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An invitation to publishers to submit titles to find:
The Book To Talk About 2009 with a £5000 Award to the winning author.
Deadline for submissions: Friday 19th September 2008.
Download the notes to publishers and an entry form for more information.
We are proud to annouce that Boy A by Jonathan Trigell has been voted The Book To Talk About 2008! For more details please download our press release. The top ten as voted for by the public is listed below along with the percentage of votes received. Happy World Book Day and thanks to all you who voted.
- Boy A 21%
- Ishq and Mushq 14%
- Salt & Honey 12%
- Gods in Alabama 10%
- Speaking of Love 9%
- Death of A Murderer 8%
- In Cold Daylight 8%
- Playing with the Moon 7%
- Lint 6%
- Before I Die 5%
All the books on both the short and long lists are still avalable to view and to comment upon, and will remain so until the site is rebuilt later in the year.
Many thanks to everyone who voted and commented upon the titles - you have contributed to an excellent list of great Books to Talk About.
GO TO 'SEE THE BOOKS' TO SEE THE TEN TITLES THAT HAVE GONE FORWARD FOR THE VOTE TO FIND THE BOOK TO TALK ABOUT 2008
You can still see the other 90 books that were on the longlist and you can continue ot comment upon and discuss the titles on this site.
 Uncover a hidden gem. The quality of the titles on this list of a hundred great novels by living writers shines out, but these books haven’t been treasured as much as they should be – until now.
Browse the list to find a title that you think will really spark discussion in your book club or amongst friends, add a comment about why you’ve made your choice.
The random weekly draw for voters to win £100 of NBTs recommenced on the 4th February.
Enter our quiz competition and forward it to a friend to win books for you both from the long list!*
And if you want to make recommendation to other book lovers or there are hidden gems that you passionately believe should have been included, spread the word by joining the discussion about the list.
The winning title for The Book to Talk About 2008 will be announced on World Book Day – Thursday 6th March – and the winning author will receive a £5000 prize.
» Search the list
» Discuss the list
» Download the list of the 100 titles featured here
*National Book Tokens worth £100 will be awarded weekly until the end of February to one voter drawn at random. To enter the draw and the competition, you must be resident in Britain or Ireland, and when you register vote you must include details of your name and email address. Competition winners will receive five random titles from the long list each, and will be notified during the first week of March 2008.
The vote for The Book to Talk About 2008 has now closed and the winner will be announced on World Book Day – Thursday 6th March.
All the books on both the short and long lists are still available to view and to comment upon, and will remain so until the site is rebuilt later in the year.
Many thanks to everyone who voted and commented upon the titles – you have contributed to an excellent list of great Books to Talk About.
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