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Puffin 85th Anniversary Clothbound Collection

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Closing:
11th Sept 2025 in 2 days

Website: nationalbooktokens.com

Added: 21st Aug 2025

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To celebrate Puffin's 85th Anniversary this year, we're delighted to give you the chance to win a full set of Puffin's 85th Anniversary Clothbound Collection and a £40/€50 National Book Tokens gift card to spend – starring Matilda!

The collection of 8 books celebrates characters that have inspired, entertained and given voice to generations of children, and each book is introduced with a brand-new foreword from a contemporary Puffin author or illustrator. Bound in vibrant yellow cloth with colourful sprayed edges and foil detailings, these books are very special editions to collect.

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The Wainwright Prize Shortlists

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Closing:
11th Sept 2025 in 2 days

Website: nationalbooktokens.com

Added: 13th Aug 2025

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The Wainwright Prize celebrates nature, conservation, and environmental writing. Inspired by its namesake Arthur Wainwright's values, it showcases books that celebrate nature and our environment, nurture respect for our planet, and inform readers of the threats that the earth currently faces.

This year's shortlists include three new categories that reflect the evolving landscape of environmental storytelling – including the Children's Wainwright Prize, which celebrates books that encourage young readers to fall in love with the natural world.

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Hand-Painted Editions Of Naomi Novik's Novels Uprooted And Spinning Silver

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Closing:
14th Sept 2025 in 5 days

Website: panmacmillan.com

Added: 31st Aug 2025

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Uprooted is a stunning, romantic fantasy filled with unexpected twists, beautiful friendships and fierce battles against dark forces. Spinning Silver is a rich, original tale inspired by the folktale of Rumpelstiltskin.

Enter our giveaway today to win totally unique, one-of-a-kind copies of both novels, featuring stunning hand-painted designs by @peggyspages.

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Beginners to the Stage, Please by Stewart Arnott

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Closing:
14th Sept 2025 in 5 days

Website: boomuk.net

Added: 1st Sept 2025

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We've a copy of Beginners to the Stage, Please by Stewart Arnott, a memoir of his forty year career in London's West End Theatre world, from tearing tickets to stage manager.

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Bundle Of Reads By Celebrated Scottish Authors

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Closing:
16th Sept 2025 in 7 days

Website: panmacmillan.com

Added: 31st Jan 2025

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In recognition of Burns Night, we’re giving away 9 brilliant books by Scottish authors. Each of these reads have been inspired by the country's history, landscape and culture.

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Puffin Books Classic Reads Bundle

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Closing:
19th Sept 2025 in 10 days

Website: booktrust.org.uk

Added: 3rd Sept 2025

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We’re celebrating 85 years of Puffin Books by giving you the chance to win a gorgeous anniversary collection.

This beautiful clothbound series celebrates characters that have inspired and entertained generations of children.

There are eight titles up for grabs, each with a brand new foreword from a contemporary author or illustrator.

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Signed Set Of Skandar Stories

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Closing:
26th Sept 2025 in 17 days

Website: booktrust.org.uk

Added: 8th Sept 2025

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We’re giving you the chance to win all five books in A.F. Steadman’s superb series – including the brand new fifth and final book, Skandar and the Spirit War.

These brilliant stories have captured the attention of countless children with a captivating mixture of epic battles, thrilling magic, ancient secrets and, of course, ferocious unicorns.

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