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Magic City up for Bollinger

Fri, 3rd February 2012

We are delighted to have submitted Magic City by Michael Dean for a prestigious comedy book prize.  The blackly funny title, released this month, has been entered for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.  Past literary luminaries to win the prize have included Ian

Magic City up for Bollinger

Frog in Frome

Fri, 27th January 2012

As Joffre White holds his 100th author event for his incredibly popular children's book Frog, he has also been booked to take part in a prestigious literary festival in July.

Frog in Frome

Channel 4's Four Rooms - Calling All Authors!

Fri, 13th January 2012

Do any of our authors have an unusual item to sell?  The hit prime time Channel 4 programme Four Rooms is back and looking for contributors for their second series.  The programme gives people the chance to sell an item to four of the UK's top dealers, each in a diff

Channel 4's Four Rooms - Calling All Authors!

Times features high-flying lawyer's book

Fri, 16th December 2011

The Times Christmas round-up of the best legal books has featured an autobiography published by Book Guild.  Michael Simmon's high-flying tales are recounted in "The Lawyer Who Couldn't Sit Still", which Alex Wade at The Times described as "wonderful anecdotes of a lawyer's life".  The stories of

Times features high-flying lawyer's book

Reading Agency selects Book Guild author

Fri, 9th December 2011

Book Guild author Gabriella Lepore has been selected by the Reading Agency as one of the authors to take part in their MyVoice scheme.  Witches of the Glass Castle author Gabriella was delighted to speak to an assembled group of young people in Kent, answering their questions abou

Reading Agency selects Book Guild author

Black Jacks author events throughout South East

Fri, 25th November 2011

Book Guild author Brian Watson has a string of author events lined up this winter to promote his nostalgic gift book Black Jacks, Fruit Salads and Cricket Stumps on the Wall.  The book, which Dame Judi Dench has described as "charming and affectionate" is a witty look back at life in Britain during the post-war years.  A

Black Jacks author events throughout South East

Lawyer launches new autobiography

Mon, 21st November 2011

Book Guild staff were in attendance at the launch of Michael Simmons new book, The Lawyer Who Couldn't Sit Still, at a legal practice in central London last week.

Lawyer launches new autobiography

Prime Minister petitioned by adoption author

Fri, 11th November 2011

With National Adoption Week taking this month, there has been lots of publicity for one of our key titles from last year - Our Son From Afar by Alex Bemrose.

Prime Minister petitioned by adoption author

Stir Up Sunday

Fri, 11th November 2011

As stir-up Sunday approaches, Book Guild is happy to provide our very own delicious Christmas pudding recipe for the organised cooks amongst us:

Laura’s Christmas Pudding Recipe

350 g sultanas

350g raisins or currants

Stir Up Sunday

Book Guild authors at Literary Salon

Fri, 4th November 2011

Two of Book Guild’s authors – Jessica Fellowes and our very own Laura Lockington - will be reading at the Aubin & Wells Salon in Westbourne Grove in Lon

Book Guild authors at Literary Salon

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