Love thy Underdog

Prizes a-plenty over at the World Book Day website, where readers are hunting for the nation’s favourite ‘hidden gem’.

The search is on for just one book to be proclaimed ‘The Book to Talk About’ on World Book Day, the 6th March next year. Head over to the Spread the Word site to vote for your favourite from a longlist of one hundred great novels by living writers – and for a weekly chance to win £100 in book tokens.

We at Press Books have three titles in the running – The Last Town on Earth, Magic For Beginners, and So He Takes The Dog.

If you’ve loved any of these books then we need your vote! Already publishers around the country have stepped up to support their authors – amongst them Snowbooks, who last week employed one of digital publishing’s most dastardly tricks to drum up a little more support… ;)

Have a browse through the site – and if you’ve any taste at all for searching out the book world’s many overlooked gems (and who doesn’t love an underdog?) do check out our own Secret Weapons thread for ten very eclectic recommendations from Fifth Estate.