Book Burning in the 21st Century
The American Library Association has put together a list of links to news articles detailing recent books burnings and destruction around the world:
http://www.ala.org

Booker Prize finalists announced
The Booker Prize, awarded to a book written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland, has announced its list of finalists for 2004. Past winners have included Life of Pi, The God of Small Things and The English Patient. See the 2004 list:
http://www.bookerprize.co.uk/intro/home.html