Introducing Bloomsbury Circus

Bookhugger presents the first of several extracts from Bloomsbury Publishing’s new imprint, Bloomsbury Circus.

A Million Reasons To Read A Book: World Book Night 2012

World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of passionate volunteers gift books in their communities to share their love of reading. In 2012 World Book Night will be celebrated in the UK, Ireland, Germany and USA on April 23.

William Gay, 1941-2012

Faber’s Angus Cargill remembers writer William Gay, (a firm Bookhugger favourite), whom Faber published in the UK, who died recently…

Caitlin Moran wins The Galaxy Book of the Year, 2011!

The Times columnist Caitlin Moran is the public’s favourite as How To Be A Woman wins the Galaxy Book of the Year vote.

To celebrate Bookhugger is running a fantastic competiton to win an iPad2 – come back this afternoon to find out more!

Julian Barnes wins the Man Booker Prize!

Bookies’ favourite Julian Barnes has won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Sense of an Ending, published by Jonathan Cape.

The (W)riters’ Library opens its doors

Damian Barr is curating a new W(riters) Library for W Hotel Leicester Square in London. Gathering together a fantastic selection of authors, he invited each of them to select ten books which reflect their personal taste to be featured in the Library’s collection.

Fiction Uncovered

Fiction Uncovered is an exciting new promotion which will uncover Britain’s best fiction writers and find wider audiences for their writing.

Eight titles have been selected by a panel of judges and the winners have just been announced…

Bookhugger sponsors YARNFest 2011

YARNFest 2011, once again sponsored by Bookhugger, is well and truly back for 2011 and will be running some very exciting events 19th – 23rd Feb across The Book Club, The Queen of Hoxton and Concrete in East London.

Howard Jacobson wins the Booker Prize 2010

Jacobson’s The Finkler Question has become the first ‘comic’ novel to win the Man Booker Prize and a cheque for £50,000 in a split 3-2 vote.

Bookhugger needs Real Readers!

We’re looking for contemporary fiction and non-fiction fans for our exciting new Real Readers programme.

The Booker Prize longlist is announced

The initial thirteen contenders for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction have been announced today, with several titles from Bookhugger publishers making the prestigious list.

Barbara Kingsolver wins the Orange Prize for Fiction

With her novel The Lacuna, Barbara Kingsolver won this year’s Orange Prize, the result of which was announced on Wednesday night. Read the first chapter here on Bookhugger.

Take the kids on a visit to Grubtown

Faber and Faber have launched ‘Visit Grubtown’ (www.visitgrubtown.com), an exciting new online home for Philip Ardagh’s Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning Grubtown Tales series, drawing on the weird and wonderful characters and settings from all six Grubtown books.

Make Live Art!

Inspired by the boundless imagination of author David Mitchell comes a day of interactive, innovative art. Join Sceptre and Subject to Change in the top gallery at Candid Arts Trust and participate in the construction of your own miniature community.

Get the White Queen on your iPhone

With the paperback of Philippa Gregory’s The White Queen out next week, readers can download a free iPhone app to get loads of additional information behind the book.

Welcome to Windmill Books

Bookhugger is proud as punch to announce the addition of Windmill Books to our roster of quality publishers.

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!