M2 Best Books articles from June 2004

M2 Best Books archives from June 2004

Hans Christian Andersen exhibitions launched in Denmark.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Three exhibitions about the work of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen were launched last week. One exhibition will display scenes from some of Andersen's 156 fairy tales at a new...

Lagardere confirms Editis sale to Wendel Investissement.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French media group Lagardere has confirmed that it will sell 60% of its stake in publishing company Editis to Wendel Investissement. Editis imprints Belfond, Julliard, Robert Laffont,...

Guide to teaching children manners is published.(Panic Publications)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author and mother of three teenagers Penny Palmano has written a book aimed at helping parents to teach their children good manners and respect for others. 'Yes, Please. Thanks' covers a...

Author profiles women millionaires.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thomas Stanley, author of 1996 bestseller 'The Millionaire Next Door', has released a second book on frugal millionaires in the US. 'Millionaire Women Next Door' focuses on women...

Bookman Publishing to open first bookstore.(Bookman Publishing will open its first bookstore)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book marketing and publishing services provider Bookman Publishing will open its first bookstore this month. The Bookman Store is located in Franklin, Indiana. It will sell all of...

Marcia Millman produces book on complicated sister relationships.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sociologist Marcia Millman has produced a new book which explores the complicated sister relationship and the familial forces that shape it. The book - 'The Perfect Sister: What Draws Us...

Paperbacks for 99p from WH Smith, The Times and HarperCollins.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK high street retailer WH Smith, The Times newspaper and publisher HarperCollins are launching a reading promotion this summer, with paperbacks available for just 99p (GBP0.99). From 7...

New book claims to identify secret code in Beatles lyrics.(Duffy & Snellgrove published the book "magic Circle")(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Australian author Bob Mason claims in a new book to have discovered a secret code behind the songs of the Beatles. Mason writes in 'Magic Circles' that John Lennon and Paul McCartney...

Updike praises new British novelists.(John Updike)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American literary giant John Updike has praised the new generation of British novelists and assured them that they should no longer have an inferiority complex about their US peers. ...

'The Rule of Four' set to be 2004 'Da Vinci Code'.(Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A novel by two 28 year old first-time novelists has taken the American publishing world by storm. 'The Rule of Four' by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason has reached number one on the...

Survey reveals children lack a favourite book.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey by the Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation has revealed that children aged between seven and fourteen have not read enough books to name a favourite. The research showed that...

Historian and biographer William Manchester dies.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD William Manchester, best known for his bestselling biographies on Winston Churchill, has died aged 82. The author had recently appointed Palm Beach Post writer Paul Reid as an assistant...

Waterstone's provides 'Personal Library Service' at its flagship store.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK bookseller Waterstone's is offering a 'Personal Shopper' service in its flagship Piccadilly store in London. Store employee Zoe Hall will be available to customers to help with buying...

New International Man Booker Prize announced.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The organizers of the UK's most coveted annual literary award, the Man Booker Prize, have announced the that they will run a new International Man Booker Prize worth GBP60,000. The prize...

WH Smith cuts number of regional managers.(W.H. Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Troubled UK bookseller and retailer WH Smith has made redundant three of the company's four regional controllers in an attempt to simplify the company's corporate structure. WH Smith's...

Reed Elsevier acquires Saxon Publishers.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishing group Reed Elsevier has announced that it has acquired maths publisher Saxon Publishers to expand the maths list of its US-based Harcourt Press imprint. Harcourt Press is one...

Penguin acquires 'Why Birds Sing' by David Rothenberg.(Penguin Press)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Penguin Press has announced that it has acquired the UK and Commonwealth Rights to philosophy professor David Rothenberg's book 'Why Birds Sing'. By talking to leading neuroscientists,...

Abebooks.com to launch section for new books.(Advanced Book Exchange Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Canadian online used bookseller Abebooks.com is to take on rival online booksellers Amazon.ca and Chapters.Indigo.ca by selling new books for the first time. The company will launch its...

REVIEW: The Wisdom of the World.(Book Review)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD This English translation of Remi Brague's story of how we in the western world came to live as we do is a thought-provoking and wonderfully written piece of philosophy that opens your eyes to...

Cork International heads for receivership.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK supermarket book supplier and wholesaler Cork International is expected to go into receivership costing publishers up to GBP20m. Cork has been in financial trouble since the start of...

Waterstone's adopts automated return's system.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK bookstore chain Waterstone's has agreed to roll out new automated return's systems across its 196 stores boosting the Book Industry Communications (BIC) supported Industry Returns...

