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

onetreehillgrrl

:j Well done isitenough :j and a very happy christmas to you too!! (and a happy new year, whilst I am here )

onetreehillgrrl

Britain's best-loved hamster is back! But not for long as this time he's off on holiday and he wants to tell you all about the FUN-FUN-FUN times there are to be had along the way! So far Humphrey has won the Richard and Judy Children's Bookclub, been a World Book Day selection, and sold over half a million copies of his adventures in the UK alone. We have five copies of Holidays According to Humphrey plus an exclusive I Heart Humphrey cut-out, to give away on #ffadventcalendar today. To enter, simply answer the question:

What is the name of Humphrey's frog friend? Og (source: Humphrey the Hamster website)

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: Holidays According to Humphrey)

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

onetreehillgrrl

Oh we do spoil you! To celebrate James Franco's Golden Globe nomination and the publication of his first book of short stories in January, we have one signed copy of the book to give away.
Set in a northern California university town, Palo Alto traces the lives of an extended group of teenagers as they experiment with vices of all kinds, struggle with their families and one another, and succumb to self-destructive, often heartless nihilism. James Franco presents his characters in all their raw humanity, while at the same time providing insight into the teenage mind. To enter, simply answer the question:

Which award ceremony will James Franco be hosting in 2011 The Academy Awards (source 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: James Franco, Palo Alto)
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 16 and time for some crime. In 1962 Faber published an unknown writer who worked for the Home Office by day and wrote crime by night . . . In 2010 Faber celebrates over forty years of classic detective fiction, from award-winning and internationally bestselling crime writer P. D. James.
We have one P. D. James at 90 collection to give away which features 14 of her backlist titles.

To enter, simply answer the question? Which P. D. James book, based on a series of true crimes, has been reissued this year? The Maul and the Pear Tree: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders 1811 (source Amazon and Wiki (first published in 1971 and republished in Novemember 2010, and the only one of her books based on true crimes))

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: P.D. James at 90 Collection)

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

gentleorange

Sorry to bump, but thanks onetreegrrl! - I just got an email to say I won yesterdays competition, it sounds like a really good read too:)

onetreehillgrrl

What could be more Christmassy than the new hardback 2011 QI Annual? How about:
The 2011 QI Annual
The QI bumper book of annuals
The Second Book of General Ignorance, and
The QI Book of the Dead
We have five of these QI bundles to give away today.

To enter, simply answer the question? Which town was found 'most ignorant' in our light hearted National Ignorance Survey? Swindon (source Twitter QI: Results from a survey carried out by Webpoll on behalf of QI, using General Ignorance questions from the new book have revealed that Swindon is Britain’s most ignorant town) Apologies to all Swindon residents

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: QI Bundles)

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

onetreehillgrrl

This week Faber launched its first three apps:
Malcolm Tucker's iphone
Harry Hill's Joke Book
The QI app.

To celebrate, we have 3 £15 app store vouchers to give away. To enter, simply answer the (easy Saturday) question?
Which of the three apps would you most like to win? pssst. There's no wrong answer today!

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: £15 app store vouchers)

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

zray

We're giving away one signed hardback first edition of Orhan Pamuk's first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature – The Museum of Innocence.

To enter, answer the question:

In which year did Orhan Pamuk win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Answer 2006

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/oct/12/nobelprize.awardsandprizes

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.(The Museum of Innocence)

onetreehillgrrl

One of the highlights of 2011 will be the new Lucy Worsley book and BBC TV series, If Walls Could Talk.
We're giving away five copies of Lucy's last book, Courtiers. To enter, answer the question:
What time period does If Walls Could Talk cover? Middle Ages to Present Day (source BBC co 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 of today's prize: Courtiers)

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

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Thank you so much OTHG your a star :T:T


I've just received an email to say I was one of the lucky winners of a QI Bundle...Fantastic :j:j

Wishing you lots of luck in your comping