August is the perfect month for kicking back, relaxing and of course, getting stuck into a good book.

Read James Fergusson’s The Taliban to discover more about the group of Afghan religious students who formed the organization in 1994 and whose actions continue to dominate the news today.

Or try Kate Atkinson’s newest book Started Early, Took My Dog, where a Faustian pact transforms humdrum into hectic in Leeds.

Delve into the murky world of the cocaine industry in Frederick Forsyth’s The Cobra, where Paul Devereaux is the ex-CIA officer tasked with halting the multi-billion dollar trade. The drug cartels find themselves battling a man who will stop at nothing to destroy the system.

Whether holidaying at home or heading abroad, be sure to have something sensational to read this month.

Gone Tomorrow animated trailer wins GOLD at the Promax BDA Design Awards in LA, in the OTHER DESIGN APPLICATIONS: MUSIC VIDEO OR SHORT SUBJECT category.
Click here to watch the award-winning trailer

LoveReading’s Books of the Decade
After over 10,000 votes were cast, three Transworld titles have been chosen in LoveReading’s top ten Books of the Decade list – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamasby John Boyne, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Chocolat by Joanne Harris. For the full list, click here 

Transworld shortlisted for CWA Awards
Transworld authors Simon Beckett, Mo Hayder and Ariana Franklin have all reached the shortlist (of six) for this year’s CWA Dagger in the Library, which is awarded for a body of work.
And that’s not all! Johan Theorin’s terrific novel The Darkest Room has been shortlisted for the International Dagger. The winners will be announced on Friday 23 July 2010. For more information visit The CWA website

Calling all Tess Gerritsen fans!
If you aren't able to make it to any of Tess's events while she is over in the UK, all is not lost!
Tess has offered to take some time out of her busy schedule to sign and personally dedicate a copy of The Killing Place for 5 lucky people living in the UK.
To be in with a chance of winning one of these exclusive books you just have to comment on our Between the Lines story with your favourite Tess Gerritsen thriller and who you would like the book dedicated to.

Winners will be selected randomly and announced at the end of Tess's stay in the UK on Monday 23rd August!

WIN a selection of Transworld bestsellers!

To celebrate Transworld Publishers 60th Anniversary we are giving you the chance to win a TWENTY of our best sellers over the course of our history. Click here to enter

WIN! A year's supply of killer crime books!

Every month from June 2010 until November 2010 five lucky readers will win the book of their choice from The Serial Thrillers list .

Click here to enter

WIN £100 of iTunes vouchers with E SQUARED

E Squared by Matt Beaumont is the long-awaited follow up to e, told entirely in emails, texts, webchat and blogs. It's a savagely funny insight into the hearts, minds and inboxes of the world's most engagingly dysfunctional ad agency - Meerkat360.
To celebrate the release of this hilarious book, we are giving you the chance to win £100 of iTunes vouchers!
Have you ever pressed send too soon?
Sent a picture to the wrong person?
Replied to all when you meant to keep something secret...?
We want to hear your most embarrassing office email story (in 150 words or less)!
Just email us your name, address and story at:
competition@transworld-publishers.co.uk(putting Meerkat360comp in the subject line).
The best stories will feed onto the meerkat360 twitter page and the most cringeworthy tale will win the vouchers!

40 Free books each month!

Join our What Shall I Read This Month…? Facebook group for the chance to win one of 40 free books each month!

View a selection of upcoming titles