Catherine Cookson (tied for fourth). To quote this article on books.guardian.co.uk:
“It is commonly acknowledged that many of us want to be seen to be reading a book in public that makes us look good," commented Simon Trewin, a contributing author to The Encyclopaedia of Guilty Pleasures - 1001 Things You Hate to Love, "but as this survey demonstrates, most of us have an author we regularly turn to for an easy and enjoyable read."
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The VES (Visual Effects Society) has announced the nominations for its 5th Annual VES Awards, and episode 1 of Hogfather is nominated for “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special.”