The award for best debut novel, now in its sixth year, is named after the distinguished publisher and literary agent who died in 2003.
Sam Riviere's 81 Austerities won the prize for best debut collection.
The headlines follow better-than-expected debuts for two NBC comedies in their regular time periods last week -- Ryan Murphy's latest "The New Normal" and the Matthew Perry-fronted "Go On" (the latter ranking as NBC's best sitcom debut in two years).
Four of the five best IPOs to debut on U.S. exchanges last year were Chinese companies.
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To my mind the new Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster is the best-looking debut of any supercar the last 12 months.
That night in Jericho we celebrated the advent of the Aventador Roadster, to my mind the best-looking debut of any supercar the last 12 months.
Herbert, who followed up his best-selling debut with another hit, "The Fog, " and another 21 books over the decades, was seen as a British rival to U.S. horror supremo Stephen King.
Smith is best known for her 1975 debut album Horses, considered one of the most influential rock albums of all time, and the hit single Because the Night that she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen.
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One consolation for the Australians, who need to make the highest score ever to win a Test match in India, is the form of off-spinner Jason Krejza, whose match figures of 12-358 were the fourth best by a bowler on debut.
The world's best pork is finally getting a stateside debut we can applaud unreservedly.
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Other winners included Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut Wild Bill, which won best first feature film for him and co-writer Danny King.
Reds striker Andy Carroll, making his full debut for the club, had the best chances for the Merseysiders as he twice headed wide before a late goalbound header was inadvertently blocked by team-mate Dirk Kuyt.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, the show's Broadway debut in 1994 won the Tony Award for best musical.
Now, as the 31-year-old local favorite prepares to make her Boston debut, she gives the United States its best chance in years for a hometown victory.
Indie rockers Alt-J are also up for the contemporary song prize, for the track Fitzpleasure, while their debut disc An Awesome Wave is shortlisted for best album.
Comedian and TV host Henry, one of the founding figures of Comic Relief, enjoyed recent success with his theatre debut as Othello - for which he won best newcomer at the London Evening Standard theatre awards.
Ben Howard's debut album Every Kingdom is at a new personal best, in at number four, while last week's chart topper Les Miserables has dropped four places to number five.
The Stone Roses, whose 1989 eponymous debut has been widely regarded as one of the best rock albums ever, returned after a long hiatus for a string of gigs last summer.
This point is best illustrated by the case of Gazprom's effort to debut on the U.S. bond market, in an offering led by a major U.S. investment bank in November 1997.
This debut offering seems to have struck a balance between making the best of Will Young's particular talents - and the musical niche where he excels.
South African Parnell, who took 4-78 and hit 69 on his debut against Essex last week, again improved his first-class best to finish on 90.
Ricky Martin, making his debut performance at the music "Oscars, " won the award for best male artist, beating Robbie Williams, Eminem, Ronan Keating, and Sisqo.
Its New York debut includes only 20 investors and 40 startup founders who will do their best to woo the right funder with only three minutes on a kitchen timer (literally).
Ireland, who has failed to rediscover his best form since his move to Villa from Manchester City last summer, could make his debut at Fulham on Wednesday.
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Scot Paul di Resta had his first taste of the new Force India which he will drive in his debut season and when the team stopped for lunch, he had managed a best of 1:22.945, then the ninth fastest time, after what the team said on the social network site Twitter was due to work on brakes, set-up and tyre evaluation.
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And Booker and Costa-prize winner Hilary Mantel won the literary award for her best-selling novel, Bring Up The Bodies, beating former Booker rival Will Self and debut novelist, Kerry Hudson.
When he emerged, some predicted he would become the best player in the world, which is what tends to happen when you make your professional debut at age 16 and your England debut a year later.
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"For a debut, you couldn't ask for anything better and you've got the best to come, " said Khan's promoter Frank Warren.
He made his international debut in a 3-1 win against Hungary in 1994, and usually saves his best performances for tournament competition.
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