John Lithgow Reads From His Books at White House Easter Egg Roll

Author and actor John Lithgow was one of the readers at this year's White House Easter Egg Roll. April 25, 2011

Judges for 2011 National Book Awards Announced

The judges for the 2011 National Book Awards have been announced. April 25, 2011

Crown to Launch Deepak Chopra Books Imprint

Crown Publishing Group has partnered with author Deepak Chopra for a new imprint, Deepak Chopra Books. April 25, 2011

Barnes & Noble Launches Read Forever Nook Campaign

Barnes & Noble has launched a new marketing campaign for its Nook color ebook reading device. April 25, 2011

Screenwriter Dan Fogelman Gets $2 Million Upfront for Script

Screenwriter Dan Fogelman was paid just under $2 million, upfront, for a screenplay by Warner Bros. April 24, 2011

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Writes Poem for Royal Wedding

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem for the Royal Wedding called "Rings. April 24, 2011

Report: Bank Robbers Left Incriminating Trail of Facebook Posts

Suspects in a bank robbery were reportedly busted because of entries they made on Facebook. April 23, 2011

Richard Castle's Heat Rises Coming This Fall

The third novel in Richard Castle's Nikki Heat series, Heat Rises, will be released in September. April 23, 2011

Lady Gaga Compares Songwriting Process to Vomiting

Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga has compared songwriting to vomiting. April 23, 2011

Harry Turtledove Writes Because He Can't Not Write

Alternate history master Harry Turtledove explains why he writes in an article on Publishers Weekly's website. April 23, 2011

Tina Fey's Unique Approach to Book Signing

Tina Fey is currently on a book tour for hew book, Bossypants. April 23, 2011

Amazon Web Services Failure Takes Down Reddit

The social news website Reddit was one of the websites impacted when Amazon Web Services servers began experiencing problems. April 22, 2011

Elmo to Teach Kids the Value of Money

Sesame Street and PNC Bank have launched a new campaign to help kids learn the value of money and to learn how to save and share. April 22, 2011

Winners of the 2011 Spur Awards Announced

The winners of the 2011 Spur Awards, presented by the Western Writers of America, have been announced. April 22, 2011

David Ferry Wins 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

David Ferry is the 2011 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient. April 22, 2011

Bravo's Platinum Hit Reality Show Packed With Songwriting Drama

Bravo's Platinum Hit will debut on Bravo on May 30. April 22, 2011

iPhone, iPad Storing Location Data in Consolidated.db File

It is not a surprise that Apple's devices, iPhone and iPad, are capable of tracking a user's location and recording latitude-longitude and a timestamp. April 21, 2011

Report: Style.com to Launch Print Magazine

AdWeek is reporting that Conde Nast's Fairchild Fashion Group is planning to launch a print magazine based on the Style. April 21, 2011

HBO to Make Series Based on Jennifer Egan's Good Squad

Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel, A Visit From The Goon Squad. April 21, 2011

Kristina Wilson Awarded 2011 Charles C. Eldredge Prize

The Smithsonian American Art Museum awarded the 2011 Charles C. April 21, 2011

275 People on Waiting List for Most Popular Ebook at New York Public Library

Ebook lending is a hot topic these days. April 21, 2011

Obama Wants Internet Breakthrough That's As Cool as Walking on the Moon

TechCrunch has a report on President Obama's words at a Facebook Town Hall event. April 20, 2011

Traditional Home Launches Online Magazine Called Trad Home

Traditional Home has announced the launch of Trad Home, a new online shelter publication. April 20, 2011

Sony Pictures Acquires Muncle Trogg Film Rights

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Sony Pictures Animation has acquired the film rights to Muncle Trogg, a children's book by Janet Foxley. April 20, 2011

Greg Mortensen's Memoir Under Scrutiny Following 60 Minutes Investigation

The latest scandal plagued memoir is Greg Mortenson's 1993 bestseller, Three Cups of Tea. April 20, 2011