HarperCollins signs Seymour Hersh for book on Abu Ghraid abuse.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher HarperCollins has signed Seymour Hersh, the journalist for The New Yorker who uncovered the abuse of prisoners by US soldiers in the Abu Ghraid jail in Iraq. Hersh has been...

Clinton starts publicity tour for 'My Life'.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Former US president Bill Clinton started the promotion for his long awaited memoir 'My Life' with a keynote speech at the 2004 BookExpo America in Chicago. Starting 30 minutes behind...

REVIEW: Freedom from Command & Control; A Better Way to Make the Work Work.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD John Seddon, an "occupational psychologist and management thinker", has produced a book detailing his own methods of management programmes, which he describes as a combination of systems...

REVIEW: Dramatic Success!(Book Review)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD While there are a great many business management books out there, this is the first one I have seen that has suggested that the introduction of theatre tools and techniques could boost...

Irish Government close copyright loophole to safeguard Joyce festival.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Irish MP's have closed a copyright law loophole that could have allowed the grandson of author James Joyce to stop the 'Rejoyce' festival in Dublin organized to celebrate 'Bloomsday' when...

Staff at T&F Informa vote to strike.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Staff at academic publisher T&F Informa have voted to go on strike. The ballot was taken after changes in terms and conditions for new starters were announced. A series of one day...

Amazon.com eyes up Hollywood.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online bookseller Amazon.com is to increase its involvement with the movie industry. The online retailer sells videos and DVDs on its site and has owned the film research site Internet...

Chicken House signs first look deal with New Line Cinema.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Children's publisher Chicken House has signed an exclusive first look deal with film production company New Line Cinema. New Line is already developing 'Inkheart' Chicken House's...

REVIEW: The Healthy Gut Cook Book.(Book Review)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Marguerite Pattern and Jeanette Ewin's 'The Healthy Gut Cook Book' seemed to me less of a cookbook more of a textbook. I learnt things about my gut I didn't know existed. For example the...

WH Smith, HarperCollins and The Times launch joint book promotion.
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A joint promotion from publisher HarperCollins, bookseller WH Smith and The Times newspaper has been launched. The promotion offers anyone who buys a copy of The Times or Sunday Times in...

2004 Seoul International Book Fair opens.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2004 Seoul International Book Fair has begun at the Seoul Convention and Exhibition Centre in South Korea. Some 280 publishers from 20 countries are taking part in the event which...

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2004 shortlist announced.(Alan Gibbons, Mark Haddon, Anne Cassidy)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist for the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2004 has been announced. The prize run by the reading charity Booktrust is aimed at recognising and rewarding contemporary teenage fiction....

Orion acquires 'Timothy the Tortoise' by Rory Knight Bruce.(Orion Book Services)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Orion has won the race to secure the rights to 'Timothy the Tortoise: The Life of England's Oldest Tortoise' by Rory Knight Bruce. The life of Timothy, who was 160 when he died...

Tom Sharpe to write new 'Wilt' novel.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Author Tom Sharpe is to revive his best known literary creation Wilt in a new novel for the publisher Hutchinson. The Wilt novels, which include 'Wilt on High' and 'The Wilt...

Pope John Paul II's account as life as Bishop in communist Poland to be released in the US.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pope John Paul II's account of his time as a bishop in Poland during the communist reign is to be released in the US. 'Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way' was released in Italy by Mondadori in...

Conran Octopus to release cookbook by Japanese celebrity chef.('Harumi's Japanese Cooking')(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Japanese celebrity chef Harumi Kurihara is set to release a recipe book for the UK market. Kurihara has sold over 7m copies of her cookbooks in Japan and she is mobbed in the streets...

Fans queue from dawn to pre-order Clinton memoir.(Bill Clinton's book "My Life")(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fans of former US President Bill Clinton have queued for hours to be the first to reserve their copies of his eagerly anticipated memoir 'My Life'. The book will have an initial print...

Madonna's 'Yakov and the Seven Thieves' set for June 2004 release.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pop star Madonna's third children's book will be released worldwide on 21 June 2004. 'Yakov and the Seven Thieves' follows Madonna's two previous bestselling children's books 'The...

Amazon to choose between Ireland and Luxembourg for European base.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online bookseller Amazon will reportedly chose between the Republic of Ireland and Luxembourg for the site of its new European base. Representatives from the US-based company have already...

Report shows increase in UK library visits.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2002/03 report by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy on the UK library service has shown that library visits and book spend are up on the year 2001/02. ...

BBC Books and The Poetry Society launch new hunt for UK's favourite poem.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Poetry Society and BBC Books have launched a poll to encourage the public to discover Britain's poetic heritage. The last nationwide poetry poll was held in 1996 with Rudyard...

