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.

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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.