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May's book give-away

May 13th, 2013

To celebrate this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction we are giving away two copies of Adam Johnson's award winning novel The Orphan Master's Son.

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In keeping with our kids themed April celebrating our charity partnership with The Children's Reading Fund we have a copy of the magnificient 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up to give away.

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February – the month of love, the month to cosy up to your lover, shower them with chocolate kisses, rose petals and pink champagne.  It is also the month for people who hate anything and everything connected to red-hearts, teddy-bears and lost-in-love-lovers to have a good old moan. Whichever camp you fall into we have the perfect competition for you as we celebrate love in its many guises with a selection of novellas from the Penguin Great Loves series to give away!

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Some of my favourite moments of the year past have come via the delicious bookish goodness of We Love This Book, Britain’s brightest (and arguably best) new books magazine.  And, as we like to share the things we like, we are giving one of you the chance to welcome in 2013 with a big smile by gifting one lucky reader a subscription to this fabulous literary treat.

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December's book give-away

May 12th, 2012

Thursday 20 December 2012 marks the UK release of Ang Lee’s eagerly awaited film adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years.  To get you in the mood for the film we are giving away not one but three tales from this exceptionally talented author.

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In his book How Bad Are Bananas? Mike Berners-Lee reports that the average adult spends a whopping £440 on Christmas presents, madness when you realise that approx. 20% of that is unwanted bits of tacky Christmas tat - creating the same carbon impact as consuming 3500 bananas! 

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November's free book give-away

November 12th, 2012

This month we are delighted to offer you all the chance to get your hands on the book everyone has been talking about - the award winning, Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.

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October's free book give-away!

October 9th, 2012

Autumn is the prime time to indulge in a classic fairy tale so we are delighted to give away a copy of Philip Pullman’s Grimm Tales for Young and Old.

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To celebrate the start of the 2012/13 academic year and to cheer on all students across the UK we have a fantastic books-based competition for readers of all ages up and down the country.

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To celebrate this years Man Booker long-list we’ve had a look at winners past and have two fantastic books by one of the favourite Man Booker authors available to give away.

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