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Posted by Kate Webster in Author News, Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere on 27. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
Welcome to Star Island
Comic crime writing genius Carl Hiaasen is back and on a shelf near you with his brilliantly hilarious take on our celebrity-obsessed world, Star Island. Available from 2nd February, Star Island opens with twenty-two-year-old pop star Cherry Pye attempting a comeback from her latest drug-fuelled disaster. Her 'stunt double' Ann
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Posted by Emma Williams in Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere on 17. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
The Abbey: read the ebook everyone is talking about
Last year The Abbey stormed the US bestseller lists. From dominating the New York Times charts for weeks to ending the year as 9th bestselling book of 2011 on amazon.com, it was one of the most talked-about-books on the other side of the Atlantic. The Abbey now has an incredible 222 5-star readers reviews on amazon.com, it's pacy with
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Posted by Emma Williams in Author News, Blog, Book News, Event news, Imprints, Little,Brown, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere on 11. Jan, 2012 | No Comments
5 days left to sign-up for World Book Night 2012
Time left to sign up as a giver World Book Night launched in 2011 and saw 20,000 people accross the UK share their love of reading. World Book Night 2012 will be held on April 23rd, and we are incredibly excited that our very own Mark Billingham is one of
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Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Guest Posts, Sphere on 11. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Writing the War
Pam Jenoff, author of The Things We Cherished, on the enduring resonance and relevance of WWII. Though I did not set out to write historical fiction, and certainly not novels set during WWII, in hindsight my path seems inevitable. I was always captivated by stories set during the war, even
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Posted by Carleen Peters in Author News, Sphere on 23. Sep, 2011 | No Comments
Sphere author Nicholas Sparks sells original television drama to ABC
Nicholas Sparks, author of Dear John, The Last Songand The Notebook has just sold his first original project for television to ABC, one of the biggest television networks in America!
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Posted by Kate Webster in Author News, Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Imprints, Movie and TV News, News, Sphere on 31. Aug, 2011 | No Comments
Join Billy Connolly on the Ultimate American Road Trip
“Travelling Route 66 has always been a lifelong ambition – It brings together some of my favourite things -my trike, my banjo and America. The ultimate road trip” – Billy Connolly
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Win: A Manic Mum-Day Survival Kit!
Posted by Carleen Peters in Competitions, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Overtired? Overstressed? Over it? Sounds like you’re having a manic mum-day. But don’t drop your bundle just yet – Sphere has the perfect competition for you . . .
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WIN a set of three brand new thrillers
Posted by Emma Williams in Blog, Book News, Competition news, Competitions, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Sphere wishes you a THRILLING New Year! Now that Christmas is over and the New Year well and truly started we have three brand new thrillers to help see you through the long dark nights. These novels promise to grip, thrill and chill, so wrap-up warm and simply enter your details below
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The perfect ebook this Christmas
Posted by Emma Williams in Blog, Book News, Little,Brown, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Kindle, Kobo – whichever device you receive this Christmas we have the perfect ebook to get you started. The Abbey has been the runaway ebook sensation this year in the US, and it's now available to download in the UK for £1.99. The Abbey, the debut novel from Chris Culver, has
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Curl up this Christmas with three Fabulous Festive Reads from Sphere
Posted by Kate Webster in Blog, Book News, Imprints, Recommended Reading, Sphere
This Christmas, have Breakfast at Darcy's, get all Wrapped Up (In You) then Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe with three fabulous fiction titles from Sphere. With just a few days left until the big day, it's easy to feel overwhelmed – presents to buy, mince pies to make, stockings to fill and
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How well do you know Manhattan? Take our quiz!
