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

Win a copy of Madame Mephisto, by A.M. Bakalar!
Posted On: May 9, 2012
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Win a copy of Madame Mephisto, by A.M. Bakalar!

What would you talk about if you were stuck in a room with a drug dealer for five days?

Courtesy of Stork Press we have 5 copies of Madame Mephisto to give away!

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The April Competition [closed]
Posted On: April 18, 2012
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The April Competition [closed]

Our April competition offers three lucky Bookhugger readers a chance to win four fabulous titles from our publishers! Thank you publishers!

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A Bizarre But True Tale of Androids, Kill Switches, and Left Luggage
Posted On: April 3, 2012
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A Bizarre But True Tale of Androids, Kill Switches, and Left Luggage

Read an extract from Losing the Head of Philip K. Dick, by David Duffy for a chance to win one of five copies, courtesy of One World Publications.

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The March Competition [closed]
Posted On: March 30, 2012
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The March Competition [closed]

It is officially still March, so three Bookhugger readers will win the following titles from our lovely publishers… Painter of Silence, by Georgina Harding; Blood on the Altar, by Tobias Jones; and Hunger Trace, by Ed Hogan.

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Win signed proofs of The Gods of Gotham [closed]
Posted On: March 28, 2012
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Win signed proofs of The Gods of Gotham [closed]

We have signed proof copies of Lindsay Faye’s vivid and compelling historical novel for five lucky Bookhugger readers, courtesy of Headline.

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Win copies of The Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]
Posted On: March 1, 2012
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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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The February Competition [closed]
Posted On: February 20, 2012
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The February Competition [closed]

Three readers will win a wonderful mix of titles from our lovely publishers this month: Snow Child, by by Eowyn Ivey; The Bellwether Revivals, by Benjamin Wood; The Revelations, by Alex Preston, and Waiting for Sunrise, by William Boyd.

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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