Book News Archive July 2005:
26/07/2005 Richard and Judy search for next Tolstoy
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, hosts of the popular Richard and Judy bookclub, are searching for a new talent. 
25/07/2005 Edward Bunker dies, aged 71
Edward Bunker, the novelist and actor who appeared in the hit film Reservoir Dogs, has died.
21/07/2005 Neeson to voice Narnia's Aslan
Northern Irish actor Liam Neeson will voice Aslan the Lion in the forthcoming first installment of CS Lewis' Narnia adventures.
20/07/2005 New Potter book breaks all sales records
The sixth book in the Harry Potter series has sold more than 8.9 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in Britain and America, becoming the fastest-selling book in history.
20/07/2005 Launch of RTÉ Short Story Competition
The annual competition for original short stories for radio is this
year celebrating twenty years on air.
19/07/2005 Rowling dreads when the magic will end
In her only UK television interview with fourteen year old Owen Jones, Rowling revealed that she is dreading the end of the Potter series.
15/07/2005 Potter frenzy culminates this weekend
Tomorrow will see the release of the long expected sixth novel by JK Rowling.
14/07/2005 9-year-old buys Potter book in New York
A 9-year-old boy in New York got an early glimpse at the new Harry Potter after a shop accidentally put it on sale before the official launch date.
12/07/2005 Canadian bookshop leaks new Potter book
A bookshop near Vancouver accidentally put the new Harry Potter book on sale last week.
12/07/2005 Booking opened for Kilkenny Arts Festival
Booking opened yesterday for the Kilkenny Arts Festival which will run from 12th to 21st August.
10/07/2005 Nobel Laureate Claude Simon dies aged 91
Claude Simon a pioneer of the expermental new novel style of the 1950's and winner of the Noble Prize in Literature in 1985 has died.
08/07/2005 Novelist Evan Hunter aka Ed McBain dies
Novelist Evan Hunter, better known to many readers as Ed McBain, has died of cancer at the age of 78.
07/07/2005 Yeats' letters to be auctioned
A collection of letters and an essay written by the poet William Butler Yeats are to be auctioned.
07/07/2005 Potter fans compete to win Rowling interview
Four Harry Potter fans will compete in a televised contest to win the chance to conduct the only UK television interview with JK Rowling.
04/07/2005 Joyce events for children
A series of events for children will be held at the National Library of Ireland, the events will be based around the James Joyce and Ulysses exhibition at the library.
03/07/2005 Prison diaries of Son of Sam killer to be published
The prison writings of David Berkowitz, otherwise known as the Son of Sam killer, are to be published in September, according to Associated Press.
02/07/2005 Brandon's Godfather script sold at auction
A script of The Godfather, with notes by Marlon Brando, has been sold for $ 312,800 at Christie's in New York.
01/07/2005 Harry Potter hype campaign planned
UK publisher Bloomsbury is standing by to start its biggest ever advertising campaign for the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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