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Plenty of prizes on offer from the Bookhugger publishers – and we have our own exclusive competitions too.

The January Competition
Posted On: January 20, 2012
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The January Competition

The first monthly competition of 2012 has a lovely selection of new reads for three Bookhugger readers… courtesy of Faber & Faber, Simon & Schuster, Bloomsbury and Headline.

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Win a 32GB WiFi iPad 2! [closed]
Posted On: December 22, 2011
Posted In: Articles, Competitions
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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…

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Win a copy of The Gendarme, by Mark T. Mustian [closed]
Posted On: December 5, 2011
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
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Win a copy of The Gendarme, by Mark T. Mustian [closed]

What would you do if the love of your life, and all your memories, were lost – only to reappear at the end of your life with such shocking revelations that you wish you had never remembered…

We have five copies to give away to Bookhugger readers.

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The Etymologicon Competition [closed]
Posted On: November 25, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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The Etymologicon Competition [closed]

Win a truly one-off signed hardback copy of this season’s stocking filler sensation, including a written explanation by the author of the derivation of the winner’s name!

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The November Competition [closed]
Posted On: November 18, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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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!

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Win a Wicked set of Gregory Maguire books! [closed]
Posted On: November 17, 2011
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Win a Wicked set of Gregory Maguire books! [closed]

Courtesy of Headine, we have a set of all four of Gregry Maguire’s bestselling titles Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men and the latest, Out of Oz for one lucky Bookhugger reader!

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The October Competition [closed]
Posted On: October 26, 2011
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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.

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BBC Archive Voices Competition [closed]
Posted On: October 21, 2011
Posted In: Audio, Competitions
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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.

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Win a Canongate Halloween Book Bundle! [closed]
Posted On: October 18, 2011
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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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Win copies of The Women of the Cousins’ War, by Philippa Gregory [closed]
Posted On: October 6, 2011
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts, Video
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Win copies of The Women of the Cousins’ War, by Philippa Gregory [closed]

We have three copies of Philippa Gregory’s latest beautifully illustrated work, with rare portraits and source materials, as well as fascinating insights into the inspiration behind her writing. To enter read the extracts and watch the video…

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Take a sneak peek at In Darkness, by Nick Lake
Posted On: September 27, 2011
Posted In: Competitions
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Take a sneak peek at In Darkness, by Nick Lake

Bloomsbury Publishing have ten copies of In Darkness by Nick Lake to give away this month!

But be quick the deadline for entries is October 1st!

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The September Competition [closed]
Posted On: September 21, 2011
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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…

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Win a copy of Busy Monsters, by William Giraldi! [closed]
Posted On: September 19, 2011
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
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Win a copy of Busy Monsters, by William Giraldi! [closed]

The competitions keep coming thick and fast!

Six readers can win a hardback copy of William Giraldi’s debut novel – just read the extract and answer a couple of questions!

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Win a signed first edition of A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness! [closed]
Posted On: September 16, 2011
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Win a signed first edition of A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness! [closed]

One Bookhugger reader will win a very limited signed first edition hardback of Deborah Harkness’ stunningly successful story of witches, daemons and vampires!

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Win a set of Canongate Canons! [closed]
Posted On: September 14, 2011
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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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Take a sneak peak at Ed King, by David Guterson
Posted On: August 22, 2011
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Take a sneak peak at Ed King, by David Guterson

Bloomsbury Publishing have ten copies of Ed King by David Guterson to give away this month!

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The August Competition [closed]
Posted On: August 18, 2011
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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.

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Win a bumper bundle of Bloomsbury books! [closed]
Posted On: August 3, 2011
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Win a bumper bundle of Bloomsbury books! [closed]

Phew! Try repeating that over and over and quicker and quicker. Anyway…

Bloomsbury have kindly given three Bookhugger readers the chance to win a selection of their latest and forthcoming titles.

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Win a Faber music book bundle! [closed]
Posted On: July 29, 2011
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Win a Faber music book bundle! [closed]

The generous folks at Faber have given three musically-inclined Bookhugger readers the chance to win three shiny and, er, banging, titles!

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Win a Harry Potter boxset! [closed]
Posted On: July 22, 2011
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Win a Harry Potter boxset! [closed]

To mark the end of possibly the most popular series of magical adventures ever written, we have a boxset of the entire series in paperback for one lucky Bookhugger reader!

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The July Competition [closed]
Posted On: July 18, 2011
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The July Competition [closed]

The holidays are just about upon us!

Three lucky Bookhugger readers have the chance to win four titles from Headline, Faber, Bloomsbury and Simon & Schuster to take away with them on their travels.

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Win a copy of The Homecoming of Samuel Lake [closed]
Posted On: June 29, 2011
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Win a copy of The Homecoming of Samuel Lake [closed]

Win one of ten hardback copies of Jenny Wingfield’s bewitching debut novel, courtesy of publisher HarperCollins.

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