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March 2010
We have bound proofs of The Wilding available to reading groups who are happy to write reviews for us.
In her second novel Maria McCann returns to 17th-century England, where life is struggling to return to normal after the horrific tumult of the Civil War.
Please see http://www.faber.co.uk/work/wilding/9780571251780/ for more information.
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Proofs and Bookmarks available - THE VICE SOCIETY
Feb and March 2010
The Vice Society - James McCreet
An ingenious gothic mystery from the brightest - and darkest - new star in historical crime fiction.
'Full of vividly depicted squalor and grotesquery... Well worth reading' Guardian
'Evoking gaslit streets and alleys where danger lurks, this is Victorian melodrama at its best'
Choice magazine
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Free Book Giveaway - Amy Green: Summer Secrets
Walker Books are delighted to offer your reading groups FREE reading copies of AMY GREEN: SUMMER SECRETS by Sarah Webb. First come, first served!
Everyone's favourite agony aunt is back solving problems for teen girls everywhere. Teen problem-solving supremos Amy and Clover are trapped in family holiday hell - a week in rainy Ireland with a neurotic aunt, nagging mum, crazy step-dad and irritating cousin. The summer seems set for disaster until Clover gets the chance to interview an American movie star for The Goss magazine. And there's no way she's leaving Amy behind! Look out, US of A-mazing - here they come!
For first chapter sampler, author blog, diary entries, downloads and much, much more, please visit www.askamygreen.com.
For your free copy of Amy Green, please contact Jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk. All we ask in return is that you tell us what you think!
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Proofs available - The Cobras of Calcutta by Grant Sutherland
MACMILLAN'S HISTORICAL FICTION LAUNCH OF 2010 - an 18th century military adventure that introduces series hero Alistair Douglas and the elite corps of decipherers.
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Free samplers for LEGENDS by ANTHONY HOROWITZ available
Free samplers of LEGENDS by ANTHONY HOROWITZ are available. The samplers contain one story from each of the LEGENDS books; LEGENDS: BATTLES AND QUESTS and LEGENDS: BEASTS AND MONSTERS. The titles wil be published on 7 May 2010 and are suitable for readers aged 9+.
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Proof copies of DREAMING OF AMELIA by JACLYN MORIARTY
Advance proof copies of the stunning new novel by JACLYN MORIARTY (author of FEELING SORRY FOR CELIA) are available.
Perfect for fans of bittersweet, unputdownable novels, DREAMING OF AMELIA tells the story of Amelia & Riley, a glamorous, talented and totally in-love couple who become the obsession of the pupils of Ashbury High School. But all is not as it seems - Amelia and Riley have secrets and everyone at Ashbury is about to find out that the past casts a very long shadow . . .
Suitable for readers aged 11+, publishing 02/04/2010
www.jaclynmoriarty.com
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Proofs available: Aatish Taseer's The Temple-Goers
We have advanced copies available of Aatish Taseer's searing fiction debut The Temple-Goers. Heralded as the 'Indian Brett Easton Ellis' by The Bookseller and as a 'writer to watch' by V.S. Naipaul, Aatish Taseer is a stunning new voice in fiction, exposing the ruthless heart of India's modern elite: a world of drink and designer labels, literature and laptops, politics and sex. Please get in touch if you would like to read one of the most exciting debuts of the year.
A young man returns home to Delhi after several years abroad and resumes his place among the city's cosmopolitan elite - a world of fashion designers, media moguls and the idle rich. But everything around him has changed - new roads, new restaurants, new money, new crime - everything, that is, except for the people, who are the same, only maybe slightly worse.
Then he meets Aakash, a charismatic and unpredictable young man, who introduces him to the squalid underside of this sprawling city. Together they get drunk and work out, visit temples and a prostitute, and our narrator finds himself disturbingly attracted to Aakash's world. But when Aakash is arrested for murder, the two of them are suddenly swept up in a politically sensitive investigation that exposes the true corruption at the heart of this new and ruthless society.
In a voice that is both cruel and tender, The Temple-Goers brings to life the dazzling story of a city quietly burning with rage.
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Proofs available: Sarah Blake: The Postmistress
We have 10 advanced copies available of Sarah Blake's sweeping, romantic and unforgettable novel of love and war, The Postmistress. Please get in touch if you would like to read what is set to be one of the most talked about books of the year.
