E: 24/12 Faber Books ADVENT (BOOK PRIZES DAILY)

onetreehillgrrl

Faber twitter comp. details now up. Not a twitter comp. but a FB comp.

One lucky winner will receive a collection of five of Faber's new comedy titles. A brilliant Christmas present for someone you love (or maybe yourself), the bundle includes:
Livin the Dreem by Harry Hill, The Second Book of General Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson,Ho w I Escaped My Certain Fate by Stewart Lee, The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman, and TV Go Home by Charlie Brooker.
To enter, email books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize.*
Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

I think you will have to like Faber Books FB first

http://www.facebook.com/FaberandFaber?v=app_4949752878

Linked to toniq's advent thread

[STRIKE]* I can't see a title to the prize, so suggest Day 1, unless they state one (obviously Day 2 will be Day 2 and so on )[/STRIKE] I think it could be "Faber's New Comedy Titles" after reading more carefully

onetreehillgrrl

ETA: Sorry Sylvia Plath may be the wrong answer. It is Sylvia v Philip, I can't seem to find original publishings only reprints Be back with the right answer hopefully It is definitely Philip Larkin (sorry)

Kid by Simon Armitage
Making Cocoa For Kingsley Amis by Wendy Cope,
The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin (first published in 1964)
Dart by Alice Oswald
Nil Nil by Don Paterson, and
Ariel by Sylvia Plath. (first published in 1968)

To enter, simply answer the question:

Which of these poetry collections was originally published first? The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin

Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. Title of today's prize: Faber Poetry Hardback Collection

onetreehillgrrl

Not a bundle today, but one of three signed copies.

Because it's a Friday and we're feeling especially generous, we're giving away three signed copies of Stewart Lee's must have title for comedy fans, How I Escaped My Certain Fate. For those not in the know, it's a blow-by-blow account of his comedy comeback, featuring annotated transcripts of the three full-length shows that sealed his reputation, and details of his professional trials during the period. Find out more here. To enter, simply answer the question:

In which superhero comic has Stewart Lee made a cameo appearance? The Incredible Hulk (source Chortle: "Three years ago, Lee made a cameo appearance in the Incredible Hulk comic, when his poster featured in the background of a fight scene – possibly as a nod to his routine about interviewing Hulk director Ang Lee.")

Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. Title should be How I Escaped My Certain Fate

Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

onetreehillgrrl

Day 4: Not a bundle of books but a poster. Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath poster.
It's Saturday! Hurrah for the weekend and for today's giveaway – one lucky winner will receive a beautiful Bell Jar poster. To enter, simply answer the question:

What year was the Bell Jar first published in the UK? I presume the answer is 1963, but Wiki says:
The Bell Jar is American writer and poet Sylvia Plath's only novel, which was originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963. The novel is semi-autobiographical with the names of places and people changed. The book is often regarded as a roman à clef, with the protagonist's descent into mental illness paralleling Plath's own experiences with what may have been either bipolar disorder or clinical depression. Plath committed suicide a month after its first UK publication. The novel was published under Plath's name for the first time in 1967 ~ so 1963 under a pseudonym but 1967 under her real name. Question doesn't mention names, just which year it was first published, so I would be tempted to go for 1963

Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. (Title of today's prize: Bell Jar Poster)

Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

purplecatlover

To enter, simply answer the question:
What year was the Bell Jar first published in the UK?
Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize.


title: Bell Jar poster.
answer: 1963 (a number of google links all agree)

onetreehillgrrl

Day 5: December 5: 5 copies of Sam Eastland's latest Inspector Pekkala novel (proof copies)

Be the first to read the gripping new Inspector Pekkala novel in today's AdventCalendar giveaway. We have five proof copies of the Stalin era detective novel to give away. To enter, simply answer the question:

What is the title of Sam Eastland's first Inspector Pekkala novel? Eye of the Red Tsar (source Amazon and Wiki)

Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. Title of today's prize: Stalin Era Detective Novel

Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

Mystic_Charm

onetreehillgrrl wrote: »

Day 5: December 5: 5 copies of Sam Eastland's latest Inspector Pekkala novel (proof copies)

Be the first to read the gripping new Inspector Pekkala novel in today's AdventCalendar giveaway. We have five proof copies of the Stalin era detective novel to give away. To enter, simply answer the question:

What is the title of Sam Eastland's first Inspector Pekkala novel? Eye of the Red Tsar (source Amazon and Wiki)

Email your answer to [EMAIL="books@faber.co.uk"]books@faber.co.uk[/EMAIL] with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. Title of today's prize: Stalin Era Detective Novel

Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

Hello I think you'll find the title of the book is The Red Coffin. The Stalin Era Detective Novel bit is referring to the theme of the books.

onetreehillgrrl

Mystic_Charm wrote: »

Hello I think you'll find the title of the book is The Red Coffin. The Stalin Era Detective Novel bit is referring to the theme of the books.

The answer to the question is the Eye of the Red Tsar

The red coffin is the title of the book giveaway, but I have been copying their title of today's prize from the text of the giveaway. They don't mention The Red Coffin in the text (apart from a piccy of it) but they do mention The Stalin Era Dective Novel bit in the text. If any1 thinks I have got this a over t, please do say

onetreehillgrrl

December 6 - Day six and one lucky winner will receive a copy of Eighty Years of Book Design. A must for design fans – it's a brilliant guide to Faber book covers from the 1920s through to the present day.
To enter, simply answer the question:
Which famous typeface was designed by Berthold Wolpe and became synonymous with Faber's mid-20th-century book cover design? Albertus (source from an Independent Newspaper article: "Looking through this beautifully presented book, however, it's clear that Faber's design only really came into its own in the 1940s, with the arrival of the German designer Berthold Wolpe. Wolpe designed the Albertus font, immediately evocative of Faber, and also supplied many of the .....")

Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize. (Title of todays prize ~ Eighty Years of Book Design)

Winners will be picked at random from entries received by midnight (GMT) on the day of each giveaway, and contacted within two days.

purplecatlover

december 7th - paul auster bundle to win

Which Paul Auster novel was adapted into the 1993 movie starring James Spader and Mandy Patinkin?
Email your answer to books@faber.co.uk with the subject line 'Advent Calendar', your name, address and the title of that day's prize.


books@faber.co.uk
subject: Advent Calendar'
Answer:The Music of Chance

onetreehillgrrl

Thanks PCL Just in case you think the answer has a smiley face, it doesn't! Answer: The Music of Chance.
Prize: 1 of 5 Invisible Books and the audio cd
Title of today's prize: Invisible