Posted by Kate Webster in Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Manhattan is the gorgeous, glamorous and oh-so-sexy new novel from Ronni Cooper. Revolving around the lives, loves and so much more of three very different women and the New York night club they run, this book is as alluring, thrilling and unforgettable as the city itself. Perfect for fans of
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15
Dec
The Abbey; published today
Posted by Emma Williams in Blog, Book News, Little,Brown, News, Recommended Reading
Little, Brown Book Group are hugely excited to annouce that The Abbey ebook is officially on sale now! An incredible ebook sensation this year in the US, crime fans in the UK can now find out what all the fuss is about. Ash Rashid is a former homicide detective who
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9
Dec
The Abbey: discover the US ebook sensation available in the UK 15th Dec
Posted by Emma Williams in Blog, Book News, LBBG Company News, Little,Brown, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Self-published as an ebook only, The Abbey shot to the top of the Kindle bestseller lists in the US, and in the space of just three months, sold over 550,000 copies, making it the ebook sensation of 2011. At one point the novel was selling over 4,000 copies a day
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The Map by T.S. Learner
Posted by Kate Webster in Author News, Blog, Bonus Material, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
In 2010, T.S. Learner's novel Sphinx hit the shelves, becoming the biggest-selling debut thriller of the year. 2012 sees a brand new thriller from this bestselling author; an ingenious, exciting adventure that will take readers across 1950s Europe, through riddles, mazes and century-old secrets. The Map will be available in
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Ella Kingsley shares her most embarrassing karaoke moment(s)
Posted by Kate Webster in Author News, Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Guest Posts, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
With Christmas karaoke season moving into full swing, Confessions of a Karaoke Queen author Ella Kingsley shares some of her most embarrassing microphone moments with us . . . You know that Halifax ad? The really heinous one I have to run from every time it comes on in case
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Nov
Christmas karaoke: Confessions of a Karaoke Queen hits Selfridges
Posted by Kate Webster in Blog, Bonus Material, Book News, Competitions, Event news, Imprints, News, Recommended Reading, Sphere
Calling all karaoke queens! On 8th December Ella Kingsley's hilarious debut, Confessions of a Karaoke Queen, hits the shops. Reality TV shows meets quirky karaoke bar in this funny, fresh new novel from the team that brought you From Notting Hill with Love…Actually. So what better way to celebrate publication
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Shahriar Mandanipour wins big at the Muslim Writers Awards
Posted by Hollie Cruickshank in Author News, News
We are delighted to announce that Shahriar Mandanipour won the Year Award at the Muslim Writers Awards for his novel Censoring an Iranian Love Story Translated from the Farsi by Sara Khalili, it is his first full-length novel to be published in the UK. In Iran he has won numerous
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Competition Closed: Breakfast at Darcy's: Out Now
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Competitions, Sphere
After months of excitement, including breakfast-themed activity, a quiz, a mammoth breakfast eating author challenge, a fantastic blog tour, a new look website and of course lots of fabulous suggestions from you, Breakfast at Darcy’s is available now from all good book shops! (Run, don't walk, ladies and gentlemen!)
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23
Nov
Read: The First Chapter of Breakfast at Darcy's
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Previews, Sphere
With one day to go until publication of Breakfast at Darcy’s we have decided to take a break from the Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts. Instead we would like to give you all a sneak preview of the first chapter of the novel.
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Nov
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The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 2
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
2 Oliver Twist(1948) Please sir, give him some more! Who could say no to a face like that? Not us, which is why Oliver Twist (aka John Howard Davies) gets our number two spot!
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21
Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 3
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
3 When Harry Met Sally(1989) If you are watching this in public, you might want to pop your headphones in! And before you say it, yes, they are having sandwiches for brunch, which counts. That’s our final answer and we’re sticking to it!
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Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 4
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
4 Elf (2003) ‘We elves like to stick to four main food groups: candy, candy cane, candy corn and syrup’ He forgot spaghetti, of course. And coke. The whole movie has us rolling on the floor at Christmas, but this scene in particular is an especially memorable Christmas
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Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 5
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
5 Honey I Shrunk The Kids(1989) Honey Nut Cheerios will never be the same again! Those of a squeamish disposition may want to skip the ending of this clip. Unfortunately the original version isn’t available online, but you get the idea.
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16
Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 6
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
6 Falling Down(1993) He wants breakfast! Like the BtS team, for Michael Douglas breakfast really is the most important meal of the day!
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Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 7
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
7 Rocky (1976) Breakfast of champions, apparently! Five eggs, raw, is certainly what our boyfriends have for breakfast in the morning. Particularly gross, which is probably what makes number seven in our list so unforgettable.
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Nov
The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 8
Posted by Carleen Peters in Blog, Sphere
8 Matilda(1996) We worry about her safety (she’s five), but soooo sweet! The BtS team wishes they had Matilda’s mad skills in the kitchen!
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