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Texas Book Festival Releases List of Attending Authors

The Texas Book Festival has released its long list of authors that will be attending. September 23, 2010

Donald Rumsfeld's Memoir Will Be Called Known and Unknown

Donald Rumsfeld's memoir, Known and Unknown, will be published by Penguin's Sentinel imprint on January 25, 2011. September 21, 2010

Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Announced

The 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury has announced its longlist. September 21, 2010

Oscar Wilde's Letters to Editor to be Auctioned

Letters written by Oscar Wilde are to be auctioned off on September 24 by Bamfords. September 21, 2010

Hollywood Reporter to Become Weekly Magazine

The New York Times reports that the Hollywood Reporter is going to become a weekly magazine. September 15, 2010

President Obama Writes Children's Book

President Barack Obama will published a children's illustrated book caleld Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters. September 15, 2010

Google Doodle Marks Agatha Christie's 120th Anniversary

Google UK has marked Agatha Christie's 120th anniversary with a special homepage doodle. September 15, 2010

HarperCollins Rebrands Eos Books Imprint as Harper Voyager

HarperCollins announced at Aussiecon IV that its fantay and science fiction imprint, Eos Books, is being rebranded as Harper Voyager. September 15, 2010

Sunglass Hut Seeks Fabulous Fashion Blogger

Sunglass Hut is seeking a fashion blogger and offering a six figure salary. September 10, 2010

Official Bookmark of the 10th Annual National Book Festival

The official bookmark of the 10th Annual National Book Festival contains the letters of the word Dream. September 10, 2010

Simon & Schuster to Publish Woodward's Obama's War on September 27

Simon & Schuster announced that it will publish Bob Woodward's new book, Obama's War, on September 27, 2010. September 9, 2010

Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award Winners Announced

The winners of the The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards have been announced. September 9, 2010

Wall Street Journal to Launch Weekly Book Review Section

The New York Observer is reporting that the Wall Street Journal will soon be launching a weekly book review. September 9, 2010

2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced. September 7, 2010

Happy Days Writer Defends Jumped the Shark Episode

The phrase "jump the shark" has come to mean the point in time when a show has started moving towards its inevitable demise. September 7, 2010

HarperCollins to Release Vampire Diaries Prequel Trilogy

HarperCollins Children's Books and Alloy Entertainment will be releasing a trilogy that tells the story of brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore and their love triangle that begins when t September 2, 2010

Rings and Bracelets Made From Books

Jeremy May of Littlefly jewelry makes rings from books. September 2, 2010

John Cusack to Play Edgar Allan Poe in Movie

John Cusack announced in a tweet that he will be playing Edgar Allan Poe in an upcoming film caled The Raven. September 2, 2010

Oxford English Dictionary Will Probably Never Be Printed Again

The Telegraph reports that the Oxford English Dictionary will never be printed again. August 30, 2010

Bum Phillips Releases Autobiography

Bum Phillips, a former NFL coach, has released his autobiography. August 27, 2010

Oxford Dictionary of English Adds New Terms

The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) has added 200 new words and phrases in its latest edition. August 27, 2010

Laura Lippman's New Thriller Sells More Ebooks Than Hardcovers

The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog reports that Laura Lippman's new thriller, I'd Know You Anywhere, sold more ebooks than hardcovers during its first five days on sale. August 27, 2010

Socialite Tinsley Mortimer Writing a Book

Socialite Tinsley Mortimer is writing a novel. August 25, 2010

Songwriter George David Weiss Dies at 89

Songwriter George David Weiss has died at age 89. August 25, 2010

Yankee Magazine Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Yankee Magazine celebrates its 75th anniversary with its September/October 2010 issuee. August 24, 2010