In honor of Milton's Quatercentenary this December, Modern Library is pleased to announce the publication of a new annotated paperback edition of Paradise Lost taken from the landmark and critically acclaimed The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton published last year.

For a complete list of books by John Milton available from Random House, click here.

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Knopf author Nam Le has won the £60,000 2008 Dylan Thomas Prize for his debut short story collection The Boat. The award is sponsored by the University of Wales and is given every two years "to the best published writer in English under the age of 30 from anywhere in the world."

Michael Crichton, bestselling author of science fiction books such as Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Timeline, has passed away at the age of 66. Crichton's stories challenged readers, young and old alike, to reconsider the limits and potential of science, while also providing an imaginative and suspenseful read along the way.

For a complete list of Crichton's books available through Random House, Inc., please click here.

Yu Hua has been selected for the shortlist by the judging panel for the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel, Brothers (Pantheon). The Man Asian Literary Prize is an an annual award for a forthcoming or unpublished Asian novel in English. The winner of the prize will be announced on Thursday, November 13 at a ceremony in Hong Kong.

We proudly recognize our 2008 National Book Award finalists:

Fiction
Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen, (Modern Library/Random House Publishing Group)

Nonfiction
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust, (Alfred A. Knopf)

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals by Jane Mayer, (Doubleday)

For the complete list of NBA finalists click here.