Publisher: Sceptre
Ten copies of The Nobodies Album to be won [closed]
Posted On: July 13, 2010Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Sceptre
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We have ten copies of Carolyn Parkhurst’s latest novel to give to the same number of lucky Bookhuggers.
Read More...Does a story really ever end?
Posted On: July 12, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Sceptre
Carolyn Parkhurst on the central concept behind her latest novel The Nobodies Album, published last week.
Read More...Win copies of Grace Williams Says It Loud [closed]
Posted On: June 30, 2010Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Sceptre
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This isn’t an ordinary love story. But then Grace isn’t an ordinary girl. We have seven copies of Emma Henderson’s remarkable debut novel to be won.
Read More...My Secret Sister
Posted On: June 25, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Sceptre
This isn’t an ordinary love story. But then Grace isn’t an ordinary girl. Emma Henderson talks about the real life inspiration for her debut novel, Grace Williams Says it Loud.
Read More...Twelve copies of David Mitchell’s new novel to be won [closed]
Posted On: May 17, 2010Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Sceptre
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We’ve already brought you a trailer and the first chapter of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, now we have a chance for twelve lucky Bookhuggers to win a copy.
Read More...Read the first chapter of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
Posted On: May 7, 2010Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre
Ahead of its publication on the 13th May, read the first chapter of David Mitchell’s long-awaited new novel.
Read More...Watch a trailer for David Mitchell’s long-awaited new novel
Posted On: May 4, 2010Posted In: Video
Publisher: Sceptre
David Mitchell’s novels have captivated critics and readers alike, as his Man Booker shortlistings and Richard & Judy Book of the Year award attest. Now he has written a masterpiece. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is the kind of book that comes along once in a decade…
Read More...Make Live Art!
Posted On: April 28, 2010Posted In: News
Publisher: Sceptre
Inspired by the boundless imagination of author David Mitchell comes a day of interactive, innovative art. Join Sceptre and Subject to Change in the top gallery at Candid Arts Trust and participate in the construction of your own miniature community.
Read More...Mr Rosenblum’s List – watch and win [closed]
Posted On: April 27, 2010Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Sceptre
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Jack Rosenblum is five foot three and a half inches of sheer tenacity. Through study and application he intends to become a Very English Gentleman. Watch the video trailer and you could win one of 12 copies of Natasha Solomon’s debut novel.
Read More...Win a copy of And This is True, Emily Mackie’s debut novel [closed]
Posted On: March 5, 2010Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Sceptre
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Find our more about Emily Mackie’s debut novel, watch a trailer and try and win a copy too.
Read More...An interview with Emily Mackie
Posted On: March 1, 2010Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Sceptre
Emily Mackie sits in the Bookhugger hot-seat to talk about her forthcoming debut novel, And This Is True, the book she wishes she had written and her cunning plan to avoid writing postmodern twaddle.
Read More...Win a copy of The Boy Next Door [closed]
Posted On: February 12, 2010Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Sceptre
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Find our more about Irene Sabatini’s tale of growing up and falling love amidst the chaos of post-colonial Zimbabwe, watch a trailer and try and win a copy too.
Read More...Irene Sabatini: The Book That…
Posted On: February 4, 2010Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Sceptre
What do writers read? Irene Sabatini, whose debut novel The Boy Next Door has just been published, tells us about the books that have made her laugh, cry, kept her awake at night, and more.
Read More...How much are you worth? Find out with The Viral Loop [closed]
Posted On: November 23, 2009Posted In: Articles, Competitions
Publisher: Sceptre
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Here’s how it works: you read a book you enjoy and you tell a friend. That friend tells another friend, the next friend tells the next, and so on and so forth, until the book becomes that year’s word-of-mouth bestseller. That first recommendation gives birth to many. Simple.
Read More...Win a copy of Sunnyside, by Glen David Gold [closed]
Posted On: October 29, 2009Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre
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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.
Read More...The tale of a saint and a sinner: The Devil’s Paintbrush
Posted On: October 12, 2009Posted In: Video
Publisher: Sceptre
Paris, 1903. Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald, great hero of the British Empire, is facing ruin in a shocking homosexual scandal when he meets notorious occultist, Aleister Crowley. As they set out into the night, the story of Macdonald’s tragedy begins to unfold – with startling revelations for both men.
Read More...John le Carré on John le Carré
Posted On: September 25, 2009Posted In: Articles, Audio
Publisher: Sceptre
Internationally bestselling author John le Carré shares a little bit about his life and the experiences that have shaped his many novels.
Read More...Read the first chapter of Sunset Oasis – and win a copy too [closed]
Posted On: September 7, 2009Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre
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Sunset Oasis won the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2008, and now it’s being published in English. Bookhugger brings you a chance to read the first chapter, and to win a copy so you can read on…
Read More...Read an extract of A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka
Posted On: August 13, 2009Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre
On the eve of World War II in a place called Half-Village, a man nicknamed the Pigeon falls in love with a girl fabled for her angelic looks. Using his ‘golden hands’ he decides to turn her family’s modest hut into a beautiful home, and build his way into her heart.
Read More...Extract and reading guide for One Morning Like a Bird
Posted On: July 23, 2009Posted In: Extracts, Reading Groups
Publisher: Sceptre
Read an extract from Andrew Miller’s critically acclaimed novel, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Read More...Chris Cleave’s suggested Wikipedia entry for Sceptre
Posted On: July 8, 2009Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Sceptre
Chris Cleave, author of the Costa-shortlisted The Other Hand, takes his life in his hands and lifts the curtain on the shady truth about Bookhugger publishers Sceptre.
Read More...Video interview: John le Carré
Posted On: June 27, 2009Posted In: Interviews, Video
Publisher: Sceptre
As BBC Radio 4 embarks on an extensive programme of dramatising John le Carré’s famous George Smiley novels, we have an extended interview with the master about his latest book, A Most Wanted Man, recently released in paperback, which focuses on the challenges confronting the intelligence services post-9/11.
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