Win a 32GB WiFi iPad 2! [closed]

To celebrate Caitlin Moran winning this year’s Galaxy Book of the Year, with How To Be a Woman, (and Christmas of course!) Bookhugger has teamed up with the Galaxy National Book Awards to offer one reader a fantastic opportunity to win an iPad2…

Caitlin Moran wins The Galaxy Book of the Year, 2011!

The Times columnist Caitlin Moran is the public’s favourite as How To Be A Woman wins the Galaxy Book of the Year vote.

To celebrate Bookhugger is running a fantastic competiton to win an iPad2 – come back this afternoon to find out more!

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: WH Smith Paperback of the Year

The last in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: New Writer of the Year

The latest in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: International Author of the Year

The latest in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Daily Telegraph Biography of the Year

The latest in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Audible.co.uk Audiobook of the Year

The latest in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: More4 Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year

The latest in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Popular Fiction Book of the Year

The second in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

The November Competition [closed]

Beginning to think about those pressies for family members?

Three readers might want to pop a few bonus books into the mix this year.

Or, as with all the best presents, simply keep for yourself!

Book Heaven / Hell: Eamonn Gearon

We proudly present the first in a new series of articles, wherein we ask the all important questions: which book would you be happy to spend time with for eternity, and which would you find unbearably hellish to be stuck with?

The very first heaven and hell is with Eamonn Gearon, author of The Sahara.

Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: UK Author of the Year

The first in a series of showcases featuring extracts from the shortlists and winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. The winners will now compete for the Galaxy Book of the Year. The public can vote for their favourite and the winner will be announced on 21 December.

The October Competition [closed]

This month, for three Bookhugger readers, we have an eclectic choice of World War II non-fiction from Faber; two Jeffrey Eugenides titles from Simon & Schuster and magical historical fiction from Bloomsbury Publishing.

BBC Archive Voices Competition [closed]

Four Bookhugger readers will each win two full downloads from the amazing selection of BBC Archive Voices interviews that we’ve featured this month, in association with Audiogo.

BBC Archive Voices: Roald Dahl and Alfred Hitchcock

The final of our exceprts from BBC Archive Voices features two master storytellers, also well-known for their eccentricities. On Friday we’ll be running an exclusive competition to win downloads of these amazing interviews.

Julian Barnes wins the Man Booker Prize!

Bookies’ favourite Julian Barnes has won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Sense of an Ending, published by Jonathan Cape.

Galaxy Book Awards 2011 Shortlists Announced

The shortlists for the eleven categories of the Galaxy Book Awards 2011 have been announced this morning.

We’ll have extracts from all the titles in the run up to the Awards Night.

BBC Archive Voices: Margaret Thatcher and Brian Clough

The third entry in our BBC Archives series features memorable interviews with two equally opinionated management figureheads, from completely different backgrounds!

BBC Archive Voices: Shirley Bassey and Paul McCartney

BBC Archive Voices is a fascinating collection of archive interviews with icons past and present. Today we have extracts from two musical greats. Watch out for an exclusive competition soon on Bookhugger!

BBC Archive Voices: Noel Coward and Bette Davis

BBC Archive Voices is a fascinating collection of archive interviews with icons past and present. Kicking off a series of interview extracts across our network, we have snippets from two legends of screen and stage.

The September Competition [closed]

As the nights draw in we have four titles for your reading pleasure, courtesy of Faber and Faber, Canongate, Simon & Schuster, and Bloomsbury…

The August Competition [closed]

A lovely selection of titles for three lucky Boohugger readers this month, courtesy of Headline, Simon & Schuster, Faber and Bloomsbury Publishing.