This is page 4 of the book publishing news archives.

Simon and Schuster Launches Spirituality Imprint Called Enliven (2015-03-23): Atria has chosen author and Fair Trade entrepreneur Zhena Muzyka as the Publisher at Large of its new spirituality and self-help imprint called Enliven.

James Patterson to Donate $1.25 Million to School Libraries (2015-03-09): Bestselling author James Patterson is donating $1.25 million to school libraries in the U.S. Schools can apply for one of the grants and get bonus points from Scholastic.

Self-Published Teen Inks Deal With Scholastic (2015-03-07): Self-published teen author Aija Mayrock just inked a deal with Scholastic for an expanded version of her Book, The Survival Guide to Bullying.

SFWA to Allow Self-Published Authors to Join (2015-02-13): The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has voted to allow self-published authors to join the organization. They have to meet the same writing income requirements.

Oprah's New Book Club Pick is Ruby by Cynthia Bond (2015-02-10): Oprah Winfrey is super excited about her first book pick in a year. Her choice is the novel Ruby by Cynthia Bond.

James Patterson and the Exploding Book (2015-01-20): James Patterson is offering a once in a lifetime experience for a fan: for $294,038 you can fly to an exotic location, watch the novel be donated by a bomb squad.

National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists (2015-01-20): The National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for the best books of 2014. Toni Morrison will receive a Lifetime Achievement award.

Boy Who Came Back From Heaven Says He Made it All Up (2015-01-16): Tyndale has stopped printing the Boy Who Came Back From Heaven after the author says he made it all up. He was only 6 when his dad co-wrote the book, he is now 17.

Mark Zuckerberg Starts World's Biggest Book Club (2015-01-03): Mark Zuckerberg has started an online book club called A Year of Books. You better be a fast reader: he's reading one book every other week.

Barnes and Noble Buys Back Pearson's Stake in Nook Media (2014-12-29): Barnes and Noble will own 100% of its Nook business after buying out Pearson's stake in the ebook reader business.

Authors See Income Dive After Joining Kindle Unlimited (2014-12-29): Many authors are seeing big income drops after joining Amazon's ebook subscription service Kindle Unlimited. They did better just selling the titles individually.

Macmillan Reaches Ebook Deal With Amazon (2014-12-23): Macmillan CEO John Sargent announced a new, multiyear deal for print and ebooks with Amazon.com. He wrote to authors explaining how the ebook lawsuit settlement will affect pricing

Prominent Authors Accused of Conspiracy Against Turkish Government (2014-12-12): Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and novelist Elif Shafak are being accused of being part of an international literature lobby which aims to destroy the government of Turkey.

Meredith Publishes Eat This, Not That Magazine (2014-12-04): Meredith has started publishing Eat This, Not That magazine which is based on the popular book franchise.

HarperCollins Launches New Imprint Called HarperElixir (2014-12-03): HarperCollins is launching a new mind, body, spirit imprint called HarperElixir. Four Agreements author Don Miguel Ruiz has already been signed.

Amazon Reports Big Kindle Sales Over Black Friday (2014-12-01): Amazon reports that its Kindle ebook reader and its Kindle Fire tablets have sold significantly more units than last year.

HarperCollins to Provide Ebook Excerpts for JetBlue Passengers (2014-11-26): HarperCollins teams up with JetBlue to provide ebook excerpts on JetBlue's new wifi service.

Phil Klay Wins, Daniel Handler Horrifies at National Book Awards (2014-11-20): Former Marine Phil Klay won the National Book Award for Fiction. Host Daniel Handler made racially offensive joke that horrified many.

Amazon and Hachette Bury the Hatchet (2014-11-13): Amazon and Hachette have reached a deal. Hachette authors' books are shipping on time again. But Douglas Preston still isn't happy.

Amazon Reaches Deal With Simon and Schuster (2014-10-22): The pressure in on Hachette after Amazon.com and Simon and Schuster sign multiyear contract for ebook and book sales.