Da Vinci Code gets film adaptation
28/05/2004 Dan Brown's bestselling novel, 'The Da Vinci Code', is to be adapted for film.

Flegg's 'Delft' wins children's book award
27/05/2004 The results of the Bisto Book of the Year were announced today with 'Wings Over Delft' by Aubrey Flegg taking the overall honours from a ten-strong shortlist.

Rowling launches website as third Potter film premieres
24/05/2004 JK Rowling has launched a website for her fans just as the third Harry Potter film got its world premiere in New York last night.

Richard and Judy Summer Reading Announced
20/05/2004 Following the success of Richard and Judy's Book Club, Channel 4 is continuing the trend with a new Summer Reading selection,

New Irish writing awards announced
20/05/2004 The Ireland Chair of Poetry Award was presented last night to Alice Lyons by the current holder of the Chair, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.

Stephenson wins Arthur C Clarke award
19/05/2004 The Arthur C Clarke award has gone to Neal Stephenson for his massive trilogy opener Quicksilver.

New Harry Potter movie may scare kids
18/05/2004 The latest Harry Potter movie, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" may not be suitable for children's viewing.

German Festival triumph for Irish plays
18/05/2004 Two emerging Irish playwrights were presented with awards at the closing ceremony of the 2004 Heidelberg Theatre Festival in Germany on Sunday 16 May.

Jordan to film another McCabe book
13/05/2004 Neil Jordan is to bring Patrick McCabe's Booker-shortlisted 'Breakfast on Pluto' to the big screen, with Cillian Murphy in the lead role.

García Márquez asked to mediate in Cuba crisis
11/05/2004 Mexican opposition politicians are appealing to Latin America's best-known writer, Gabriel García Márquez, to mediate

Fincher linked to Fitzgerald movie
11/05/2004 It is reported that 'Panic Room' director David Fincher is expected to helm 'Benjamin Button', a film based on an F Scott Fitzgerald short story.

Scott eyed for McCarthy adaptation
10/05/2004 It is reported that Ridley Scott has been approached to direct an adaptation of author Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed novel 'Blood Meridian'.

Haddon nominated for Carnegie medal
04/05/2004 Mark Haddon, the writer of Whitbread Prize winning book 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', has been nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal.

Richard and Judy - driving force behind surging book sales
02/05/2004 Amanda Ross is the woman who now tops the list of people with whom every British publisher would love to be on first-name terms.

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