M2 Best Books articles from December 2008

M2 Best Books archives from December 2008

Cervantes prize is awarded to Catalan writer Juan Marse.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Spain's culture minister Cesar Antonio Molina has announced that the EUR125,000, Spanish language Cervantes prize has been won by novelist Juan Marse. Marse was honoured for literary...

James Kelman wins Saltire Society's Scottish book of the year.
December 2, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author James Kelman has received the GBP5,000 Scottish book of the year award from the Saltire Society for his book Kieron Smith, Boy. Ian Campbell, as chair of judges, said that Kelman's...

The Tales of Beedle the Bard to go on sale.
December 3, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been announced that The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a spin-off from the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling, will be on sale from Thursday 4 December. The Tales of Beedle the Bard is...

Guardian First Book Award is won by Alex Ross.
December 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alex Ross, the music critic on The New Yorker, has been awarded the Guardian First Book Award for his work The Rest is Noise, which covers the history of music throughout the 20th century....

Bloomsbury takes over John Wisden & Co.
December 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury has announced that has acquired the publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, John Wisden & Co. The Almanack has been published annually since 1864. Contributions have been...

New novel by Miriam Toews on Washington Post's best 2008 of list.(Brief article)
December 8, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Flying Troutmans, the new novel by Miriam Toews from Winnipeg, has been chosen by the Washington Post's Book World magazine as one of the top fiction releases for 2008. The Winnipeg...

Children's classic The Lion's Paw is republished.(Brief article)
December 9, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Lion's Paw by children's novelist Robb White is back in print, having been republished by the author's family at its own publishing company, AW INK Inc. White wrote for children in a...

Garcia Marquez to write new book.
December 10, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been reported that Nobel prize-winning author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is working on a new novel, despite announcing his retirement from writing two years ago. Fellow author...

Margaret Trudeau's memoir to be published by HarperCollins Canada.
December 11, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HarperCollins Canada has announced that it is to publish the third autobiographical book by Margaret Trudeau, the wife of the late Canadian prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. The...

Winner of the William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year for 2008 is announced in Dublin.
December 12, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2008 William Hill Irish Sports Book of the Year has been awarded to Crashed and Byrned, the autobiography of the Irish Formula One driver Tommy Byrne, which was ghostwritten by Mark...

The Library Journal chooses The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending as Best Thriller of the Year.
December 15, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Library Journal announced in its December issue that it has selected The Seven Sins: The Tyrant Ascending by Jon Land and King Midas World Entertainment as Best Thriller of 2008. The...

Long list is announced for the Romantic Novel Of The Year 2009.
December 16, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Romantic Novelists' Association has announced a long list of 22 books for the Romantic Novel of the Year 2009. The Association received 156 submissions, which included bestselling...

BookFinder.com reveals 2008 list of Top 10 Out-of-Print Books in America.(Bibliography)
December 17, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BookFinder.com, a comparison shopping engine which finds the best prices on new, used, rare and out-of-print books online, has announced the 2008 list of 10 of the most sought after...

Sales of The Tales Of Beedle The Bard make GBP4m for charity.
December 18, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD J K Rowling's latest book, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, is on course to be a best seller this year and so far proceeds from it have achieved GBP4m for charity. The title was released...

Bernard Madoff scandal books to be published.
December 19, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishers HarperCollins and the Random House Publishing Group have both announced that they have signed up with authors to publish books about Bernard Madoff, the former chairman of the...

Norwegian charity initiates children's international book on friendship.
December 22, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish publishing group Bombadil Publishing has announced that Norwegian charity Echo 2012 has launched an international book project which will depict a child's view of what friendship...

New book on Barack Obama's life to be published on Presidents' Day.
December 23, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Group (USA) imprint Riverhead Books and Callaway Arts & Entertainment announced on 23 December that OBAMA: The Historic Journey, an illustrated biography of Barack Obama, who will be...

Bertie Ahern to have autobiography published.
December 24, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It was announced on 24 December that the former Prime Minister for the Republic of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, has agreed a EUR400,000 deal for his autobiography, with publishers Cornerstone...

Fake Holocaust memoir withdrawn from publication.
December 29, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Berkley Books has announced that it has cancelled publication of Angel at the Fence: The True Story of a Love That Survived, a Holocaust story by Herman Rosenblat. Rosenblat...

Richard and Judy's Book Club Reads of 2009 are revealed.
December 30, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Book Club featured on Richard and Judy's New Position show, which is screened on the UK digital television channel Watch, has announced the shortlist for the 2009 Richard & Judy Best Read...

Lerner Publishing recalls children's version of Herman Rosenblat's disputed Holocaust story.
December 31, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It was announced by Lerner Publishing Group on 30 December that the company is to stop publication of the children's book Angel Girl by Laurie Friedman. Friedman was inspired to write...