John le Carre Withdraws From Man Booker International Prize

The list of finalists for the 2011 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. March 30, 2011

Perez Hilton to Write Children's Book

Perez Hilton, who claims to have turned over a new life on his gossip blog by leaving the snark behind, is now branching out into children's books. March 29, 2011

Austin Ratner Wins 2011 Sami Rohr

Austin Ratner has been named the winner of the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize by the Jewish Book Counil. March 29, 2011

Cheezburger Network Acquires Know Your Meme

The Cheezburger, Inc. March 28, 2011

Amanda Hocking Lands Seven Figure Deal With St. Martin's After Self-Publishing Success

Amanda Hocking, 26, recently signed a seven figure deal with St. March 28, 2011

President Clinton to Write Preface for Spy Novel

Thomas Caplan, a mystery author and a founder of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, will get an assist from a former president on his next novel. March 27, 2011

LOL, OMG, Heart Symbol Added to Oxford English Dictionary

The latest update to the Oxford English Dectionary, published on March 24, includes LOL and OMG, two popular Internet and texting acronyms. March 26, 2011

Maurice Sendak to Publish New Picture Book This Fall Called Bumble-Ardy

HarperCollins announced that it will publish a new picture by author Maurice Sendak this Fall. March 25, 2011

Dr. Maya Angelou Presented With Honorary Degree by University of Redlands

Author and poet Dr. March 24, 2011

Twitter Turns Five Years Old

Twitter seems like it is only about three old, but the service is actually five years old. March 21, 2011

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Resigns

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Barry O'Callaghan has resigned. March 21, 2011

Director Gary Ross Selects Jennifer Lawrence to Play Katness Everdeen

Jennifer Lawrence has landed the coveted Katness Everdeen role in the big screen version of Suzanne Collins' novel, The Hunger Games. March 21, 2011

Bi Feiyu Wins 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize

Bi Feiyu has been named the winner of the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel Three Sisters. March 21, 2011

Justin Bieber Reads The Cat in the Hat

Here is a video of young pop star Justin Bieber reading The Cat in the Hat. March 20, 2011

Forbes Launches Forbes Ukraine

Forbes has announced the launch of Forbes Ukraine. March 19, 2011

Borders Closing 28 More Stores, Barnes & Noble Also Struggling

Struggling retailer Borders is closing 28 more stores. March 18, 2011

LGD Publishing to Launch Apple to Oranges

Len Dugow, president and chief creative officer of LGD Communications, has announced the launch of LGD Publishing. March 17, 2011

LinkedIn Launches LinkedIn Today

LinkedIn has launched a new feature called LinkedIn Today. March 10, 2011

HarperCollins to Publish New Shel Silverstein Book

Shel Silverstein will be posthumously publishing a new children's book in September called Every Thing On It. March 9, 2011

Will Eisner Honored With Google Doodle

Google honored comic book creator Will Eisner with a special Google Doodle March 9, 2011

Avon Launches Digital Romance Imprint, Avon Impulse

Avon is launching Avon Impulse, a new digital publishing romance imprint. March 9, 2011

Charlie Sheen Seeks Social Media Intern

Charlie Sheen announced on his increasingly popular Twitter account that he is seeking a Social Media intern. March 7, 2011

ABC Greenlights Pilot About Edgar Allan Poe as a Detective in the 1840s

The fall pilot season is shaping up to be pretty interesting. March 7, 2011

Demand Media Acquires CoveritLive

TechCrunch reports that Demand Media has acquired CoveritLive, a technology used for live-blogging events. March 3, 2011

David Seidler Wins Oscar for Best Original Screenplay

David Seidler won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for The King's Speech at the 83rd Academy Awards. March 2, 2011