Trove of Walt Whitman Documents Discovered in National Archives

Kenneth Price, professor of English at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and co-editor of the Walt Whitman Archive, has discovered more than 3,000 documents in Whitman's handwriting in the records of the Department of Justice. April 13, 2011

HarperCollins Signs Lauren Conrad to Three Book Deal

HarperCollins Children's Books announced it has acquired world rights to a new book series by Lauren Conrad called The Fame Game. April 12, 2011

Chinese Censors to Screenwriters: No More Time Travel Plots

The Chinese censors are at it again. April 12, 2011

Author Proposes to Girlfriend in Mystery Novel

The Guardian reports that novelist Christopher Currie proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgements page of his first mystery novel, The Ottoman Motel (Text Publishing). April 10, 2011

Deal Reached to Avoid Government Shutdown

An agreement has been reached between Democrats and Republicans to avoid an embarrassing government shutdown. April 9, 2011

James Richardson Wins 2011 Jackson Poetry Prize

Poets & Writers has announced that James Richardson won the $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize. April 9, 2011

Report: Homeland Security to Use Twitter, Facebook for Terror Alerts

There is word that the Homeland Security Department plans to replace its color-coded warning system with a new system that will send out alerts on Facebook and Twitter. April 7, 2011

Kris Jenner to Publish Her Memoir With Karen Hunter Publishing

Kris Jenner, an executive producer and star of E!'s Keeping Up with the Kardashians, will be publishing her memoir with Karen Hunter Publishing / Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. April 7, 2011

Roland Emmerich's Latest Film Takes Aim at Shakespeare Controversy

Here is the new trailer for Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, a thriller which posits that Edward De Vere, the Earl of Oxford, actually wrote all the plays attributed to William Shakespeare. April 7, 2011

Twitter Reaches 155 Million Tweets Per Day

TechCrunch reports that Twitter has shared some Q1 numbers on its @twittercomms account. April 6, 2011

Jermaine Jackson to Write Memoir of His Brother Michael

Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, has acquired Jermaine Jackson's memoir, You Are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes. April 6, 2011

Twitter Tweaks Who to Follow People Search, But Serves Up Limited Results

Twitter announced it has made some updates to its Who to follow feature on Twitter. April 5, 2011

Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Gets November Release Date

The fourth and final book in Christopher Paolini epic fantasy series will arrive in stores this fall. April 5, 2011

2011 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the fourth annual Children's Choice Book Awards have been announced. April 5, 2011

San Francisco Chronicle May Be Next Paper to Charge for Online Content

The Bay Citizen is reporting that Heart Corporation is considering implemtning a paywall for sfgate. April 5, 2011

New York Times Implements Paywall

The New York Times paywall is now in place. April 4, 2011

Lady Gaga to Write Column for V Magazine

Lady Gaga has signed on to write a column for V magazine. April 3, 2011

Random House to Publish Book of Lost Dr. Seuss Stories

Random House Children's Books will be publishing a collection of Dr. April 1, 2011

Google Launches +1 Button

Google has announced the launch of its +1 Button, which will let Google surfers +1 search results. March 31, 2011

Google Launches Think Quarterly Online Magazine

Google has launched a quarterly online magazine called Think Quarterly. March 31, 2011

HarperCollins to Publish Amy Tan's Next Novel

HarperCollins Publishers announced it has acquired U. March 31, 2011

Susan Lucci Talks About Her Book, All My Life

Susan Lucci, known to many as Erica Kane on All My Children, has a memoir out about her career and family called All My Life (HarperCollins). March 31, 2011

Interest in Vintage Typewriters on the Rise

The New York Times has an interesting article that says typewriters are making a comeback. March 31, 2011

Cheerios Launches New Author Contest

Cheerios has launched its New Author Contest. March 31, 2011

Valerie Plame to Write Spy Novels With Mystery Author Sarah Lovett

The New York Times reports that Valerie Plame, a former covert C. March 30, 2011