Publishers react to demand after Reagan death.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publishers have sprung into action following the death of former US President Ronald Reagan on 5 June 2004, with seven books about the 40th president entering the Amazon.com top 100...

Andrea Levy wins 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction has been won by Andrea Levy for her novel 'Small Island'. The GBP30,000 prize, which is only open to female writers, was presented to Levy at a ceremony...

Cork International ceases trading.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Administrator Ernst & Young has announced that supermarket book supplier Cork International has ceased trading. The announcement came on 8 June 2004 after four months of the supplier...

Australian government blocks publication of book over national security issues.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Australian government has blocked the publication of a book by a former intelligence worker while it decides if it would compromise the country's security. 'Axis of Deceit' by Andrew...

Publisher withdraws books from Amazon.com of 'paedophile' book.(Larry Reynolds)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Washington State sailing book publisher has removed his list from online bookseller Amazon.com in protest over the company's refusal to stop selling a book which he claims promotes...

BBC's 'End of Story' competition proves a big hit.(BBC Audiobooks Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BBC's 'End of Story' competition, where members of the public had the opportunity to complete short stories started by prominent authors, has received over 17,000 entries. Launched...

ebooks.com claims UK publishers are ignoring the e-book market.(Stephen Cole)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The founder of e-book store ebooks.com has said that UK publishers are ignoring the growing e-book market. Stephen Cole claims that UK publishers are lagging behind their US counterparts...

'The Apprentice' winner to release business book.(Bill Rancic)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of Donald Trump's 'The Apprentice' TV show is to write a book about his business philosophy. Bill Rancic has signed a deal with publisher HarperBusiness and will release...

China jails business woman for possession of banned books.(Beijing Yanlong Corporation)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A 33 year old Chinese business woman has been jailed in China for possessing banned books. Security officials in Beijing allegedly placed the women in detention in the Chaoyang Detention...

2004 BookExpo America dominated by Clinton speech.(Bill Clinton)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2004 BookExpo America (BEA) appears to have been a big success thanks in no small part to the appearance of former US president and soon-to-be bestselling author Bill Clinton. ...

Society of Authors Literary Award winners announced.(Louise Dean, Katie Whitaker, Mark Haddon)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Betty Trask Prize has been awarded to Louise Dean for her novel 'Becoming Strangers' at the Society of Authors Literary Awards on 8 June 2004. The GBP8000 award for the best first...

The Authors Guild urges members to look closely at e-book royalty rates.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Authors Guild is urging its members to concentrate on e-book royalties when negotiating contracts with publishers. The warning comes after Random House issued new e-book royalty...

Clinton's memoir sets new Amazon pre-orders record.(Bill Clinton, Amazon.com)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bill Clinton's memoir 'My Life' has set a new Amazon.com record for memoir pre-orders, eleven days before it is officially released on 22 June 2004. 'My Life' has generated seven times...

Faber has high hope for the new 'Vernon God Little'.(Faber and Faber Inc., new book)(Brief Article)
June 11, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Faber is hoping to repeat the success it had with Booker Prize winning novel 'Vernon God Little' with another book about the troubles of youth. 'The Confessions of Max Tivolli'...

Morpurgo wins Red House Children's Book Award.(Michael Morpurgo)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo has won the Red House Children's Book Award for his novel 'Private Peaceful'. The book about a soldier in the First World War won the award on...

Swedish book sales reached record volumes in 2003.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Swedish book publishers' organisation Svenska Forlaggareforeningen issued its 2003 statistics on Monday (14 June), saying that the past year had seen a new sales record of 40m sold books....

Bloomsbury acquires UK rights for 'La Princetta and Le Capitaine'.(Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bloomsbury, the UK publisher of the Harry Potter novels, has bought the rights to a French-language children's book for over EUR100,000. The UK and US rights to 'La Princetta and Le...

Raben & Sjogren celebrates 50 years of Enid Blyton in Swedish.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Swedish children's books publisher Raben & Sjogren, part of PA Norstedt & Soner, has announced that it will re-issue in Swedish the first five books in Enid Blyton's popular Famous Five...

Bantam Press founder appointed chairman of Wade & Doherty Literary Agency.(Mark Barty King)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The founder of Bantam Press and former managing director of Transworld Mark Barty-King has been appointed chairman of the new Wade & Doherty Literary Agency. Barty-King said that he had...

WH Smith takeover hits pension fund snag.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The proposed takeover of troubled bookseller WH Smith by venture capital firm Permira is on the verge of collapse over the company's huge pension deficit. Permira has been told that by...

UPDATE: Raben & Sjogren celebrates 50 years of Enid Blyton in Swedish.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD (Corrects translations in third paragraph.) The Swedish children's books publisher Raben & Sjogren, part of PA Norstedt & Soner, has announced that it will re-issue in Swedish the first...

