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Ronan O'Gara wins Irish Sports Book of the Year
Ronan O'Gara, My Autobiography was voted Irish Sports Book of the Year, at the Irish Book Awards on May 6th 2009. Acknowledged as one of the greatest sportsmen Ireland has ever produced, Ronan's illuminating autobiography was hailed both for the great story of his on-field successes and also for its honest portrayal of playing sport at such a high level.
Tom Cain publishes exclusive extracts on Authors Place
Tom Cain has published exclusive content from the first two chapters from his next book, Assassin, on Authors Place. Visit Tom's page on Authors Place and read this exclusive preveiew.
The Victoria Vanishes wins Last Laugh Award
The Victoria Vanishes, Chris Fowler's sixth Bryant & May novel, has won the inaugural "Last Laugh Award" for Best Humorous Crime Niovel at the May 2009 Bristol Crime Fest Convention.
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
 The wait is almost over!
Transworld Publishers is thrilled to announce the eagerly anticipated new novel by the author of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons will be published in hardback on 15th September 2009. Find out more on the new Dan Brown website.
Slumdog Millionaire continues its astounding Award success
Slumdog Millionaire, based on the bestselling book by Vikas Swarup, was recently voted Best Travel Read for Fiction in the Heathrow Travel Product Awards. Slumdog Millionaire has already won 8 Oscars, including best picture and best director, 7 BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes and 3 British Independent Film Awards. Read our Q&A with Vikas Swarup, on the Transworld Publicity Blog.
Lee Child - Double No.1
 For the second year running, Lee Child has topped the no.1 bestseller lists in both paperback and hardback fiction.
Nothing to Lose reached the top spot in the Sunday Times Bestseller list on 19th April and Gone Tomorrow is following suit.
Both books feature Lee Child's much-loved protagonist, Jack Reacher.
To find out more about Jack Reacher and all of Lee Child's books, visit www.jackreacher.co.uk.
Random House launches Book and Beyond
The Random House Group have launched Book and Beyond, a range of enhanced ebooks created in collaboration with authors. Watch an exclusive trailer of Gone Tomorrow in Lee Child's Nothing to Lose, listen to the unabridged audio of Markus Zusak's The Book Thief and Derren Brown audio clips from Tricks of the Mind, and watch a video interview with the band in Anvil: The Story of Anvil. All this and more can be found at www.bookandbeyond.com.
When Will There Be Good News? wins Best Read at the Galaxy British Book Awards
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson was named Richard & Judy's Best Read of the Year at the 2009 Galazy British Book Awards, held on Friday 3rd April.
Read the questions and answers from our recent webchat with Kate Atkinson.
Season of the Witch voted the 2009 BOOK TO TALK ABOUT
Natasha Mostert's Season of the Witch was voted the 2009 BOOK TO TALK ABOUT as part of World Book Day's Spread the Word campaign on 5th March. Season of the Witch was chosen from a shortlist of ten books, including Judy Buxbaum's The Opposite of Love. Natasha's new novel, The Keeper, is out now.
Visit The Keeper game website for the chance to win a Sony Reader!
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