2012 Sports Book of the Year winner (UK)

Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson by Paul Kimmage published by Simon & Schuster has been announced as the British Sports Book Awards 'Sports Book of the Year' as a result of a public online vote at www.britishsportsbookawards.co.uk. The winning titles in each category from the British Sports Book Awards made up a shortlist to find the best overall sports book of the year - the public have been voting on the official website since 22nd May to select a winner. Winner of best biography at the recent British Sports Book Awards ceremony Engage is the shocking and moving story of Matt Hampson, the rugby player who dislocated his neck and was paralysed in an England training session, and how he readjusted to everyday life after the accident