Rough Guides launches bookseller holiday scheme.(Brief Article)
June 14, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Travel guide publisher Rough Guides has launched a new initiative allowing booksellers to call up and receive its titles for free as long as they fill in a questionnaire about their chosen...

REVIEW: Female Terror.(Ann Magma)(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD If at first the subject matter of this book does not appeal to you then I do not blame you. This book is really a compilation of the worst female murderers, gang members, criminals,...

REVIEW: Bright Earth; Art And The Invention of Color.(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Science writer Philip Ball has examined the practical side of art throughout history in his book, 'Bright Earth; Art and The Invention of Color'. Ball - a writer and consulting editor...

REVIEW: Butterflies; Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight.(Book Review)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The University of Chicago Press has published a book based on the Third International Butterfly Ecology and Evolution Symposium which was held in Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado in August 1998....

Bill Bryson wins Aventis science book prize.(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Travel author Bill Bryson has won the GBP10,000 Aventis Prize for science books 2004 for his book 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'. Bryson, best known for his bestselling travel...

Publisher Jack McClelland dies aged 81.(Obituary)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Jack McClelland, co-founder of the Canadian publisher McClelland and Stewart, has died aged 81. McClelland and Stewart became one of Canada's most influential publishing houses under...

Headline uses truck adverts to promote 'Gazza: My Story'.(Headline Book Publishing PLC)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher Headline has launched a massive promotional campaign in preparation for the release of ex-England footballer Paul Gascoigne's autobiography 'Gazza: My Story'. The heaviest...

WH Smith pension chief meets other potential takeover bidders.(Martin Taylor, W.H. Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Martin Taylor, the head of the WH Smith pension fund trustees, has said that he has met other parties interested in bidding for the ailing high street bookseller. WH Smith has already...

Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina' tops bestseller list after Oprah recommendation.(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The classic Russian love-story 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy has risen to the top of the New York Times bestseller list a week after being chosen as Oprah Winfrey's book club choice. ...

NBN Plymbridge to change its name.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book distributor NBN Plymbridge is to change its name to NBN International in territories outside the US and Canada. A spokesperson for the company said it felt the name change was...

German court bans journalist from selling discounted books online.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A German court has banned a journalist from selling his review copies of books on internet auction site e-bay saying that it breached German price-fixing arrangements. A bookseller sued...

Nielsen BookData still struggling with some database problems.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book sales information company Nielsen BookData has announced that it is taking longer than expected to solve some of the problems caused when it merged its two databases. The company...

First time author win GBP30,000 Samual Johnson Prize.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BBC Four Samual Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2004 has been awarded to first time author Anne Funder for her book 'Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall'. The chair of the...

REVIEW: The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs, People, and Significant Otherness.(Book Review)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A feminist manifesto as a study of companionship and companion species containing an alternate 'dog' world. Well that's a book worth reading except 'The Companion Species Manifesto: Dogs,...

USD100,000 Ruth Lilly prize awarded to poet Kay Ryan.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kay Ryan has won the USD100,000 Ruth Lilly Prize awarded for longtime achievement in American poetry. Ryan said winning the prize was 'kind of like being struck by lightning but it's...

Bill Clinton book tour announced.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Former US President Bill Clinton has announced the dates of his US booktour in support of his eagerly awaited memoir 'My Life'. The book is set to become an instant bestseller when it is...

Publisher signs Pat Buchanan for anti-Bush book.(Where the Right Went Wrong)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Book publisher Thomas Dunne, an imprint of St Martin's Press, has paid around USD500,000 for a book criticising Republican US President George W. Bush. 'Where the Right Went Wrong' by...

Inverness Book Festival launched.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scottish authors have been lining up to support the Inverness Book Festival which was launched on 16 June 2004. Among the writers who will be appearing at the festival, which takes place...

UK Chancellor's wife to judge 2004 Early Years Awards.(Sarah Brown)(Brief Article)
June 18, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sarah Brown, the wife of the British Chancellor Gordon Brown, has been announced as one of the judges of the 2004 Early Years Awards. Brown, along with five other judges, will choose the...

Winner of the 2004 Impac Dublin Literary Award announced.(Ben Jelloun)(Brief Article)
June 18, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 'This Blinding Absence of Light', Ben Jelloun's novel about an underground Moroccan prison, has won the EUR100,000 Impac Dublin Literary Award 2004. Judges praised Jelloun's book for its...

Borders to open 12 new UK stores.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
June 18, 2004... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD International bookstore chain Borders has announced that it is to open 12 new stores in the UK over the next two years. Borders UK managing director Phil Downer said that six locations...