Transworld Publishers are delighted to announce that the winner of this year's Daily Mail First Novel Award is JANE DAVIS with her novel VENN DIAGRAMS. It will be published in April 2009.

The book has been described by Joanne Harris, author of CHOCOLAT, as 'A beautifully written story of secrets, lies, grief and, ultimately, redemption, charmingly handled by this very promising new writer.'

Other shortlisted titles were: FERRY TO SWEDEN by Leslie Cope, UNWRAPPING ANGELO by Liz Ringrose, BWCI-BO by Kit Habianic, INSTRUCTIONS FOR AN INEXPERIENCED LOVER by Amanda Leduc, THE TURNING TIDES by Camilla Macpherson
VENN DIAGRAMS will be published by Black Swan on 9 April 2009.

Firetop Mountain, a skillful comic account of the drudgery of modern life on the one hand, and a thrilling adventure populated by creatures of myth and legend on the other.
Visit www.firetopmountain.net to play the hilarious pre-adventure before you read the book.

Congratulation to Ariana Franklin, whose latest novel The Death Maze has been nominated for the prestigious CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award. Ariana won the Dagger Award with critically acclaimed The Mistress of the Art of Death.

Tom Hanks will return to the big screen in May 2009 in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's Angels and Demons. Hanks will reprise his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Buy your copy of Angels and Demons here and view the teaser trailer for the film below.

Visit the fantastic new Terry Pratchett site and help us celebrate 25 years of Discworld.

Chasing Windmills - first chapter

American Wife - first chapter

The Bone Garden - first chapter

Visit the Survivor blog and put your friends in the news at www.theaccidentman.co.uk

Anita Notaro has won the Galaxy Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year for Take a Look at Me Now, a paperback no.1 bestseller, at the Irish Book Awards.

Click here for a full list of books to browse, search and read inside.

New castings in the Sophie Kinsella movie, Confessions of a Shopaholic! Visit the Kinsella site message board to find out more.

Love to find out more about bestselling author Tess Gerritsen? Listen to her podcast at feeds.feedburner.com/TessGerritsenVideoPodcast. Compressed four clips can be downloaded at: www.yada-yada.co.uk/podcasts/

Meera Syal knocks Pinter and Byron off the school curriculum news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6331869.stm

James Martin has been made a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science for his work on The Meaning Of The 21st Century.

Discover Quick Reads - a great introduction to the best authors around.

Subscribe to the Transworld news feed for all the latest news on our books, authors, competitons and events. It's easy and free. Click here to find out more.

Can you survive The Discworld Quiz?

At My Mother's Knee Paul O Grady

Carra: My Autobiography Jamie Carragher

Fairway to Hell Carl Hiaasen

When Will There Be Good News Kate Atkinson

Country Pursuits Jo Carnegie

The Things We Do For Love Imogen Parker

Gerrard Steven Gerrard
The autobiography of a footballing hero.

View a complete list of recent titles

View a complete list of titles coming soon