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

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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The June Competition [closed]
Posted On: June 23, 2011
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The June Competition [closed]

Boost your holiday reading!

This month we have delightfully diverse titles from Faber, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster and Alma Books for three Bookhugger readers.

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Win a copy of On Rare Birds, by Anita Albus [closed]
Posted On: June 16, 2011
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Win a copy of On Rare Birds, by Anita Albus [closed]

Win one of three copies of Anita Albus’s On Rare Birds, a lavishly illustrated tale of ten rare or extinct birds in this exclusive Bookhugger competition!

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The Second Bookswarm Treasure Hunt!
Posted On: June 11, 2011
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The Second Bookswarm Treasure Hunt!

An amazing opportunity to win a huge array of prizes, including an Amazon Kindle worth £111 and a massive selection of different books from some of the UK’s finest publishers.

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Win a Canongate book bundle! [closed]
Posted On: May 25, 2011
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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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Take a sneak peek at Ghastly Business, by Louise Levene
Posted On: May 24, 2011
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Take a sneak peek at Ghastly Business, by Louise Levene

Ghastly Business conjures the world of interwar London with gleeful vigour: a time when a woman’s body was only mentioned if someone had dismembered it; when the scars of the Great War were still fresh and when a pretty young bluestocking needed to tread very carefully in order to avoid becoming yet another of its casualties.

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The May Competition [closed]
Posted On: May 20, 2011
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The May Competition [closed]

This month we have great book bundles for three Bookhugger readers, courtesy of our lovely publishers, Alama Books, Faber and Faber, Headline and Simon & Schuster UK.

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The April Competition [closed]
Posted On: April 20, 2011
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The April Competition [closed]

This month we have great book bundles for three Bookhugger readers, courtesy of our lovely publishers, containing copies of Monsieur Montespan,, by Jean Teulé; Sun Dog, by Monique Roffey, and If Walls Could Talk, by Lucy Worsley.

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About Translation
Posted On: April 19, 2011
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About Translation

In an exclusive article for Bookhugger, Jane Aitken, co-founder of Gallic Books, discusses the art and business of translation, and what they look for in a translator.

And there’s a little competition to round things off too…

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Take a sneak peek at Fold, by Tom Campbell
Posted On: April 14, 2011
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Take a sneak peek at Fold, by Tom Campbell

How can you disguise a ‘tell’ if no one will tell you what yours is? Does lucky in cards really mean unlucky in love? And does anyone actually know whether two pairs is a good hand or not?

Due to be published in June, Bloomsbury have ten copies of Fold to give away by May 3rd!

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Win copies of Sacred Treason, by James Forrester [closed]
Posted On: April 13, 2011
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Win copies of Sacred Treason, by James Forrester [closed]

Win one of five copies of this gripping historical thriller full of compelling detail and narrative twists that received blanket rave reviews in hardcover, out in paperback this month, courtesy of Headline.

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Competitions round-up!
Posted On: April 2, 2011
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Competitions round-up!

A timely reminder that we currently have ten competitions and give-aways running across our network, with loads of fabulous prizes provided by our lovely publishers.

The clock is ticking…

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Win a £100 independent bookshop spending spree!
Posted On: April 1, 2011
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Win a £100 independent bookshop spending spree!

Bookhugger has teamed up with eight brilliant bookshops to give you the chance to win a £100 shopping extravaganza this summer….

Enter now!

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Win a copy of Book of Lies, by Mary Horlock [closed]
Posted On: March 28, 2011
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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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The March Competition [closed]
Posted On: March 23, 2011
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The March Competition [closed]

The clocks go forward on Sunday. Summertime is here at last and that means more time for reading!

To celebrate the new season we have great book bundles for three Bookhugger readers, courtesy of our lovely publishers…

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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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