Stamps mark Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary
25/02/2004 The 50th anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings is being marked with a special stamp issue by Royal Mail.

French author sues Disney
24/02/2004 A French children's book author told a Paris court yesterday that the main fish character in the Disney film Finding Nemo, was a direct copy of his own creation.

Amazon glitch exposes reviewers
17/02/2004 A glitch in technology caused reviewers, who had posted anonymous customer reviews under pseudonyms, to be exposed last week on Amazon's Canadian website.

Winner of Francis Mac Manus competition announced
12/02/2004 The winners of the 18th Annual RTÉ Radio 1 Francis Mac Manus Short Story Competition were announced in Dublin last night.

Shortlist for Clarke Award announced
11/02/2004 Six books have been chosen for this year's Arthur C Clarke Award for British science fiction.

Star of the Sea shoots up Bestseller chart
09/02/2004 Joseph O'Connor's Star of the Sea has seen increased sales of 350% since being mentioned on Richard and Judy's Best Read of the Year.

Joanna Trollope in Dublin for Reading
05/02/2004 Joanna Trollope will read from her new novel Brother and Sister, in Pearse Street Library, Dublin, at 7.00pm on Monday 9th February.

Shortlist for Francis Mac Manus Competition Announced
04/02/2004 The short-listed entrants in the RTÉ Radio 1 Francis Mac Manus Short Story Competition 2003 have been published

Love promises to "tell all" in new book
03/02/2004 Courtney Love who published the diary entries of her late husband, Kurt Cobain, is now proposing to publish her own.

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