Book News Archive January 2005:
31/01/2005 Haitian writer wins short story prize
Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat has won the first Story Prize. 
28/01/2005 2005 Booker prize judges announced
The judges of the 2005 Man Booker Prize for Fiction have been announced.
27/01/2005 Irish authors to raise money for tsunami
A collection of short stories by Irish women writers will be published to raise money for victims of the recent tsunami.
26/01/2005 Levy wins Whitbread Book of the Year
Andrea Levy has won the 2004 Whitbread Book of the Year Award for Small Island.
25/01/2005 Actress Audrey Tautou to star in Da Vinci Code
Audrey Tautou has been signed up as the lead female character in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code.
25/01/2005 JK Rowling gives birth to third child
JK Rowling author of the hugely popular Harry Potter series has given birth to her third child, a girl.
23/01/2005 Dylan nominated for US book award
Bob Dylan has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle prize in the US.
21/01/2005 Famous authors to raise tsunami funds
A collection of writing by various writers is to go on sale to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami.
21/01/2005 Howard to shoot Da Vinci Code inside Louvre
Director, Ron Howard will film some scenes of The Da Vinci Code in the Louvre.
19/01/2005 Peter Jackson to Direct Lovely Bones Adaptation
Peter Jackson has confirmed that he will direct and co-produce the film adaptation of The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold's novel.
19/01/2005 2005 Orange Prize judges announced
The judges for this year's Orange Prize for fiction have been announced.
18/01/2005 Fiennes to star in Coetzee's Disgrace
Ralph Fiennes is to star in the film adaptation of the 1999 Booker Prize winning novel Disgrace, written by JM Coetzee.
18/01/2005 New Children's Book Award named after Dr Seuss
The American Library Association has created a new award for children's books, to be named after the late Dr Seuss.
17/01/2005 Former Intelligence head pens book
The former head of the MI5 agency in the UK has written a novel.
17/01/2005 Anniversary of classic Quixote marked
Today is the 400th anniversary of the publication of Miguel de Cervantes classic, Don Quixote.
16/01/2005 Reno confirmed for Da Vinci Code film
French actor Jean Reno is signed up for the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's blockbuster book.
15/01/2005 Sharon Osbourne for Vagina Monologues
Sharon Osbourne to star in a UK production of The Vagina Monologues.
14/01/2005 Amazon to set up Dublin office
Online book retailer Amazon.com is to set up a new European operations centre in Dublin.
13/01/2005 Clinton's My Life to come out in paperback
The paperback version of My Life by Bill Clinton, one of last year's biggest selling books, will be released in May this year.
11/01/2005 Singer Tori Amos to publish book
American singer Tori Amos is to publish her first book next month.
08/01/2005 Details of new BBC book show announced
More details have been announced about the BBC's new book club programme.
07/01/2005 Malawi poet to give Dublin talk
Acclaimed Malawi poet Jack Mapanje will give a talk in Dublin this Saturday, January 8th.
07/01/2005 Danny Sugerman, Doors biographer dies
Danny Sugerman, the author who befriended The Doors at age 14 and went on to manage the legendary band has died.
06/01/2005 2004 Whitbread winners announced
The winners of the 2004 Whitbread book prize have been announced.
04/01/2005 Sci-fi illustrator Freas dies
Science fiction and fantasy book illustrator Kelly Freas has died.
03/01/2005 Jose Saramago to publish new book
The Portuguese writer Jose Saramago is to publish a new book this autumn.
02/01/2005 Irish Writer's Centre to hold 'Get Published' day
The Irish Writers Union will host an information day on getting published on
January 22 in Dublin.
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