Clare Balding and EL James triumph at National Book Awards EL James won the Popular Fiction Book of the Year category for Fifty Shades of Grey, which has sold 50 million copies worldwide. She beat authors including Kate Mosse, Bernard Cornwell and Victoria Hislop. "This is genuinely one of the most exciting things that has happened it my life," said Balding, whose memoir covers the first 20 years of her life. It's not my story, it's everybody's story. Hilary Mantel won the Author of the Year accolade for the second time, mirroring her Booker success for Bring Up the Bodies. Miranda Hart won Non-fiction Book of the Year for Is It Just Me?, her hilarious book that shares all her embarrassing stories, and Rachel Joyce won New Writer of the Year Award for her acclaimed debut novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. The public can now vote online for the overall Specsavers Book of the Year. The nominees comprise the winners of all 10 categories. Votes can be registered at www.nationalbookawards.co.uk. The result will be announced on December 26.