2003 v književnosti

Nove knjige

• The Arraignment – Steve Martini
• Blue Horizon – Wilbur Smith
• Darwin's Children – Greg Bear
• The Delicate Storm – Giles Blunt
• L'Empire des loups – Jean–Christophe Grangé
• The Face – Dean R. Koontz
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J. K. Rowling
• Holy Fools – Joanne Harris
• Jarhead – Anthony Swofford
• King of Torts – John Grisham
• The Last Jihad: roman – Joel C. Rosenberg
• Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood
• Pattern Recognition – William Gibson
• Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII – David Starkey
• The Wee Free Men – Terry Pratchett
• The Stairs Family of Halifax, 1775–1975 – James Frost
• The Tailgating Spinster Daniel C. Boyer

Smrti

• 16. februar – Aleksandar Tisma (79)
• 12. marec – Howard Fast

Nagrade

• Newberyjeva medalja za otroško književnost: Avi, Crispin: The Cross of Lead
• Nobelova nagrada za književnost: John Maxwell Coetzee