Enter our fifth and final competition!

This Sunday, our promotional period comes to an end and we're launching the blog with a review of Tristram Riley-Smith's 'The Cracked Bell'. Be sure to check back on Friday and read our review!

All throughout Friday, we're running our fifth and final competition, this time to win a copy of 'The Yes Minister Miscellany'. All you have to do enter this competition is add @PoliticalReader, our Twitter account, to your "follow friday" suggestions on Twitter (e.g. Tweet "Follow @PoliticalReader for all the latest political book reviews! #ff") The tweet will then show on our list of mentions and you will be entered into a random draw, to be announced Saturday afternoon.

So, add us to your #followfriday recommendations on Twitter for a chance to win in our fifth and final competition before the discussion begins on Sunday of the best and the rest in the world of political books.

Good luck - and remember, tweet to win!

Yours,
TPR

Competition #4 - Our penultimate competition

As you will know, between now and our big launch on July 3rd, we've been running a series of competitions to win some of the most popular political books. Recently, Dale Bassett won a copy of our first book up for review, The Cracked Bell and Sara Ibrahim won a copy of The Yes Minister Miscellany. Also, you can still enter our competition to win a copy of The Prime Ministers Who Never Were... simply be following us on Twitter (winner to be randomly selected on July 3rd).

And now that we've reached 400 followers on Twitter, we're launching our forth and penultimate competition before our launch on July 3rd! In this competition, you can be in with another chance of winning The Prime Ministers Who Never Were....

All you need to do to enter is re-tweet one of the tweets posted from @PoliticalReader from 8pm on Tuesday 28th June until the competition closes at 8pm on Thursday 30th June when the winner will be drawn and announced on Twitter. All competition tweets will feature the hashtag #competition.

Check our Twitter feed at 8pm on 30th June to find our the winner and remember... RE-TWEET TO WIN!

Good luck,
TPR

Competition #3

In the build up to our launch on July 3rd, we'll be running a series of competitions to win a variety of new and classic political books. You can still enter our first competition to win a copy of The Prime Ministers Who Never Were just by following us on Twitter - @PoliticalReader. In our second competition, Dale Bassett recently won a copy of our first book up for review, The Cracked Bell. You can also click the link to purchase a copy of the book and join in the debate.

Now that we've reached 200 followers on Twitter, we're now going to launch our third competition. This time, to win a book focusing on the ultimate TV satire for many politicos, Yes, Minister. Published in September 2010 by Biteback publishing and including classic anecdotes and interviews from the series, The Yes Minister Miscellany is a must-read for all fans of the show. For many of us, I think it's fair to say, anything with the Yes, Minister logo cannot fail to disappoint.

As before, between for the 48 hours from 6pm on 23rd June, I'll be posting a series of tweets with the hashtag #competition. All you have to do to enter is re-tweet one of these tweets. You will then be entered into our prize draw which will be announced on Twitter and the blog at 6pm on 25th July. You can enter more than once by re-tweeting different tweets with the same hastag.

Good luck and remember to re-tweet to win!

Yours,
TPR

P.S. Just 10 days to go until the reviews and recommendations get under way when the blog launches on July 3rd! Remember to follow us on Twitter to keep up-to-date.

The Winner of Competition #2 is... @dalebassett

ThePoliticalReader is delighted to announce that Dale Bassett is the winner of our second competition and wins a copy of Tristram Riley-Smith's 'The Cracked Bell'. Many congratulations to Dale and many thanks to everybody who entered.

'The Cracked Bell' is our first book up for review on Sunday July 3rd - if you want to purchase a copy and join the debate, you can do so here.

Can Dale please contact me on thereader@thepoliticalreader.com and I'll arrange to send a copy of the book to you ASAP.

Yours,
TPR

Competition #2

Now that we've reached 100 followers on Twitter, we're launching our second competition! (you can still enter our first competition up until midnight on July 2nd just by following us on Twitter).

For our second competition, you can win a copy of The Cracked Bell, the first book we'll be reviewing on July 3rd. To enter, just follow us on Twitter and re-tweet this tweet.

THIS COMPETITION CLOSES AT 6PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY 21ST JUNE) WHEN THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED. RE-TWEET THIS TO ENTER!

Yours,
TPR

What can you expect from ThePoliticalReader?

Before we launch on July 3rd, many of you may be asking what can you expect from this new blog?

Well, in the next two weeks, we'll be running a series of competitions to promote the blog and help build a community of political bookers before we launch. You can enter our first competition, to win a copy of The Prime Ministers Who Never Were, by following us on Twitter (@PoliticalReader) - the prize winner will be drawn and announced on July 3rd.

But over the next two weeks, we'll be running plenty more competitions and offering you the chance to influence the books that we'll be reviewing. So keep clicking back and follow us to Twitter to keep up-to-date. Our next competition will started when we hit 100 followers on Twitter, so follow us now to find out what it is!

But what about when the blog launches? Every Sunday, we'll be publishing a comprehensive review of a new political book and invite readers to make their contributions to the book of the week too. On top of that, I'll be reviewing classic political texts (everything from Immanual Kant and Georg Hegel to John Rawls and F. A. Hayek) whilst suggesting the best books currently available on certain topics of interest. Additionally, we're keen to invite guests reviews from interested readers (fancy writing a review of TPR? Get in touch at thereader@thepoliticalreader.com).

Our first Sunday review will be The Cracked Bell: America and the Afflictions of Liberty, a fascinating insight into America from a British Social Anthropologist who worked at the British Embassy in Washington. Why not read this book and make your contribution to discussion? Click here to buy.

Plenty to look forward to. Follow us on Twitter for all of the latest updates in the build-up to our big launch on July 3rd, and then click back here for the most comprehensive reviews and analysis of political books available in the UK!

Yours,
TPR

Launching on July 3rd!

The Political Reader is launching on July 3rd!

From July 3rd, I will be posting several times a week on the books every politico ought to know. And every Sunday, I will publish a full-length review of the latest book I have been reading - and I'll let you know a week in advance what book it's going to be so you can read along and keep up-to-date. In the meantime, we've got competitions...

So follow us on Twitter! (@PoliticalReader) One of our new followers will be selected on July 3rd to win a copy of Francis Beckett's 'The Prime Ministers Who Never Were', a miscellany of contributions from contemporary politicians on who they think came closest to peaking the greasy poll, only to lose their grip at the top. Remember, follow us on Twitter (@PoliticalReader) to be in with a chance of winning.

The first book under review will be 'The Cracked Bell' by Tristram Riley-Smith. As a former worker at the British Embassy in the United States, Tristram offers a fascinating insight into the role of liberty in America and the damage this ideal may be doing to the beacon of the world. If you want to join in the reading and contribute to the debate, click the link below the purchase your copy of 'The Cracked Bell'.

The Cracked Bell: America and the Afflictions of Liberty

So, follow us on Twitter for your chance to win in our first competition and come back soon for the first of many reviews.

Yours,

The Political Reader

A Welcome Message from ThePoliticalReader

Hello there!

Welcome to my blog - a site to review the best and the rest in the world of political books.

As I read books, and as I reflect on the books I have been reading, I will post reviews here and offer you the opportunity to read the book and share your thoughts too.

For those of us interested in politics: it's an obsession, not an interest. And what better way to satisfy our thirst than with the pages of a great political classic or the latest analysis/narrative?

Come back soon for our first review... and bookmark us to keep up-to-date!

Yours,

ThePoliticalReader