M2 Best Books articles from November 2008

M2 Best Books archives from November 2008

Shortlist announced for Guardian first book award.
November 3, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Five titles have been included on the shortlist for this year's Guardian first book award. The GBP10,000 award is made to a debut work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry published in the...

John Llewellyn Rhys Prize shortlist is declared.
November 4, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The shortlist of six titles for the John Llewellyn Rhys 2008 prize has been announced. The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is given in honour of author John Llewellyn Rhys who was killed in...

Barnes & Noble to open new store in Elk Grove, California.
November 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) announced on Tuesday (4 November) that the company has signed a lease agreement to open a new Barnes & Noble bookstore in Elk Grove, California, USA...

Finnair publishes new book on the future of flying.
November 5, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish airline Finnair Plc announced on 4 November the publication of a new book, 'Departure 2093 - Five visions of future flying'. The company said that a number of experts have...

O'Reilly releases iPhone Forensics.
November 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Publisher O'Reilly has announced the release of a new title by Jonathan Zdziarski, titled iPhone Forensics. The book provides information on conducting forensic analysis of the iPhone,...

Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton has died.(Obituary)
November 6, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It was reported on 5 November that author Michael Crichton has died at the age of 66. Born in Chicago in 1942, Crichton was a Harvard Medical School graduate. His first bestseller The...

Barnes and Noble launches Holiday Gift Guide for 2008.
November 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE:BKS) announced on Thursday (6 November) the launch of the Barnes & Noble.com 2008 Holiday Gift Guide at http://www.bn.com/holiday. The company said...

Christopher Paul Curtis receives Canadian Children's Literature Award.
November 7, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Canadian Children's Book Centre and TD Bank Financial Group have announced that author Christopher Paul Curtis was presented with the fourth TD Canadian Children's Literature Award at a...

Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children to be adapted for film.
November 10, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The award winning title Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie is to be adapted for the big screen. According to the Guardian, Rushdie will co-write the adaptation of the novel with...

Nam Le wins Dylan Thomas prize.(Brief article)
November 11, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Dylan Thomas prize for 2008 has been awarded to Vietnamese-born writer Nam Le for his debut collection of short stories entitled The Boat. The writer received the GBP60,000 prize at...

Scotiabank Giller Prize is won by Joseph Boyden.
November 12, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been won by Joseph Boyden for his second novel entitled Through Black Spruce. Boyden accepted the CAD50,000 award, which was founded by Jack...

Longlist announced for Warwick Prize.
November 13, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The University of Warwick has announced the longlist for its inaugural Warwick Prize for Writing. The new literature prize will be given biennially for a work of literature in any genre...

Winners of Roald Dahl Funny Prize announced.(Theater review)
November 14, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winners of the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize have been announced at a ceremony held in the Unicorn Theatre, London on 13 November, to coincide with the third Roald Dahl Day. The prize...

Noddy's 60th anniversary celebrated with new book.
November 17, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been announced that a new Noddy book, in recognition of the character's 60th birthday, is to be written by Sophie Smallwood, the granddaughter of Enid Blyton. Blyton's last Noddy...

Canadian authors receive 2008 Writers' Trust Awards.(Miriam Toews)(Saleema Nawaz)(Michael Winter)
November 18, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The eighth annual Writers' Trust Awards were presented to Canadian authors at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on the evening of 17 November. The Writers' Trust Awards consist of...

Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008 is awarded to Patrick Ness.
November 19, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 2008 Booktrust Teenage Prize of GBP2,500, along with a trophy, has been presented to Patrick Ness for his sci-fi fantasy, The Knife of Never Letting Go, at a ceremony in London on 18...

National book award goes to Peter Matthiesson.
November 20, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 59th National book award for fiction was presented to Peter Matthiesson for Shadow Country at a ceremony in New York on the evening of 19 November. Matthiesson's Shadow Country was...

The Times and The Sunday Times relaunch Books For Schools.
November 24, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Times and The Sunday Times have announced the relaunch of the Books for Schools education initiative. Times Newspapers, in association with Scholastic Book Clubs, said that the Books...

The search is on for the next poet laureate.
November 25, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD It has been announced that Andrew Motion's ten year appointment as poet laureate comes to an end next year and a new recipient of the honour is to be appointed. The quest for the new...

New York Public Library acquires most expensive handmade book from Italy.
November 26, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The New York Public Library has received a donation of a handmade book portraying the life and work of Michelangelo. Published in Italy by FMR, it is reputedly the most expensive book in the...

Advanced Software Testing Vol. 1 now available .
November 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD O'Reilly UK Ltd has announced the availability of Advanced Software Testing - Vol. 1 by Rex Black, President of RBCS and Director of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board...

O'Reilly releases Web Security Testing Cookbook.
November 27, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD O'Reilly UK Ltd has announced the publication of the Web Security Testing Cookbook by Paco Hope and Ben Walther. The Web Security Testing Cookbook (O'Reilly Media) shows developers and...

New book Mastering the Nikon D300 is now available from O'Reilly.
November 28, 2008... M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD O'Reilly UK Ltd has announced the addition of Mastering the Nikon D300 to its booklist. The new title, written by Darrell Young, an information technology engineer, is published by Rocky...