100 Stories for Haiti: From Concept to Book in Six Weeks!

On the morning of January 19, days after a devastating earthquake struck near Haiti’s capital, author Greg McQueen posted a video on his blog: “Dear Twitterverse, I can’t keep watching the news about Haiti on television or trending on Twitter without doing something. I woke up this morning with the idea that together we could make a book and donate all royalties to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.”

Today is World Book Day

Today is World Book Day in the UK – a celebration and promotion of books and reading. Look out for Quick Reads and a programme of exciting events in bookshops and schools all around the country.

World Book Day is approaching

World Book Day is the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland – and it’s a week from today!

Festival preview: Jewish Book Week, 27 February to 7 March

Don’t miss London’s longest running and most eclectic festival of ideas and writers, 27 February to 7 March, just off Russell Square, at the Royal National Hotel. And remember, you don’t need to be Jewish to enjoy Jewish Book Week!

Independent Thinking, from Foyles and Faber

‘Independent Thinking’ is a programme of events in which experts from a range of fields present new ideas and perspectives on the subjects close to their heart. Each month one author will outline their take on a subject in a short manifesto which will be followed up at the end of the month with a thought-provoking talk or debate.

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!

Festival preview: The London Word Festival, 7 March – 1 April 2010

London’s pioneering celebration of words, text and language returns for a third year, playing host to the most adventurous programme yet. Bringing to light the finest array of artists working with words.

100 Stories for Haiti

100 Stories for Haiti is a collection of short stories sold to raise money for relief efforts in disaster-striken Haiti. All proceeds go to the Red Cross.

Bookhugger sponsors YARNfest – celebrating story and storytelling

We are proud to announce that we are sponsoring the first YARNfest, a festival of storytelling that will take place in London between February 20th and 24th at The Book Club and the Queen of Hoxton, East London.

Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger dies, aged 91

Reclusive novelist JD Salinger died of natural causes at his home.

Read full details on the BBC website

Merry Christmas from Bookhugger!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Bookhugger Crew and all of our publishers! We hope you have enjoyed the site this year and we look forward to bringing you the best books and authors in 2010.

Feeding the 5,000 – an interview with Tristram Stuart

On Wednesday 16th December 2009, Trafalgar Square will host a free feast of biblical proportions: a modern day Feeding the 5000. In this short film, Tristram Stuart, author of Waste, explains the problem – and outlines the solutions.

The Crusades – download an exclusive extract

Download an exclusive extract from Thomas Asbridge’s The Crusades, which is published in January 2010.

Short Story Collection Wins Guardian First Book Award 2009

An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah, published by Faber, has won the Guardian First Book Award 2009, in association with Waterstone’s.

Listen to an interview with Petina Gappah

Read an extract from An Elegy for Easterly

See Going West brought to life

A scalpel has brought to life a classic Kiwi novel in a compelling ad produced for The New Zealand Book Council.

Shortlist Announced for Guardian First Book Award 2009

The shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award 2009, in association with Waterstone’s, has been decided.

Adventures in TwitLit: A Gentle Axe Experiment

Two frozen bodies are found in Petrovsky Park – a dwarf neatly packed in a suitcase, and a burly peasant hanging from a tree – and R.N. Morris has been serialising the adventures of Police Detective Porfiry Petrovich on Twitter…

Hilary Mantel wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize with Wolf Hall

The winner of the £50,000 prize was announced at a ceremony at London’s Guildhall this evening – and it was the bookies’ favourite, Wolf Hall.

And The White Queen 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.

Who needs a free newspaper anyway?

On the first day that Londoners had to cope without the now defunct London Paper, Bookhugger’s Simon Appleby encountered an unusual new source of reading material on his way home.

Art on an envelope from big name authors

A host of literary figures, including John le Carré and Andrew Motion, are helping to raise thousands of pounds for the National Literacy Trust by customising envelopes to create unique works of art for the public to buy.

September Best of the Web

We bring you the best new websites from the Bookhugger publishers.