Book News Archive June 2004:
29/06/2004 JK Rowling reveals name of sixth book
JK Rowling has revealed the name of the sixth book in the popular Harry Potter series. 
29/06/2004 Clinton memoirs sets sales record
Former US President Bill Clinton's autobiography has become the biggest selling non-fiction debut ever.
28/06/2004 Filming starts on Chronicles of Narnia
Filming starts in New Zealand today on 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
25/06/2004 Rachel McAdams for Fantastic Four?
Producer Avi Arad has hinted that Rachel McAdams may have a role in the forthcoming film adaptation of Marvel Comics' favourite The Fantastic Four.
24/06/2004 Group celebrate rival Shakespeare
A literary group called the De Vere Society are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of Elizabethan nobleman Edward de Vere, who they claim is the 'real Shakespeare'.
23/06/2004 Dublin's music scene gets own book
Glen Hansard of The Frames features in a new book about Dublin's music scene entitled Waking Up In Dublin: A Musical Tour Of The Celtic Capital.
23/06/2004 Robbins set for intergalactic role
Academy award winner Tim Robbins is in final talks to star in a film adaptation of Zarathura.
23/06/2004 Bryson donates winnings to hospital
American-born author Bill Bryson has announced that he will donate £10,000 prize money to the Great Ormond Street hospital children's charity.
22/06/2004 Bacon, Firth in Somebody Loves You
Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth have signed up for Atom Egoyan's new film, Somebody Loves You.
21/06/2004 Bill Clinton tours My Life autobiography
Former US President Bill Clinton has embarked on a promotional tour for his autobiography, My Life.
18/06/2004 First edition 'Jane Eyre' goes under hammer
A first edition of Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre' is expected to fetch up to €40, 000 when it goes under the hammer in New York later today.
17/06/2004 Moroccan novelist wins IMPAC Award
A Moroccan-born author, Tahar Ben Jelloun, has won the 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his novel 'This Blinding Absence of Light'.
17/06/2004 PJ O'Connor Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist of the 2004 RTÉ PJ O'Connor Radio Drama Awards has been announced.
16/06/2004 Bloomsday festivities taking place
The 100th anniversary of Bloomsday, the date made famous by James Joyce's novel 'Ulysses', is being marked by more than 80 events today.
16/06/2004 RTÉ lyric fm to release Joyce Songs LP
RTÉ lyric fm celebrates the centenary of Bloomsday with the launch of an album entitled 'Joyce Songs: James Joyce's Musical Dublin'.
10/06/2004 Madonna releasing third kids' book
Madonna's third children's book, 'Yakov and the Seven Thieves', is due out later this month.
09/06/2004 British author Levy wins Orange Prize
Andrea Levy won the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction last night for her novel 'Small Island'.
09/06/2004 Rimes writes another book for kids
The winners of the Davy Byrne's Writing Awards were announced last night in Dublin, with Anne Enright taking the overall honours with her short story 'Honey'.
04/06/2004 Writers Festival screens Kiely film
A screening of a documentary about the life of Irish author Benedict Kiely is one of a number of film-based events which will take place at the Dublin Writers Festival.
04/06/2004 Rimes writes another book for kids
Country singer LeAnn Rimes has recently completed work on her second children's book, and is now planning a third.
03/06/2004 Booker Prize goes global from 2005
The annual Man Booker Prize will go global from 2005 with an additional award every two years for any work of fiction that is available in English.
Woo to bring Clancy book to screen
03/06/2004 'Face/Off' director John Woo is to bring Tom Clancy's book 'Rainbow Six' to the big screen.
Pinter for Dublin Writers Festival
01/06/2004 Celebrated British playwright, screenwriter, director, essayist, poet and novelist Harold Pinter is one of the international authors that will attend this year's Dublin Writers Festival.
Theron set for literary adaptation
01/06/2004 Charlize Theron is to star in an adaptation of Mark Richard's acclaimed short story collection 'The Ice at the Bottom of the World'.
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