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

George Miller talks to Mark Kermode – listen and win
Posted On: March 12, 2010
Posted In: Audio, Competitions, Interviews
Publisher: Random House Books George Miller talks to Mark Kermode – listen and win

To avoid fainting keep repeating,
It’s only a move
..only a movie
..only a movie
..only a movie

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Win a copy of And This is True, Emily Mackie’s debut novel
Posted On: March 5, 2010
Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Sceptre Win a copy of <i>And This is True</i>, Emily Mackie’s debut novel

Find our more about Emily Mackie’s debut novel, watch a trailer and try and win a copy too.

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The February Competition [closed]
Posted On: February 19, 2010
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew The February Competition [closed]

Win great new titles from Faber, Simon & Schuster, Canongate and Sceptre in February’s fabulous Bookhugger competition!

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Win a copy of The Boy Next Door [closed]
Posted On: February 12, 2010
Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Sceptre Win a copy of <i>The Boy Next Door</i> [closed]

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.

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Win a pair of tickets to Literary Death Match, part of YARNfest 2010 [closed]
Posted On: February 10, 2010
Posted In: Competitions, News
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew Win a pair of tickets to Literary Death Match, part of YARNfest 2010 [closed]

It’s literature’s answer to the X-Factor, a titanic struggle of (t)wits to see who can triumph, it can only be… Opium’s Literary Death Match. It’s back in London, and we have a pair of tickets to be won!

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Win a pair of tickets to Four Stories High, part of YARNfest 2010 [closed]
Posted On: February 8, 2010
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew Win a pair of tickets to Four Stories High, part of YARNfest 2010 [closed]

Novelists, thespians, auteurs and musicians from across London come together on February 23rd to retell the story of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey, and we have a pair of tickets to be won…

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This Valentine’s Day, say it with Bookhugger… [closed]
Posted On: February 1, 2010
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew This Valentine’s Day, say it with Bookhugger… [closed]

The most romantic day of the year is fast approaching, and what better way to win over the one you love than with flowery verse, delicious chocs, sparkling wine and romantic prose. Win them all in our great competition – the winner will have them in time for the big day!

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The January Competition [closed]
Posted On: January 29, 2010
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew The January Competition [closed]

Win great new titles from Faber, Simon & Schuster, Canongate, Hodder & Stoughton and Gallic Books in January’s fabulous competition!

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Win a copy of Jasper Fforde’s Shades of Grey [closed]
Posted On: January 22, 2010
Posted In: Competitions, Video
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Win a copy of Jasper Fforde’s <i>Shades of Grey</i> [closed]

Eddie Russett lives comfortably in a world where fortune, career and ultimate destiny are rigidly dictated by the colours you can see. Until he falls in love with Jane, and starts to question every aspect of the Rulebook.

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The December Competition [closed]
Posted On: December 22, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew 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!

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Win Simon & Schuster’s paperbacks of 2009 [closed]
Posted On: December 17, 2009
Posted In: Articles, Competitions, Video
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK 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!

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The November Competition [closed]
Posted On: November 27, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew The November Competition [closed]

Here’s your latest chance to win a selection of the latest and greatest books from the Bookhugger publishers – and all you have to do is answer a few simple questions, the answers to which can be found right here on Bookhugger.

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How much are you worth? Find out with The Viral Loop [closed]
Posted On: November 23, 2009
Posted In: Articles, Competitions
Publisher: Sceptre How much are you worth? Find out with <i>The Viral Loop</i> [closed]

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.

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Win a signed set of The Victor Legris Mysteries [closed]
Posted On: November 19, 2009
Posted In: Articles, Competitions, Extracts
Publisher: Gallic Books Win a signed set of The Victor Legris Mysteries [closed]

Read an extract from Death on the Eiffel Tower and you could win the first three Victor Legris adventures, historical crime fiction set in fin-de-siècle Paris.

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Enter Bookhugger’s Quite Interesting competition and win QI goodies [closed]
Posted On: November 11, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Faber Enter Bookhugger’s Quite Interesting competition and win QI goodies [closed]

We have five sets of great QI prizes to give away: each set features QI: The Book of the Dead and the 2010 QI Annual, in which you will learn many fascinating new facts about things that begin with the letter G.

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Win a copy of Sunnyside, by Glen David Gold [closed]
Posted On: October 29, 2009
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre Win a copy of <i>Sunnyside</i>, by Glen David Gold [closed]

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.

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The October Competition [closed]
Posted On: October 16, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew The October 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. A great way to fill shelves or Christmas stockings…

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Win signed copies of The Great Silence by Juliet Nicholson [closed]
Posted On: October 15, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: John Murray Win signed copies of <i>The Great Silence</i> by Juliet Nicholson [closed]

Peace at last, after Lloyd George declared it had been the war to end all wars , would surely bring relief and a renewed sense of optimism? But this assumption turned out to be deeply misplaced as people began to realise that the men they loved were never coming home.

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And The White Queen competition winners are…
Posted On: October 6, 2009
Posted In: Competitions, News
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK And <i>The White Queen</i> competition winners are…

We announce the winners of our recent competition to win a fabulous edition of Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen worth £150.

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The September Competition [closed]
Posted On: September 21, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew The September Competition [closed]

It’s competition time again – a chance for three lucky winners to scoop an armful of the latest titles from the Bookhugger publishers.

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Read the first chapter of Sunset Oasis – and win a copy too [closed]
Posted On: September 7, 2009
Posted In: Competitions, Extracts
Publisher: Sceptre Read the first chapter of <i>Sunset Oasis</i> – and win a copy too [closed]

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…

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Win a copy of The Wire: Truth Be Told, signed by David Simon [closed]
Posted On: September 4, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Canongate Win a copy of <i>The Wire: Truth Be Told</i>, signed by David Simon [closed]

The Wire has been widely hailed as the greatest television series of all time. It portrays the war of attrition between the city’s hardened police force, and its drug dealers, and the blurring of good and evil, justice and injustice, right and wrong. Truth Be Told is the definitive guide.

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