The Bookhugger Author Panel: Popular science

We asked three notable authors of popular science books about their craft? How do you strike the balance between your intended purpose and the complexities of the subject matter?

The Booklist: After the War

The act of War has affected hundreds of millions of people in so many different ways over the centuries. These memories should never be allowed to be forgotten. Bookhugger’s publishers present some of the most haunting fiction and non-fiction you will ever read…

Shortlist Announced for Guardian First Book Award 2009

The shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award 2009, in association with Waterstone’s, has been decided.

Win a copy of Sunnyside, by Glen David Gold [closed]

From the author of the acclaimed Carter Beats the Devil comes a grand entertainment with the brilliantly realized figure of Charlie Chaplin at its centre – and we have four copies to be won.

October Reading Groups Round-up

If you need ideas for what your reading group should tackle next, look no further than Bookhugger’s bumper October guides.

Faber New Poets: Jack Underwood

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the fourth volume.

The Dreadnought Deception: A Story from Secret Britain

Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about at the time? Now they are back: secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities and even dark secrets of the grave. Here’s one of many stories from Justin Pollard’s Secret Britain.

A Faber Podcast Special: An Interview with P. D. James

In this rare, 30-minute interview with P. D. James, the doyenne of British Crime tells us about her writing career, which began with the publication of Cover Her Face in 1962.

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Faber New Poets: Heather Phillipson

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the third volume.

America meets Pakistan in The Duel

Pakistan stands on the front line of the war against terror. Yet this long-time ally of the West is in deepening crisis. A range of forces threaten to tip the country into a full-blown civil war.

October non-fiction round-up

Truth can be stranger than fiction: whether it’s the science of the universe, the lives of real people as told to their diaries, or the secret history of Britain, there’s something in our non-fiction round-up for everyone this month.

Adventures in TwitLit: A Gentle Axe Experiment

Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park – a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree – and R.N. Morris has been serialising the adventures of Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich on Twitter…

Faber New Poets: Toby Martinez De Las Rivas

Showcasing the work of the Faber New Poets with a poem from the second volume.

Read an extract from Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

A debut novel based on the extraordinary life of Jeannette Walls’ maternal grandmother – a sassy, straight-talking heroine for whom saving lives, taming wild horses and beating ranch hands at poker are all in a day’s work.

The October Competition [closed]

Competition time is here again – a chance for three lucky winners to scoop a fantastic armful of the latest titles from the Bookhugger publishers. A great way to fill shelves or Christmas stockings…

Independent Bookseller of the Month: Dulwich Books, West Dulwich, London

Every month we feature a different bookshop – we ask them to tell us what makes them special and what they like most about what they do. This month it’s the turn of Dulwich Books, in leafy West Dulwich.

Faber New Poets: Fiona Benson

The first of a series where we showcase the work of the Faber New Poets.

Win signed copies of The Great Silence by Juliet Nicholson [closed]

Peace at last, after Lloyd George declared it had been the war to end all wars , would surely bring relief and a renewed sense of optimism? But this assumption turned out to be deeply misplaced as people began to realise that the men they loved were never coming home.

An interview with John Carey, biographer of William Golding

George Miller talks to celebrated writer and critic John Carey about the first biography of Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Golding.

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Jenny Uglow on A Gambling Man

A Gambling Man is acclaimed biographer Jenny Uglow’s portrait of Charles II and the first decade of the Restoration: a time of glamour and gossip, drama and risk, faction and crisis. Writing about a monarch is something of a change for her, as she explains in this Q and A.

The Ferguson Gang: A Story from Secret Britain

Some of our most intriguing history is missing. Has there has been a cover-up? Or maybe some stories have been lost, forgotten or were just too embarrassing to talk about? Now they are revealed: secret passages, events, societies, loves, identities and dark secrets of the grave, in Justin Pollard’s Secret Britain.

Scare yourself with Kelly Link’s Pretty Monsters

Nominated for a 2009 World Fantasy Award, this weird, wicked, spooky and delicious book of tall tales will keep you up all night. Read one of the stories here on Bookhugger.