Book News Archive September 2004:
30/09/2004 Bail's Eucalyptus for film adaptation
Geoffrey Rush is in talks to star opposite Russell Crowe in a film based on Murray Bail's award-winning Australian novel Eucalyptus. 
30/09/2004 Darren Shan for Children's Book Festival
Acclaimed children's author Darren Shan will hold his first Dublin public signing as part of 2004 Children's Book Festival
29/09/2004 Hemingway family refuse to publish story
Ernest Hemingway's family has refused to give permission for the publication of a newly discovered short story that was written by Hemingway in 1924.
28/09/2004 Rare book by Aesop for sale
An extremely rare copy of Aesop's Vita et Fabulae (Life-story and Fables) will be sold at a Wiltshire auction house.
27/09/2004 Malamud adaptation gets stars
Dylan McDermott, Rose Byrne, and Snoop Dogg have been confirmed as the stars of a film based on Bernard Malamud's 1971 novel, The Tenants.
25/09/2004 French literary icon Sagan dies
Best-selling French novelist Francoise Sagan has died in the north-western town of Honfleur aged 69.
24/09/2004 Russell Crowe for John Hepworth adaptation
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe may make his directorial debut next year in a film based on a novel by John Hepworth.
23/09/2004 King's final 'Dark Tower' sees the light of day
Stephen King has written more than 40 books but says he never was troubled by a deadline until his latest novel.
23/09/2004 New Irish Poetry collection launched this week
Bloodaxe Books will launch The New Irish Poets edited by Selina Guinness this Friday 24 September.
22/09/2004 Sean Penn Will Read Audiobook by Dylan
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn will read the audiobook version of Bob Dylan's "Chronicles: Volume One," to be published on October 12th by Simon & Schuster Audio.
21/09/2004 Irish novelist on Man Booker shortlist
Irish novelist Colm Tóibín has made it on to the shortlist for the 50,000 Man Booker Prize, it was announced in London today.
21/09/2004 Kidman for role in Winton adaptation?
Nicole Kidman has been linked with the lead role in Dirt Music, the new Australian film from 'Rabbit Proof Fence' director Phillip Noyce.
20/09/2004 Lebanon bans Brown's Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's best-selling book 'The Da Vinci Code' has been banned in Lebanon after Catholic leaders called for the book to be withdrawn.
20/09/2004 Travolta to pen autobiography
John Travolta is taking a stab at posterity. His autobiography, not yet titled, will be published in Autumn 2006, Hyperion announced this week.
19/09/2004 García Márquez barred from language conference
The greatest living author in Spanish has been barred from the International Congress of the Spanish Language.
19/09/2004 US book world launches XXX revolution
Pornography and erotica have made their way into mainstream US bookstores with guides to a better sex life written by adult film stars.
17/09/2004 Patrick Kavanagh Centenary Celebration at Gate
RTÉ Radio 1 and the Gate Theatre will present a Patrick Kavanagh Centenary Celebration on Sunday 17 October.
17/09/2004 Doyle to speak at London's Orange Word Festival
Dublin novelist and Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle will participate in the Orange Word Literary Festival in London this October.
16/09/2004 Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights top list
Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre top the Woman's Hour list of "watershed" books, chosen by a poll of 400 women.
16/09/2004 Children shun books for TV
Children in the UK are not reading enough at home, favouring television and computer games instead, according to new research.
15/09/2004 Judy Blume to Receive National Book Award
Judy Blume has been named this year's winner of an honorary National Book Award for contributions to American letters.
14/09/2004 Poll to find "life-changing" book for women by BBC
BBC Radio 4 is set to launch a reader's poll to discover the novels that have changed the way women view themselves.
13/09/2004 Judges Announced for 2004 Whitbread Book Awards
The judging panels for the 2004 Whitbread Book Awards are announced and include writer, poets, authors and broadcasters.
08/09/2004 Jake Gyllenhaal for Gulf War movie
'Donnie Darko' star Jake Gyllenhaal is to play the lead role in the big screen adaptation of Anthony Swofford's acclaimed Gulf War memoir 'Jarhead'.
08/09/2004 Fiction, fact, poetry on First Book longlist
Nine books have made it to the longlist of the Guardian First Book Award, which includes fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
07/09/2004 Bridges, Gilliam for Tideland adaptation
Jeff Bridges is to reunite with director Terry Gilliam for his new movie, an adaptation of Mitch Cullin's novel Tideland.
06/09/2004 Children's fiction shortlist announced
Frank Cottrell Boyce, Meg Rosoff, Anne Turnbull and Leslie Wilson have made it on to the shortlist for the 2004 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
03/09/2004 Wolf Brother book gets record advance
A 22-year-old story about a prehistoric boy hunter has earned its author a record seven-figure advance.
02/09/2004 Japanese version of fifth Harry Potter book goes on sale
Japanese fans of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series were in bookstores early yesterday morning to get their hands on the long-awaited Japanese translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
01/09/2004 Doyle joins O'Connor for interview
To celebrate the publication of his new book, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle will join fellow Dublin author Joseph O'Connor at a special event in Dublin's Vicar Street on 9 September.
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