29/07/2004 Spike Lee to helm Ellroy thriller?
Spike Lee is in talks to direct 'The Night Watchman', a new thriller with an original screenplay by crime writing legend James Ellroy.

27/07/2004 In The Open continues in Temple Bar
The Irish Writers' Centre continues its In The Open temporary residence in Temple Bar Square with a group of writers reading there this Wednesday, 28 July.

26/07/2004 JK Rowling expecting a third child
Author JK Rowling has announced that she is expecting her third child next year.

26/07/2004 Nirvana bassist is to publish book
Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is to publish his first book in September.

23/07/2004 Crime crown goes to Christie
Agatha Christie, famed for her creation of well-loved sleuths Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, has been voted the UK's favourite detective writer.

23/07/2004 Watchmen gets closer to big screen
Movie studio Paramount Pictures is to bring the seminal 1980s comic series 'Watchmen' to the big screen, with 'Requiem for a Dream' director Darren Aronofsky behind the lens.

22/07/2004 Travolta set to pen autobiography
Actor John Travolta is reported to be in talks with various publishers in an attempt to have his autobiography published.

22/07/2004 Tóibín play is to debut next month
Award-winning author Colm Tóibín's debut play, 'Beauty in a Broken Place', is to open at Dublin's Peacock Theatre next month.

21/07/2004 Ron Howard for East of Eden remake
It has been reported that Universal Pictures is set to adapt John Steinbeck's novel 'East of Eden' for the big screen with Ron Howard of 'A Beautiful Mind' directing.

21/07/2004 Caine prize winner announced
This year's 'African Booker' has been won by Brian Chikwava from Zimbabwe, it was announced today. He is the first writer from the country to receive the award.

20/07/04 Bars brawl over which was Hemingway's true local
A BAR-ROOM dispute involving Ernest Hemingway, Key West's most famous literary son, has descended into a legal wrangle, 43 years after the author's death.

13/07/04 RTÉ short story competition announced
RTÉ Radio 1 has launched the Francis Mac Manus Short Story Competition 2004 with a call for entries.

12/07/2004 Non-readers in US increases
A report released yesterday by the US national endowment for the arts says the number of adults who read no literature increased by more than 17 million between 1992 and 2002.

08/07/2004 Joyce's love letters fetch record prices
Love letters sent by James Joyce to his wife Nora Barnacle have fetched record prices at Sotheby's in London today.

08/07/2004 Radio drama award winners announced
The winners of the 22nd RTÉ PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Awards were announced yesterday evening at a ceremony in the RTÉ Radio Centre with actress and best-selling author Pauline McLynn presenting the prizes.

08/07/2004 Honorary degree for Harry Potter author
JK Rowling, the creator and author of the Harry Potter series of children's books, is to receive an honorary degree from Edinburgh University today.

05/07/2004 James Joyce love letter for auction
An intimate love letter written by James Joyce to Nora Barnacle in 1909 is to be auctioned at Sotheby's in London on Thursday.

02/07/2004 IFI to host James Joyce film programme
The Irish Film Institute will host a programme of films entitled James Joyce And The Volta Cinematograph on Saturday 17 July.

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