Some Hotels Starting to Offer Author Readings

Authors looking for unique places to promote their books might want to consider hotels. June 4, 2010

CNN Turns 30

CNN turned 30 on June 1st. June 2, 2010

Classic Literature in Cigarette Packaging from Tank Books

We already told you about cigarette vending machines being modified to sell books. June 2, 2010

Agatha Christie May Have Suffered From Alzheimer's

Ian Lancashire, an English professor at the University of Toronto, has determined that famous mystery novelist Agatha Christie may have been suffering from Alzheimer's near the near of end of her career. June 2, 2010

Google Reveals Google AdSense Revenue Shares

Google decided recently to reveal the percentage it pays publishers with its AdSense program. May 31, 2010

Jeffery Deaver Writing Next James Bond Novel

Reuters reports that Author Jeffery Deaver has been assigned the task of writing the next James Bond novel. May 31, 2010

J.K. Rowling Reportedly Close to Allowing Harry Potter Ebooks

J. May 31, 2010

Haute Living Launches Blogs for Eight New Markets

Haute Living Magazine has added eight new markets to its online division: Hawaii, London, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and Dubai. May 30, 2010

2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winners Announced

The Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group has named the winners of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. May 30, 2010

Events, Readings Planned for To Kill a Mockingbird's 50th Birthday

The New York Times reports that many events are planned at libraries and bookstores for the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. May 30, 2010

2010 Moby Book Trailer Award Winners Announced

The winners of the first annual Moby book trailer awards have been announced. May 30, 2010

Neil Gaiman Reads from New Children's Book, Instructions

Newbery Award-winner Neil Gaiman talks about his new children's book called Instructions (HarperCollins). May 29, 2010

AOL Using Thousands of Writers for Online Content Creation

AOL has transformed from a software company to a content company. May 26, 2010

IDW to Publish True Blood Comic Book Series

USA Today reports that IDW Publishing will soon be launching a series of comics based on HBO's True Blood series. May 26, 2010

Concern Over Ebooks at 2010 BookExpo

The New York Times reports that there was anxiety at this year's BookExpo America over the rise of ebooks. May 26, 2010

Garrison Keillor Rants Against Ease of Online Publishing

Garrison Keillor, the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac, has published a rant against blogs, free online content and self-publishing in the Baltimore Sun. May 26, 2010

Barnes & Noble to Launch PubIt Digital Publishing Service this Summer

Barnes & Noble has announced a service called PubIt that will enable independent publishers and writers to distribute their works digitally through Barnes & Noble. May 25, 2010

William Mann to Publish Barbra Streisand Biography

William Mann is writing a Barbra Streisand biography called Hello, Gorgeous: The Beginnings of Barbra Streisand (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). May 25, 2010

The Poetry Foundation Launches Free iPhone App

The Poetry Foundation launched a free iPhone app. It contains a library with hundreds of poems. May 25, 2010

Mark Twain's Full Autobiography to be Published 100 Years After His Death

Mark Twain's autobiography is finally going to be published 100 years after his death. May 24, 2010

2009 Nebula Award Winners Announced

The winners of Nebula Awards were announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet held at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront. May 18, 2010

House Truman Capote Once Lived in For Sale

The yellow brick house that Truman Capote lived in from 1955 to 1965 is up for sale. May 18, 2010

Roger Ebert to Write Memoir

Film critic Roger Ebert is writing a memoir. May 18, 2010

Time Launches NewsFeed

Time has launched NewsFeed, which promises to cover breaking news and trendy news. May 15, 2010

Amazon to Remove Free Books From Kindle Bestsellers List

Publishers Weekly reports that Amazon. May 15, 2010