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19
Jan

Win: A Manic Mum-Day Survival Kit!

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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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6
Jan

WIN a set of three brand new thrillers

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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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20
Dec

The perfect ebook this Christmas

Posted by 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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20
Dec

Curl up this Christmas with three Fabulous Festive Reads from Sphere

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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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15
Dec

How well do you know Manhattan? Take our quiz!

Posted by 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 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 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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8
Dec

The Map by T.S. Learner

Posted by 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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5
Dec

Ella Kingsley shares her most embarrassing karaoke moment(s)

Posted by 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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28
Nov

Christmas karaoke: Confessions of a Karaoke Queen hits Selfridges

Posted by 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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25
Nov

Shahriar Mandanipour wins big at the Muslim Writers Awards

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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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24
Nov

Competition Closed: Breakfast at Darcy's: Out Now

Posted by 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 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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22
Nov

The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 2

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    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

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    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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18
Nov

The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 4

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    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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17
Nov

The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 5

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    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

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    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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15
Nov

The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 7

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    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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14
Nov

The Top 10 Most Memorable Movie Breakfasts – 8

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    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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