Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish Philip K. Dick's Exegesis

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has acquired North American publishing rights to Philip K. April 30, 2010

John Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics to Sell For $700,000

The BBC reports that John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "A Day in the Life" are expected to fetch at least $700,000 at a Sotheby's auction on June 18, 2010. April 29, 2010

Michael Oher is Writing His Memoirs

Michael Oher is writing his memoirs. April 28, 2010

Marilyn Monroe's Writings to be Published

Reuters reports that Marilyn Monroe's writings are going to be published in a book called Fragments. April 28, 2010

George W. Bush's Decision Points to be Released November 9

Crown Publishers will publish George W. April 26, 2010

Carol Ann Duffy Writes Poem About Eyjafjallajokull Ash Cloud

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote a poem about Eyjafjallajokull and its volcanic ash cloud that disrupted so many travel plans. April 26, 2010

Herman Wouk, Mary Higgins Clark Talk Ebooks at L.A. Times Book Festival

Over 130,000 people turned out for the annual L. April 26, 2010

Whitney Port to Publish Advice Book

HarperCollins' It Books imprint is going to publish a book by The City and The Hills star Whitney Port. April 22, 2010

Danielle Steel's Former Assistant to Serve Jail Time for Fraud

Danielle Steel's former bookkeeper, Kristy Watts, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in a federal prison. April 22, 2010

South Park Creators Issue Statement About Comedy Central Censorship

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker created a South Park episode which featured the Prophet Mohammed. April 22, 2010

Yahoo Buys Me.me Domain Name

Paid Content reports that Yahoo has registered the me. April 20, 2010

Susan Boyle to Write Autobiography

The BBC reports that singing sensation Susan Boyle (SuBo) is going to write her autobiography. April 20, 2010

Zondervan Cuts 30 Jobs

Christian publisher Zondervan is laying off 30 employees. April 20, 2010

Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 Shortlist Announced

The finalists for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction have been announced. April 20, 2010

Pulitzer Prize Winners List

The winners of the literary Pulitzer Prize awards were recently announced. April 20, 2010

Steve Hockensmith Talks Zombie Research

Time has an interview here with Steve Hockensmith, who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls, the prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. April 20, 2010

Simon Tolkien More Comfortable With Tolkien Name

Simon Tolkien has long lived in the shadow of his grandfather, J. April 19, 2010

Subterranean Press to Publish New Editions of Philip K. Dick's Stories

Subterranean Press announced its has reached a deal with the Philip K. Dick Trust to publish new editions of the late author's interesting short stories. April 19, 2010

Some Book Tours and Launch Parties Canceled Due to Volcanic Ash

The London Book Fair will continue despite the fact many people cannot get to the book fair because of the air travel disruptions caused by the volcanic ash from the Icelandic volcano Mt. April 19, 2010

President Obama's Book Income Revealed

President Obama's 2009 tax return was recently made public. April 17, 2010

Reed Business Information Closes 23 Trade Publications

Reed Business Information (RBI) has concluded its divestment of US controlled circulation magazines. April 16, 2010

Gallery Books to Publish Two Gears of War Novels

Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, has entered into a two-book deal with Epic Games and bestselling author Karen Traviss for original novels based on the Gears of War videogame series. April 16, 2010

AP Stylebook Officially Changes Web Site to Website

The AP Stylebook has confirmed that the word website is one word instead of two words, web site. We have been using the website version for years. April 16, 2010

Library of Congress to Archive All Tweets

The Library of Congress (LOC) will be archiving all of your tweets. April 15, 2010

Novels by Lauren Myracle, Stephenie Meyer on ALA's Most Challenged Book List

Lauren Myracle's bestselling young adult novel series ttyl, which are written in the style of instant messaging, topped the American Library Association's (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2009. April 15, 2010