The wireless crackles with news of blitzed-out London and of the war that courses through Europe, leaving destruction in its wake. Listening intently on the other side of the Atlantic, newly-wed Emma considers the fragility of her peaceful married life as America edges closer to the brink of war. As the reporter's distant voice fills the room, she sits convincing herself that the sleepy town of Franklin must be far beyond the war's reach.
But the life of American journalist Frankie, whose voice seems so remote, will soon be deeply entangled with her own. With the delivery of a letter into the hands of postmistress Iris, the fates of these three women become irrevocably linked. But while it remains unopened, can Iris keep its truth at bay?
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Wishing For Tomorrow Proofs
The perfect sequel to a timeless and much-loved classic.
Hilary McKay revisits Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies after the events of A Little Princess and Sara Crewe's happily ever after. But Sara is much missed - and most acutely by best friend Ermengarde, who laments that 'nothing is the same as it was before'.
But life must go on at Miss Minchin's as new friendships are made, rivalries continued, lessons learned and, most importantly, fairytale endings are had.
We have some spare proofs if you would like them for reading groups and/or yourselves.
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SIGNED COPIES OF THE DEMON'S LEXICON
We have ten SIGNED copies of The Demon's Lexicon by debut author Sarah Rees Brennan up for grabs! Drop an email to childrensbooks@simonandschuster.co.uk for a chance to win...
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FALLEN
Proofs available for FALLEN by new author Lauren Kate, an epic battle between Heaven and Hell, with echoes of Paradise Lost, and a story of a love doomed to fail over and over again.
"Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!"--P.C. Cast
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Morris the Mankiest Monster
Limited copies of Morris the Mankiest Monster by Giles Andreae and Sarah McIntyre available plus disgustingly brilliant monster activity sheets designed by Sarah. 'The most revolting picture book of the Year' THE BOOKSELLER
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Proofs available - THE DISAPPEARED
Proofs available for THE DISAPPEARED by M.R. Hall. This is the second in the stunning new series featuring coroner Jenny Cooper. The first in the series, The Coroner has been shortlisted for the 2009 CWA crime and thriller awards, and been widely acclaimed by both critics and readers.
'M.R.Hall has created a wonderful heroine in a genre we haven't seen before' - Lynda La Plante
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Jenny Valentine Proofs
We have some wonderful proofs of Iggy and Me by Jenny Valentine (winner of the Guadrian Fiction Prize) to give away.
First come first serve!
Age range 6+ yrs
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CHANGELING by Steve Feasey samplers available
Macmillan Children's Books has samplers available of the second thrilling book in a new series for young people by Steve Feasey. CHANGELING: DARK MOON tells the story of fourteen-year-old Trey Laporte who discovers he is a hereditary werewolf. Suitable for boys and girls aged 11+, this is an action-packed fantasy adventure which will have you gripped from the very first page.
For more information on Steve Feasey and the CHANGELING series, see www.panmacmillan.com/children
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Frank Cottrell Boyce samplers available
Macmillan Children's Books have samplers of COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce available for reading groups. Perfect for girls and boys aged 8-12 and anyone who loves funny, adventure books. COSMIC was shortlisted for the 2009 CILIP Carnegie Medal and the 2008 Roald Dahl Prize. Frank is also the author of FRAMED and MILLIONS.
For more information on Frank and his books visit www.bebo.com/frankcottrellboyce
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Calling all fans of magic and fantasy - review copy of THE ALCHEMYST for reading groups
Random House Children's Books are delighted to offer 30 copies of THE ALCHEMYST by Michael Scott to children's or teenage reading groups. This is the first in Scott's internationally bestselling series; the third and newest book, THE SORCERESS, comes out in July. Catch up with this epic contemporary fantasy series which mixes real figures and events from history with myth, legend and Scott's amazing imagination. Scott is recieving almost 2000 emails from fans per week - isn't it time you read it?
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New James Kelman paperback available
First come, first served early copies of James Kelman's new paperback Kieron Smith, boy available to reading groups. The book The Times called 'a vibrant, beautiful portrait of childhood'.
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Exclusive KATE MORTON Author Video
Limited number of copies available of this exclusive author video
Kate Morton is the bestselling author of THE HOUSE AT RIVERTON and THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN
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