Genre roundup: Contemporary fiction – part one

The first part of a bumper crop of fiction from Bookhugger’s pblishers, exploring the tunnels beneath New York, Vienna’s autobahn, and the violence of Gasgow, Belfast and Zimbabwe.

September reading groups round-up

Looking for a new title for your bookgroup or reading circle? Look no further – here are three titles that have reading group resources available right here on Bookhugger.

An interview with Peter Carey

To celebrate the inclusion of Peter Carey’s Parrot and Olivier in America on the 2010 Booker Prize long-list, Bookhugger is proud to present an interview with the author.

Read an extract from Beautiful Malice

So. Were you glad, deep down? Were you glad to be rid of her? Your perfect sister? Were you secretly glad when she was killed?

July contemporary fiction round-up

Hmmm, the weather’s unpredictable to say the least this July – unlike the consistently high quality titles that Bookhugger’s publishers have for you this month…

It’s a Bad Day in Blackrock

Lives are shattered when three private school-educated, rugby-playing young men attack another young man outside a Dublin nightclub.

Watch author Kevin Power introduce his novel and discuss his writing process.

Ten copies of The Nobodies Album to be won [closed]

We have ten copies of Carolyn Parkhurst’s latest novel to give to the same number of lucky Bookhuggers.

Does a story really ever end?

Carolyn Parkhurst on the central concept behind her latest novel The Nobodies Album, published last week.

Read an extract from Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian

‘There’ says Alice Hayward to Reverend Stephen Drew, when she come up out of the water after her baptism. Just a few short hours later, Alice is dead, shot by her abusive husband who turned the gun on himself soon after…

The Booklist: I do like to be beside the seaside…

Summer is upon us, and we will flock to the coast to enjoy the breeze and avoid the worst of the heat, thronging on the beaches and piers, riding the rollercoasters and swimming in the sea. This month’s Booklist features titles with a seaside theme, though not necessarily donkey rides and sticks of rock.

Win copies of Grace Williams Says It Loud [closed]

This isn’t an ordinary love story. But then Grace isn’t an ordinary girl. We have seven copies of Emma Henderson’s remarkable debut novel to be won.

June contemporary fiction round-up

Enjoy our round-up of the best and the brightest new fiction from the Bookhugger publishers this last month – and then get yourself some stimulating holiday reading…

Monique Roffey talks about The White Woman on the Green Bicycle

Monique Roffey talks about the genesis of her novel, what it’s like to be shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and about her writing routine and her influences as a writer.

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My Secret Sister

This isn’t an ordinary love story. But then Grace isn’t an ordinary girl. Emma Henderson talks about the real life inspiration for her debut novel, Grace Williams Says it Loud.

June Reading Groups Round-up

Looking for ideas for new titles to read with your reading circle or book group? Let us help. Here are some titles which have reading guides ready and waiting for you to stimulate discussion and debate.

Read an extract from Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

Fate takes many forms… When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulling into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey – named Beatrice and Virgil – and the epic journey they undertake together.

May Reading Groups Round-Up

Looking for inspiration for books to read with your book group or reading circle? Here we present a selection of titles for which reading groups are available.

Mick Jackson answers questions about The Widow’s Tale

In an interview conducted for the Norwich Summer Reads campaign, Mick Jackson talks about his latest novel, his writing approach and the art of fiction.

May contemporary fiction round-up

Summer’s just about in full-swing, so here are some of Bookhugger’s recommendations for those preparing to arm themselves with reading material for a warm afternoon in the sun.

Robert Williams on writing a first novel

Robert Williams is the author of Luke and Jon, an arresting debut about friendship, grief and love, and winner of the National Book Tokens’ NYP Prize.

The birth of The White Woman on a Green Bicycle, by Monique Roffey

Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated in the UK – here she talks about the inspiration for her latest novel, recently shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.

How to make the fabric of the universe

Libby Miller, a character in Scarlett Thomas’s new novel Our Tragic Universe, exclusively reveals a very special knitting pattern…