Welcome to the Lovereading book-ezine update for mid April. In this mid month extra we have news of the best reads for teenagers, Green Reads for us all and a fresh bloom of new features to make Lovereading the easiest, most informative and socially connected way to discover new books in what ever format you want.

Stories for eyes and ears and e-readers! – multi format made easy

Of course, the story is the exciting thing but in practical terms you might want to listen to the audio book, download the e-book or even thumb throught an old fashioned paperback! So now, to make it easy for, you whenever you go to a book page on Lovereading you can see all the other formats we have for that book, including ebooks, for all you technically inclined readers. Enjoy!

Highlights of the Month

Get Teens turned on to books

Here at Lovereading we are starting to envy teenage readers (just a little bit) as in the last couple of years the quality and quantity of books written for them has grown phenomenally. Our ‘newgen’ section celebrates this edgy, compelling and highly readable fiction and this month we have a superb selection of books that we believe all warrant a second look by teens and ‘older teens’ as well.

Dark Touch - Shadows Amy Meredith Combining Twilight with a feisty, appealing heroine more reminiscent of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is the first in an exciting new series for girls.	Fightback Steve Voake This is a thumping, adrenaline-fuelled adventure from the critically acclaimed author of Blood Hunters. Readers will revel in the fast-paced plot and filmic storyline...	Rich and Mad William Nicholson April 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title. Full of the myriad and criss-crossing emotions of adolescent love, this is a warm-hearted and finely observed view of two teenagers’ experience. Sixth-formers Maddy...	Dreaming of Amelia Jaclyn Moriarty A spellbinding story about ghosts, secrets, madness, passion, locked doors, femme fatales, and that terrifying moment in the final year of high school...
The Island Sarah Singleton The Beach for teens. Three friends are on the start of their gap year in India but when one of them discovers a body of a girl he becomes the prime suspect.	The Fool's Girl Celia Rees Weaving romance and courage together into a powerful story set in Elizabethan England, Violetta desperately pursues a stolen treasure...	Inside My Head Jim Carrington April 2010 'new gen' Debut of the Month title. A very, very pacy and unputdownable contemporary novel that will be relevant to all teenagers. With sharp teen dialogue and a keen eye for...	The Dead - Tossed Waves Carrie Ryan Following on from The Forest of Hands and Teeth we follow Mary's daughter, Gabry, as she tries to make a life away from the darkness and the dark city....

Green Reads – Lovereading's strictly solar-powered section

We're pleased to announce that our section of books on the environment and how you can help it has been revamped with our resident non-fiction expert Sue Baker. Read more about the economics of a green lifestyle, tips on saving the planet and political climate affecting the green debate. Essential reading for us all find out more today.

Literary Nuggets and Sharing your love of reading

This month also sees the launch of two new features. The 1st is our Literary Fact of the Day - invaluable nuggets of information you can use to bolster your literary credibility or just store away for the next pub quiz. The 2nd is a super easy way to share your favourite books and pages on the site – find out more by clicking the ‘share this’ button that you will find on pretty much every page!

Are you a budding novelist? - go for it with Lovewriting!

If you're an unpublished author who wants the world to know about your work, or an avid reader looking for something new, our sister website Lovewriting.co.uk is for you. The site allows authors to feature their books by giving them a special web page where readers can download Opening Extracts and buy copies to their heart’s content! Visit the site now.

Your last chance to choose the Book of the Decade

In February we began our search for our readers' Books of the Decade. To begin with Sarah Broadhurst, our Editorial guru, chose her 50 favourites from the last 10 years and then it was over to you. Well, nearly 20,000 of your votes later, we were delighted to announce the Lovereading Top 10 Books of the Decade and to re-open the voting to let readers choose their No.1. We'll be crowning the winner at the end of April so don’t miss out on your chance to see the Top 10 and vote. Happy reading