Books published by Transworld Publishers Ltd

Hannah Fry is an Associate Professor in the mathematics of cities from University College London. In her day job she uses mathematical models to study patterns in human behaviour, and has worked with governments, police forces, health analysts and supermarkets. Her TED talks have amassed millions of views and she has fronted television documentaries for the BBC and PBS; she also hosts the long-running science podcast, ¿The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry¿ with the BBC.

The Observer Promising first-time British novelists 2018: 'A novel about self-discovery and second chances''Insightful, emotionally acute and absorbing' Daily Express'Meet Me at the Museum starts so quiet and small like a bud tightly closed against the winter then it unfurls into something so alive and truly beautiful.

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWHSMITH FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018PICKED FOR THE ZOE BALL TV BOOK CLUBNOMINATED FOR DEBUT OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS'Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do.

Cathy Bramley is the Sunday Times bestselling author of romantic comedies including Wickham Hall, The Lemon Tree Caf¿Hetty's Farmhouse Bakery and A Match Made in Devon. She lives in a Nottinghamshire village with her family.Her recent career as a full-time writer of light-hearted, romantic fiction has come as somewhat of a lovely surprise after spending eighteen years running her own marketing agency. However, she has been always an avid reader, never without a book on the go and now thinks she may have found her dream job!Cathy loves to hear from her readers. You can get in touch via her website or on social media.

Charlotte and Mia aren't just best friends, they're Secret Princesses, learning how to make wishes come true! Can the girls use their magic to grant Emily's wish and help with her fear of the sea, or will horrid Princess Poison cause a splash?

Its inhabitants are divided between those who live unknowingly in the relative paradise of one of hundreds of Virtual Realities - vrealities - and those who scrape a living in what remains of the real world. The massive servers needed to maintain the vrealities are draining the resources of the Spin.

'You are here for the rest of your life. You are here until you die.'Betty Mahmoody and her husband, Dr Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody ('Moody'), came to Iran from the USA to meet Moody's family. But every scheme that was suggested to her meant leaving Mahtob behind for ever...

Get ready for: - Alternative Moses baskets - Free nappy stations - Make-at-home soft-play ball pits - A do-it-yourself newborn photo shootNo stone will be left unturned as Ladbaby tackle babyland head on!

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Paul O'Grady's Country Life for the first time gives a glimpse into the home life of one of Britain's best loved stars, alongside the animals he adores.

NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie Kinsella's emotionally charged, witty new standalone novel about love and long-term relationship survival - and how those we think we know best can sometimes surprise us the most .

Then, after a series of very public blunders and to escape a gathering storm of paparazzi, Nina is forced to flee from London. Her plan is to lay low with a friend in Devon, in beautiful Brightside Cove.

The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations.In Uncommon People, David Hepworth zeroes in on defining moments and turning points in the lives of forty rock stars from 1955 to 1995, taking us on a journey to burst a hundred myths and create a hundred more.

And someone wants to make sure I never tell . . . Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are called to the murder scene, but even faced with this gruesome sight they are unable to identify the immediate cause of death. But when another body is found in horrific circumstances, the link between the two bodies is clear. . .

But owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiar.

Raised in the grim, urban decay of Thatcher's Britain, Sheffield-born Magnus Walker left school with just two O levels and drifted for several years before buying a one-way ticket to America. This is the story of succeeding through pure instinct and determination by a man who was brave enough to follow his own path.

The Spin, an ancient artificial cluster of eighty-eight planets and twenty-two suns - is in decline. However when they arrive they realise all is not well - a new green star has appeared in the sky, sparking the growth of a socially repressive cult which is quickly taking over, making Seldyan wonder if Web City is any improvement on the Hive.

Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, and his battles to retake Jerusalem and expel Christian influence from Arab lands, Saladin explores the life and the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam, and examines his significance for the world today.

'Disturbing, compelling, beautifully translated' The Times'Electric, urgent, luminous ... It is the day the State Security came to take his father away, and he believes it will be a Sunday when his father finally comes home again. While he waits, Djata lives out a life of adventure.

Lou Reed, who died in 2013, was best known to the general public as the grumpy New Yorker in black who sang 'Walk on the Wild Side'.

In the morning, they gave Reacher a medal. And in the afternoon, they sent him back to school. And then they send him back to school. It's a school with only three students: Reacher, an FBI agent, and a CIA analyst. Night School takes Reacher back to his army days, but this time he's not in uniform.

'Pratchett uses his other world to hold up a distorting mirror to our own . . . he is a satirist of enormous talent' The Times The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . . ___________________'Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.' Three witches - Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick - have gathered on a lonely heath. A king has been cruelly murdered, his throne usurped by his ambitious cousin. An infant heir and the crown of the kingdom, both missing . . . Witches don't have these kind of dynastic problems themselves in fact, they don t have leaders. Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders the witches don't have. But even she found that meddling in royal politics was a lot more complicated than certain playwrights would have you believe . . . ___________________The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Wyrd Sisters is the second book in the Witches series.

Builds a clear, research-based concept: eating food that nourishes and protects the microbes in your gut paves the way for weight loss and a slimmer middle. In this book, scientist finds connections between the gut microbiome and a healthy immune system and gastrointestinal system. It also includes meal plans, diet recommendations and recipes.

At the end of the author's previous volume of autobiography, Still Standing, his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. In this book, Lily embraces success as to the manner born, and world domination beckons! Along the way, the stories come thick and fast.

A cold night in Milan, Piero Manzano wants to get home. Then the traffic lights fail. Manzano is thrown from his Alfa as cars pile up. And not just on this street - every light in the city is dead. Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electricity grids collapse. Plunged into darkness, people are freezing.

In the spring of 2015, Mark Beaumont set out from the bustling heart of Cairo on his latest world record attempt - solo, the length of Africa, intending to ride to Cape Town in under 50 days. Seven years since he smashed the world record for cycling round the world, this would be his toughest trip yet. This book deals with his life and work.

When Gala, a grieving but ravishing Zimbabwean widow moves to Penscombe as carer for Rupert's wayward father, it is not just Gav who is attracted to her: a returning Rupert finds himself dangerously tempted.