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Publisher: Canongate

Canongate was founded in 1973. Good things and bad things happened, and they became independent again following a management buyout in 1994. Canongate Books has since emerged as one of the most dynamic publishing houses in Britain. With a distinctly international outlook, Canongate Books continues to nurture and publish new talent from around the world, whilst retaining the essence of the Scottish Canon. They have no specific agenda other than to promote and publish challenging, quality work from as broad a perspective as they are able.
An extract from Time Warped, by Claudia Hammond
Posted On: May 15, 2012
Posted In: Extracts
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An extract from Time Warped, by Claudia Hammond

Have you ever tried to spend a day without looking at a clock or checking your watch? It’s almost impossible. Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand about it? And is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it?

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Watch the trailer for This is Life, by Dan Rhodes
Posted On: March 22, 2012
Posted In: Video
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Watch the trailer for This is Life, by Dan Rhodes

Chock-full of charming characters and hilarious set-pieces This is Life is a hugely enjoyable novel that will make you see life anew.

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Win copies of The Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]
Posted On: March 1, 2012
Posted In: Competitions
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Win copies of The Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]

To kick off the month five Bookhugger readers will win a copy of Mary Horlock’s debut novel The Book of Lies!

Courtesy of Canongate.

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More Pyg
Posted On: November 23, 2011
Posted In: Audio, Extracts
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More Pyg…

More from the star of the world’s first ‘pigaresque’ novel, a beguiling and charming memoir of Toby, an exceptionally gifted pig who escapes the butcher’s knife, gains an education and becomes the most famous animal of his time…

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Introducing Pyg, or, Toby the Pig…
Posted On: November 21, 2011
Posted In: Audio, Extracts
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Introducing Pyg, or, Toby the Pig…

This, the world’s first ‘pigaresque’ novel, is the beguiling and charming memoir of Toby, an exceptionally gifted pig who escapes the butcher’s knife, gains an education and becomes the most famous animal of his time…

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The Last Werewolf’s Wolfcast!
Posted On: October 31, 2011
Posted In: Audio, Interviews
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The Last Werewolf’s Wolfcast!

Seeing as today’s the scariest day, or evening, or night of the year, we have a selection of tasty morsels for all those lycanthropes out there. And you are out there. We know you exist… there surely can’t be only one left?

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Noel Fielding is the Madcap Shambleton
Posted On: October 27, 2011
Posted In: Video
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Noel Fielding is the Madcap Shambleton

Comedian, actor and artist Noel Fielding is best known for playing Vince Noir in The Mighty Boosh with comedy partner Julian Barratt and as a team captain on TV show Never Mind The Buzzcocks. His new TV series will be shown on E4 in the autumn. Watch him do some painting.

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Win a Canongate Halloween Book Bundle! [closed]
Posted On: October 18, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Win a Canongate Halloween Book Bundle! [closed]

Like a walk on the darkside now and then? We have copies of Glen Duncan’s The Last Werewolf, Matt Haig’s The Radleys and Dan Rhodes’ sinister Little Hands Clapping for three bold Bookhugger readers, courtesy of Canongate.

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Transformation.
Posted On: September 30, 2011
Posted In: Interviews, Video
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Transformation.

Watch an interview with teenage author, Ben Brooks, whose Grow up is out now via Canongate.

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Win a set of Canongate Canons! [closed]
Posted On: September 14, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Win a set of Canongate Canons! [closed]

To celebrate the launch of Canongate’s Canons imprint, new editions of much-loved books from the publisher’s backlist, one lucky Boolkhugger reader will win a set of the first 12 titles.

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Bed, by David Whitehouse
Posted On: September 7, 2011
Posted In: Video
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Bed, by David Whitehouse

David Whitehouse has made this short film, together with film director James Lees, to celebrate the launch of his novel Bed, published by Canongate.

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Read an extract from The Good Muslim
Posted On: June 2, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read an extract from The Good Muslim

Dowload the prologue and first scenes of Tahmima Anam’s new novel The Good Muslim.

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Tahmima Anam talks about her new novel The Good Muslim
Posted On: May 31, 2011
Posted In: Interviews, Video
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Tahmima Anam talks about her new novel The Good Muslim

Tahmima Anam, author of the critically acclaimed debut A Golden Age, takes to the streets of her home city, Dhaka, Bangladesh, to talk us through the historical, political and cultural backdrop to her new novel The Good Muslim.

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Watch the trailer for Neil Strauss’ Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead
Posted On: May 28, 2011
Posted In: Video
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Watch the trailer for Neil Strauss’ Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead

Neil Strauss, author of The Game and dubbed ‘the Mike Tyson of rock’n'roll celeb therapy-journalism’, delves into the psyche of the world’s most famous rock stars in Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead.

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An extract from On the State of Egypt
Posted On: May 27, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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An extract from On the State of Egypt

Bestselling historian Alaa Al Aswany, has written an insightful and hugely relevant series of essays on the recent historical and political situation in Egypt and its impact on other Arabic countries.

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Win a Canongate book bundle! [closed]
Posted On: May 25, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Win a Canongate book bundle! [closed]

Canongate have kindly given three Bookhugger readers the chance to win three of their latest titles… Everyone Loves you When You’re Dead by Neil Strauss, On the State of Egypt by Alaa Aswamy, and To the River by Olivia Laing.

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Scarlett Thomas’ Tragic Universe
Posted On: May 12, 2011
Posted In: Extracts, Video
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Scarlett Thomas’ Tragic Universe

‘I was reading about the end of the universe when I got a text message from my friend Libby…’

Watch the trailer and read the first chapter of bestselling author Scarlett Thomas’ intriguing new novel, Our Tragic Universe.

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Win a copy of Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]
Posted On: March 28, 2011
Posted In: Competitions, Video
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Win a copy of Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]

Canongate have given us three copies of The Book of Lies, the unforgettable debut novel by Mary Horlock for three Bookhugger readers.

Watch the video, fill in the form, fingers crossed!

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Win a signed copy of Little Hands Clapping! [closed]
Posted On: March 18, 2011
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts, Video
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Win a signed copy of Little Hands Clapping! [closed]

Watch the video, read the extract and answer two questions to win one of three signed hardback copies of Dan Rhodes’ darkly inventive novel.

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Read an extract from Little Hands Clapping
Posted On: March 14, 2011
Posted In: Extracts
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Read an extract from Little Hands Clapping

Bookhugger proudly presents the first two chapters from dan Rhodes’ widly successful and darkly comic novel, out now in paperback.

Watch for a video and a competition to win signed copies later this week.

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Pereira Transforms
Posted On: November 9, 2010
Posted In: Extracts
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Pereira Transforms

Read the introduction to Pereira Maintains, by Mohsin Hamid…

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An extract from The World According to Vice
Posted On: November 5, 2010
Posted In: Extracts
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An extract from The World According to Vice

It might not be easy to swallow and it might not be pretty, but it’s never less than real, and always essential…

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