Andrea Levy, author of SMALL ISLAND, will be touring Australia in March 2010 to attend the Adelaide Writers' Week. Levy's new book, The Long Song, is a fascinating look at the life of young slave girl growing up on a sugar plantation in Jamaica in the 1800s.

Don't miss Dressed to Kill- the story of Captain Charlotte Madison, the first female Apache pilot in the Army Air Corps and is still one of only two. She is the 27-year-old veteran of two tours of Afghanistan, and the only pilot ever to have gone 'Winchester' - to have used every single piece of ammunition in the Apache's awesome armoury - in a single sortie.

March brings popular philosopher AC Grayling to our shores. He begins by giving the opening address at the Perth Writers Festival on Friday 26 February, followed by a weekend of events open to the public - see www.perthfestival.com.au for details. Grayling then goes on to the Sydney Opera House with Richard Dawkins on 7 March (tickets available from 02 9250 7777) and to Melbourne for the 2010 Global Atheist Convention (www.atheistconvention.org.au). Grayling's most recent book, Ideas that Matter, celebrates the power of ideas to change the world. Celebrity gardener Monty Don also hits Australia as the guest of the Perth Writers Festival - see the festival website for details.

Adro Sarnelli's incredible book The New Me is published in March and launches with a competition for one lucky New Idea reader to win a free stay at Adro's health and weight loss retreat in Victoria, a total prize value of up to $6800. See New Idea (on sale 8 March) for more details. The New Me is part-autobiography about Adro's life before and during his experience on the first season of The Biggest Loser and part-practical and effective weight-loss guide, including goal-setting exercises, exercise plans and delicious and nutritious recipes. This book has the lot! Look out for Adro throughout March, as he shares his Eat Smart, Move More, Think Thin philosophy with the Australian public.

CHILLING, THRILLING, GRIPPING. Sophie Hannah returns with a stunning new psychological suspense novel - A Room Swept White - that will stay with you long after you've finished it.

Packed with pirates, explosions, cliff-hangers, cunning twists and shocking revelations, The Pirate Devlin tells the true story of piracy from a fresh and exciting perspective. New this month.

The highly-anticipated first volume in the graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight will be published 17 March 2010. Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 contains selected text from Meyer's original novel with illustrations by Korean artist Young Kim.

Go to www.stephenie-meyer.com.au for all the latest news on The Twilight Saga.

Bestselling authors Mitch Albom, Elizabeth Kostova, Sarah Waters and Sarah Dunant will all be visiting Australia in February and March 2010, see On Tour page for further details.