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All in the best possible taste!
Posted On: August 26, 2010
Posted In: Audio
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
All in the best <i>possible</i> taste!

Author Tom Brady introduces his witty and charmingly nostalgic memoir of growing up during the decade in which television changed forever: the 1980s.

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Read an extract from Eleven, by Mark Watson
Posted On: August 17, 2010
Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Read an extract from <i>Eleven</i>, by Mark Watson

Mark Watson is an acclaimed novelist and comedian, best-known for his appearances on Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo as well as the Edinburgh Fringe. In 2010 his 60-date solo stand-up tour will play to over 90,000 people.

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April Reading Groups Round-up
Posted On: April 30, 2010
Posted In: Reading Groups
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
April Reading Groups Round-up

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

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An interview with John Osborne, author of Radio Head
Posted On: March 30, 2010
Posted In: Audio, Interviews
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
An interview with John Osborne, author of <i>Radio Head</i>

Radio Head is a funny, disarming ride through aspects of Britain that are uplifting, informative and sometimes plain bizarre. Listen to an interview with the author.

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Read an extract from Radio Head, by John Osborne
Posted On: March 18, 2010
Posted In: Extracts
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Read an extract from <i>Radio Head</i>, by John Osborne

John Osborne has long been a fan of radio. When his dull temporary job became drearier than ever, he decided to remain attached to his headphones all day to listen to some of Britain’s more unknown stations as well as revisiting the mainstream to fully experience the breadth of our radio output.

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The Booklist – Winter Warmer
Posted On: January 26, 2010
Posted In: Articles
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
The Booklist – Winter Warmer

Curl up in front of the fire, and spend some time with a loner in the woods, his cabin insulated by his books; explore the Canadian Northwest with an anthropologist gone native; warm yourself with a wonderful tales from WWII and the Napoleonic Wars; then witness explorers pushing themselves to the limit, all from the comfort of your armchair!

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The Booklist – Christmas Cheer
Posted On: December 23, 2009
Posted In: The Booklist
Publisher: The Bookhugger Crew
The Booklist – Christmas Cheer

Wave goodbye to boredom and sleep after this year’s Christmas dinner as Bookhugger’s publishers suggest several titles guaranteed to raise eyebrows, encourage debate and tickle out a laugh from even the most jaded.

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Simon Tofield – one man and his cat
Posted On: November 27, 2009
Posted In: Interviews
Publisher: Canongate
Simon Tofield – one man and his cat

Simon Tofield is an award-winning illustrator, animator and director at Tandem Films in London. He is the creator of the Internet phenomenon Simon’s Cat, the highest-rated animations ever on YouTube. Fresh from his BBC Breakfast appearance, Simon took some time to answer a few questions just for Bookhugger.

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Enter Bookhugger’s Quite Interesting competition and win QI goodies [closed]
Posted On: November 11, 2009
Posted In: Competitions
Publisher: Faber
Enter Bookhugger’s Quite Interesting competition and win QI goodies [closed]

We have five sets of great QI prizes to give away: each set features QI: The Book of the Dead and the 2010 QI Annual, in which you will learn many fascinating new facts about things that begin with the letter G.

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It’s… Monty Python Live!
Posted On: October 7, 2009
Posted In: Articles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
It’s… <i>Monty Python Live!</i>

There hasn’t been a new Monty Python book by all the (surviving) Pythons in thirty years. On their fortieth anniversary, Monty Python Live! focuses primarily on their stage show and includes original material written for the book – oral histories, essays – from all living members, as well as much archival material never before in print.

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