M2 Best Books articles from April 2008

M2 Best Books archives from April 2008

Winners of Kiriyama prize for literature announced.
April 1, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lloyd Jones's novel entitled Mister Pip has been named as the fiction winner of the USD30,000 Kiriyama prize for literature, whilst the non-fiction winner is Julia Whitty for The Fragile...

Shortlist revealed for Impac award.
April 2, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortlist of eight authors has just been announced for the EUR100,000 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. According to The Irish Times, the award is managed by Dublin City...

Desk belonging to Charles Dickens to be auctioned.(Brief article)
April 3, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A writing desk and chair belonging to British author Charles Dickens is to be sold at auction in order to benefit Great Ormand Street Children's Hospital. The items, which were donated...

HarperCollins announces new imprint.
April 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has announced that the founder-president of Hyperion, Robert S Miller, is to join the company to head a new, as yet unnamed, imprint, effective 14 April. ...

Dorling Kindersley produces environmentally friendly series of books.(Brief article)
April 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Dorling Kindersley, a division of Penguin Books, claims that by using vegetable inks, 100% recycled card and environmentally friendly glues it has created the most environmentally...

Bill Loehfelm wins the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
April 8, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Amazon.com Inc, Penguin Group (USA) and HP yesterday (7 April) announced Bill Loehfelm as the winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award with his book 'Fresh Kills'. The prize for the...

Shortlist announced for the Orange Award 2008.
April 10, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Lauren Groff, Joanna Kavenna and Lauren Liebenberg have been announced as the three finalists for this year's Orange Award, an award created in 2005 to honour new writers. The winner of...

2008 Galaxy British Book Awards announced.
April 10, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The awards for the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards took place last night in London's Grosvenor House Hotel, honouring JK Rowling with an outstanding achievement award. Other writers...

Ian Fleming letters auctioned.(Brief article)
April 11, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A collection letters sent between Ian Fleming, the writer of the James Bond books, and Jean Frampton, the secretary hired to type the manuscripts, have sold at auction for GBP14,340 - almost...

Penguin to release e-books at same time as its paper versions.
April 14, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing house Penguin are set to simultaneously release new print editions as both books and e-books from September 2008. Pearson, the publisher's parent company, confirmed that books...

Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction shortlist announced.
April 15, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Orange Book Prize short list has been announced, amongst which include three debut novelists - Sadie Jones, Heather O'Neill and Patricia Wood. The shortlist for the prize, which is...

Rowling and Time Warner sue over Potter guide.
April 16, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, and her publisher Time Warner are suing a Potter fan after a publisher attempted to produce an unofficial online Potter guide in hard copy....

Longlist nominations revealed for BBC Four's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction.
April 17, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The longlist nominations for BBC Four's Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction have been announced, which includes biographies of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and artist Pablo Picasso. The...

New Borders store to open in John F Kennedy International Airport.
April 18, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new store is to be opened by Borders Inc, a global retailer of books, music, movies, gifts and stationery items, in the JetBlue Airways Terminal 5 of the John F Kennedy International...

Winner of inaugural Daily Mail First Novel prize announced.(Brief article)
April 21, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of the inaugural Daily Mail First Novel prize has been named as Roland Vernon for 'A Dark Enchantment'. The novel, which is published by Black Swan, tell the story of Godwin...

Talks regarding Editis acquisition confirmed by Grupo Planeta.
April 22, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Grupo Planeta, a Spanish based publisher, has announced that it has commenced talks regarding the acquisition of France-based publishing group, Editis. The group is currently owned by...

LibreDigital to handle Harlequin's digital book projects.(Brief article)
April 23, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Romance publisher Harlequin has announced that its digital book projects are now to be handled by LibreDigital, a division of NewsStand. According to Publishers Weekly, the company will...

Joanna Trollope to leave Bloomsbury - claim.(Brief article)
April 24, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Joanna Trollope has reportedly left publishing house Bloomsbury to take up a deal with Transworld. Trollope is best known for her novels, including The Rector's Wife. ...

Memoirs to be released by Miley Cyrus.
April 25, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A book deal has been signed by Miley Cyrus, who is best known for appearing in Disney's Hannah Montana television series, for her memoirs. Miley is the 15 year old daughter of US country...

Final book from Lolita author to be published.
April 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The final novel from Vladimir Nabokov, the author who is best known for writing Lolita, is to be published due to a decision by the writer's son, Dmitri Nabokov. According to the BBC the...

Free download of Star Wars book to be offered by Del Rey.
April 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD In a new promotional offer Del Rey, the science fiction and fantasy division of Random House, has announced that it is to offer Book One in the Star Wars series, Star Wars: Legacy of the...

Toronto office to be opened by Hachette.
April 30, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Hachette Book Group has announced that it is to open a new office in Toronto, Canada on 1 January 2009. The company said that the office will take over the sales of its American...