Under the Spotlight - Kazuo Ishiguro

With the recent publication of Nocturnes, Holt Jackson has once again joined with Faber to promote the fantastic work of Kazuo Ishiguro.

To celebrate, Faber are running a review competition for reading groups. Simply submit the review and if it is used on the Faber website www.faber.co.uk, the reviewer will receive a complete set of Ishiguro novels! Reviews should be sent to gemmal@faber.co.uk

For full details on all the titles visit our homepage http://www.holjackson.co.uk/ and click on the promotions page

Victoria Hislop visits Holt Jackson

Best selling author Victoria Hislop ‘popped in’ to Holt Jackson during a visit to the north-west on Thursday.

Arriving at midday and after a short tour of the building, Victoria sat down for an exclusive book signing! Staff were given the opportunity to get their copies of The Island and The Return personally signed. She spent some time chatting about her current books and we got a sneak preview of her thoughts for the next novel.

On leaving, Victoria wrote in the Holt Jackson Showroom visitors book "Thank you for making me so welcome! I have very much enjoyed meeting everyone. I hope to ‘Return’!"

A fantastic afternoon had by all. Thanks to Jim Gross for organising it.

And, we have signed copies to give away, so watch this space!

Richard & Judy Summer Reads 2009

It’s that time of year again………

If lucky enough to be going to sunnier climes or just getting away, then Richard and Judy Summer Reads are one of the best ways to make the most of your free time.

This years titles are –

Mystery Man - Colin Bateman
Guernica - Dave Boling
Palace council - Stephen Carter
The great lover - Jill Dawson
Mr Toppit - Charles Elton
Past imperfect - Julian Fellowes
The piano teacher - Janice Lee
The Senator's Wife - Sue Miller

For more information on all the titles, visit the COTW list here. or contact Jim Bickerstaffe on Jbickerstaffe@holtjackson.co.uk

Under the Spotlight - Faber Firsts

Holt Jackson is celebrating with Faber and Faber during their 80th anniversary year!

They are showcasing a delightful collection of ten outstanding first novels, all with new covers designed to reflect classic eras of Faber’s design history. There are reading guides for all the books and reading groups will have the chance to win limited edition Faber bags full of books plus every novel Faber is publishing in this anniversary year.

Download the competion details here for a chance to win.

Have a look at the titles on this flyer, and you can visit the list on COTW here.

If you would like any further information, contact Gemma Fiorello on gfiorello@holtjackson.co.uk, or visit the Faber and Faber website at http://www.faber.co.uk/

Join the celebrations and order your new copies today!

Under the Spotlight - For Dummies!

Holt Jackson has teamed up with Wiley to offer you a fantastic mix of books For Dummies!

There’s something for everyone, and you can have any of the titles listed in any combination, it’s totally up to you!

Simply pick at least 15 volumes from the titles on the flyer and you will receive your FREE For Dummies dumpbin and poster along with pens, notepads, post-it-notes and bags to put all the goodies in!

Download the form here, fill it in and send it back to Gemma Fiorello at gfiorello@holtjackson.co.uk and we’ll do the rest!

For more information click here, and you can visit the list on COTW here.

Under the Spotlight

The Big day is nearly here, the 5th of March marks World Book Day 2009!

To support the current list of World Book Day Quick Read titles we have provided the backlist for you to promote.

There’s something to suit all tastes that will hopefully encourage everyone to pick up a book!

To take a look at the huge list of titles, click here!

Costa Book Award - Overall winner announced!

This year’s Costa Book of the Year has been awarded to Sebastian Barry for his novel The Secret Scripture.

He has scooped the £25,000 prize money after missing out on the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in October last year.

Chair of the final judges, Matthew Parris, said: "Sebastian Barry has created one of the great narrative voices in contemporary fiction in The Secret Scripture. It is a book of great brilliance, powerfully and beautifully written."

The Holt Jackson Quarterly Newsletter!

Due to the great response to the National Year of Reading quarterly newsletter, we have decided to carry it on!

The Holt Jackson’s newsletter will be released every 3 months, and will provide recommended reads, important dates and activities for the coming months.

We hope that you’ll find them useful!

For the January/February newsletter, click here.

Richard & Judy Book Club 2009

The first book in Richard and Judy’s new Book List for 2009, Jesse Kellerman’s The Brutal Art will be featured on 21st January. The other nine titles will be featured on a weekly basis.

Richard Madeley said: "Judy and I are always intrigued by each new list, we really enjoy reading along with the public. We're very proud of the Book Club and we're delighted it has made the transition with us to Watch."

Here is a full list of featured titles:

Kate Atkinson - When Will There Be Good News?

Beatrice Colin - The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite

Andrew Davidson - The Gargoyle

David Ebershoff - The 19th Wife

Steven Galloway - The Cellist of Sarajevo

Jesse Kellerman - The Brutal Art

Joseph O'Neill - Netherland
Frances Osbourne - The Bolter

Kate Summerscale - The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

Elizabeth H Winthrop - December

For more details please visit the subject list on COTW by clicking here.

Costa Book Award – Winners Announced

The winners of the five categories for this years Costa Book Awards have been revealed. Each winner has been shortlisted for the grand prize announced later this month.

The category winners are –

Biography: Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill
Poetry: The Broken Word, by Adam Foulds
Children's: Just Henry, by Michelle Magorian
Novel: The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry
First novel: The Outcast, by Sadie Jones