Literature
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Watts in Da Vinci Code's prequel?
It is reported in the US that Naomi Watts will star opposite Tom Hanks in the big screen adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling prequel to 'The Da Vinci Code', 'Angels & Demons'. -
Lavender Brown cast in Potter film
The actress who will play Lavender Brown in the sixth Harry Potter movie has been announced. -
Narcissa Malfoy cast in new Potter movie
The actress who will play Narcissa Malfoy in the sixth Harry Potter movie has been revealed. -
Wahlberg replaces Gosling in The Lovely Bones
Mark Wahlberg has stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling on Peter Jackson's adaptation of the bestselling novel, 'The Lovely Bones'. -
Rowling reveals Dumbledore is gay
JK Rowling has revealed that one of her best loved characters from the Harry Potter series, Albus Dumbledore, is gay. -
Enright celebrates Booker victory
This year's Man Booker Prize for fiction has been won by the Irish writer Anne Enright for her novel 'The Gathering'. -
Enright wins Man Booker Prize
Dubliner Anne Enright has won the Man Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards. -
Nobel Literature Prize for Lessing
British author Doris Lessing has won the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. -
Broadbent cast in next Harry Potter film
Oscar winner Jim Broadbent has revealed that he has joined the cast of the sixth Harry Potter film, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. -
Enright nominated for Booker Prize
Irish author Anne Enright is one of the six nominees for this year's Man Booker Prize. -
Bonham Carter back for Potter film
Helena Bonham Carter will be among the cast of the sixth Harry Potter film 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'. -
Bon Jovi bringing book to screen
Jon Bon Jovi is bringing an upcoming novel to the big screen. -
Critics hail Knightley in Atonement
Keira Knightley has been praised by British newspaper critics for her performance in her new film 'Atonement'. -
Cormac McCarthy wins book award
Pulitzer Prize-winning US novelist Cormac McCarthy has won Britain's oldest literary honour, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. -
BBC shooting new Jane Austen drama
The BBC is making a new period drama about the last years of novelist Jane Austen.
