To Paschalis Lampardi and his novel "Vertical exit" (Patakis) the Readers' Award is presented 2012, according to the results of the readers' vote.

The "Vertical Exit", the fifth novel of the Serrai prose writer, is a psychological adventure set against the background of the modern urban environment, which focuses on emotions, in thoughtful pursuits, in the excesses of man in everyday life, on the existential path to self-knowledge.

A total of over took part in this year's Readers' Award process 5.000 bibliophiles (from them 3.396 they voted by sms and the rest were members of 38 Reading Clubs who proposed the "short list").

The book "The Times of Memory" by Theodoris Papatheodoros was ranked second in the final score (A psycho) and third the book "Anna Sikelianou: love and dream" by K. Gourgouliani and N. K. Dominant (Kastaniotis).

The prize was awarded in the past to Isidoros Zourgos' Anemolia (2011), As I wanted to live by Eleni Priovolou (2010), the Imaret of Yiannis Kalpouzos (2009), I learned everything from you but I forgot a word by Dimitris Buradas (2008), Mr. Episkopakis by Andreas Mitsou (2007), the Amilita deep waters of Rhea Galanaki (2006) and The Method of Orleans by Eugenia Fakinou (2005).

The Readers' Prize competition is in its eighth year. Organized by the National Book Center (THERE) in collaboration with ERT. The award ceremony will take place within the framework of the 10th Thessaloniki International Book Fair.