Our April competition offers three lucky Bookhugger readers a chance to win four fabulous titles from our publishers! Thank you publishers!

It’s a busy time for Irvine Welsh: not only has he got a new book out, Skagboys, a prequel to his famous and acclaimed Trainspotting, but his 1997 novel Ecstasy has been made in to a major new film. We have five copies of the new movie tie-in edition of the book, and five theatrical posters signed by Irvine and leading man Adam Sinclair to be won!

We have three dark crime titles for three Bookdagger readers in April’s competition: The Inquisitor, by Mark Allen Smith; Circle of Shadows, by Imogen Robertson; and Hit and Run, by Doug Johnstone.

World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of passionate volunteers gift books in their communities to share their love of reading. In 2012 World Book Night will be celebrated in the UK, Ireland, Germany and USA on April 23 - that's today!

After a fire destroyed their house, Justin and his wife Linda irrationally decided to build a 15-ton classic yacht, as complete amateurs – starting with the trees.

Brian Freeman is a renowned US thriller writer. Working in marketing before beginning to write full-time, he has now written five novels in a popular series, with Spilled Blood being his second standalone.

‘My name is Laddy Merridew. I’m a cry-baby. I’m sorry.’ ‘And my name is Ianto Jenkins. I am a coward. And that’s worse.’

Watch author Vanessa Gebbie discuss The Coward’s Tale.

Lucky Santangelo is back with a vengeance – in a novel full of power, passion, revenge, and the raging family dynamics of the Santangelo clan – and, as always, Lucky comes out on top!

Celebrate the year of the Mayan Apocalypse in style with Megacatastrophes!, as Dr David Darling and Dr Dirk Schulze-Makuch delve into the amazing science of the end of the world.

Cumbria, 1783. A broken heritage; a secret history… The tomb of the first Earl of Greta should have lain undisturbed on its island of bones for three hundred years. When idle curiosity opens the stone lid, however, inside is one body too many. Read an extract from Island of Bones, by Imogen Robertson.

Funny, bittersweet and unforgettable, Life! Death! Prizes! is a story of grief, resilience and brotherly love.

Sometimes the truth can be torture.

Read an extract from Mark Allen Smith’s dark new thriller.

Swimming for his life towards traffickers on the Italian shore, Selim enters a world where Kurdish refugees disguise themselves as tomatoes, dates of birth are a matter of opinion, and a residency permit is a ticket to paradise…

Bills, boyfriends, Bikram yoga… nobody said life was easy. But you can make it a whole lot less stressful with this ingenious guide to modern life.

A locked room. A dark threat. A place of poisonous lies.

Read an extract from Imogen Robertson’s Circle of Shadows.