What Canongate are excited about in 2010

A few of Canongate’s staff shared the books they’re excited about in 2010.

Christopher Potter is here with insights in to the Universe

George Miller talks to Christopher Potter about You are Here: A Portable History of the Universe, a dazzling exploration of the universe and our relationship to it, as seen through the lens of today’s most cutting-edge scientific thinking.

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What Canongate’s authors are excited about for 2010

Canongate asked a few of their authors to share what they’re looking forward to reading next year – we hope this inspires you to check these books out in 2010!

How not to run a club…

As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. Yet as their career escalated, they toured the world and had top ten hits, their royalties were being ploughed into the Hacienda and they were only being paid £20 per week!

Merry Christmas from Bookhugger!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Bookhugger Crew and all of our publishers! We hope you have enjoyed the site this year and we look forward to bringing you the best books and authors in 2010.

December Contemporary Fiction Round-up – Best of 2009, Part One

The first of two posts featuring the pick of 2009′s best contemporary fiction from Bookhugger’s publishers takes us to a dark town in Derbyshire, witness to a massacre in Tokyo, an apartment building in Paris, and the poppy fields of the Ganges, among other exotic and enticing locations.

Hilary Mantel talks about Wolf Hall and winning the Booker

George Miller talks to Hilary Mantel, winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009 with her historical epic, Wolf Hall.

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The Booklist – Christmas Cheer

Wave goodbye to boredom and sleep after this year’s Christmas dinner as Bookhugger’s publishers suggest several titles guaranteed to raise eyebrows, encourage debate and tickle out a laugh from even the most jaded.

Richard Williams discusses The Animator’s Survival Kit

The legendary Richard Williams, award-winning animator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, talks about the new expanded edition of his worldwide bestseller, The Animator’s Survival Kit.

The December 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. Why not try to score an extra Christmas present for yourself, or the book lover in your life!

Graham Farmelo on The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius

Graham Farmelo talks about The Strangest Man, his biography of Paul Dirac, the greatest British physicist since Newton – and one of the strangest geniuses of the 20th century, who may have suffered from autism.

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Jane Austen and making an impression

In the classic Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen invites her readers to form judgments of her characters as they read the book – and then to revise them as the story unfolds. Fiona Stafford explains why this may in part account for the book’s enduring appeal.

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The joy of giving – an extract from Celebrate: The Art of the Special Occasion

Lucia van der Post, the queen of style, leads us through a year of celebrations. In this extract, read all about the art of the carefully chosen gift.

Andrew Roberts on If Hitler Comes

A classic of ‘imaginary history’, If Hitler Comes was first published only 2 months after the Fall of France, whilst the Battle of Britain was being fought. Now republished for the first time in 68 years and, in the view of historian Andrew Roberts it deserves its place at the head of what has become an emerging literary genre.

Win Simon & Schuster’s paperbacks of 2009 [closed]

Find out about Simon & Schuster’s biggest reads from 2009 – and answer some simple questions to be in with a chance to win one of three sets of all ten books!

Manju Kapur on The Immigrant

Manju Kapur talks to Faber about her latest novel, The Immigrant, an engrossing portrait of an arranged marriage.

The Panorama of Human Experience, by Juliet Gardiner

Historian Juliet Gardiner explains the huge importance of the eclectic works of Mass Observation to her research and writing.

Stocking filler suggestions from Simon & Schuster

The tree is up, the cards are sent, the presents are wrapped, and all you need to do now to finish up the stockings! To help you, the nice people at Simon & Schuster have put together a list of festive suggestions to stuff yours with! Hopefully, this will save you from a mad dash round the shops come Christmas Eve.

Feeding the 5,000 – an interview with Tristram Stuart

On Wednesday 16th December 2009, Trafalgar Square will host a free feast of biblical proportions: a modern day Feeding the 5000. In this short film, Tristram Stuart, author of Waste, explains the problem – and outlines the solutions.

Read an extract from The First Stone

Enjoy this extract from Elliott Hall’s debut novel, where the noir genre meets a dystopian American future where where biblical prophecy is foreign policy and the religious police are a force to be reckoned with.

Israel Rank Reviewed, by Simon Heffer

Simon Heffer celebrates the re-issue of Israel Rank, the novel on which the film ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ was based, by Faber Finds.

Three questions for… Julian Baggini

George Miller asks an interviewee three questions – no tricks or surprises, but no forewarning either. This video features philosopher and broadcaster, Julian Baggini, author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and A Very Short Introduction to Atheism, among many other titles.