P.D. James Blasts BBC

Bestselling mystery author P. January 4, 2010

U.S. Writers Protest Imprisonment of Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo

In New York today Edward Albee, E. December 31, 2009

Ebooks Outsell Physical Books on Amazon.com on Christmas Day

Amazon. December 28, 2009

Ursula Le Guin Resigns From Authors Guild Over Google Book Settlement

Science fiction superstar Ursula LeGuin has resigned her membership in the Authors Guild, saying that the group had "made a deal with the devil" by supporting the Google Book Settlement. December 28, 2009

Ashton Kutcher Relaunches Show on YouTube

The CW quickly canceled Ashton Kutcher's model drama, The Beautiful Life, after just two shows. December 20, 2009

Chinese Novelist Sues Google for Copyright Infringement

The Financial Times reports that Google is being sued by a Chinese author whose book was scanned by the search giant as part of its global digitization process. December 17, 2009

Philip Pullman Unhappy Over Future Film Prospects

British author Philip Pullman is extremely disappointed by the fact that it is unlikely that the last two movies in the His Dark Materials trilogy will ever be film. December 16, 2009

Borders UK Will Close if Buyer Not Found By December 22

The Bookseller reports that Borders U. December 15, 2009

New Competition for Bloggers: Fast Food Content

Michael Arrington at TechCrunch has an interesting post here about the rise of fast food content. December 14, 2009

Carol Ann Duffy Writes Christmas Poem

The BBC reports that British Poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written a Christmas poem. December 14, 2009

Author's Sales Soar After Book Spotted in Tiger Woods Wrecked SUV

Physicist Dr John Gribbin was quite surprised when a friend emailed him photos of the SUV that Tiger Woods crashed in his driveway over Thanksgiving weekend. December 14, 2009

Two Major Publishers Delaying Ebook Versions of Popular Titles

The Wall Street Journal reports that two major book publishers, Simon & Schuster and Hachette, are delaying ebook editions of leading titles by up to four months after the hardcover release date. December 9, 2009

Save Borders UK Campaign Launched

Borders booksellers in the UK have launched a Save Borders campaign on Facebook. December 3, 2009

Rare Copy of Poe's Tamarlane to be Auctioned at Christies's Tomorrow

A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first published work, Tamarlane and Other Poems, is expected to fetch a high price at auction tomorrow. December 3, 2009

Film Makers Hoping Twilight Fans Will Flock to Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre

Encouraged by the success of the Twilight films, producers are looking to the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen as inspiration for new films aimed at teens and young adults. December 2, 2009

Hachette Book Group Goes Green

Hachette Book Group has announced a new, green policy of using more recycled paper, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using paper that's been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. December 2, 2009

Cormac McCarthy Auctioning Off Typewriter to Benefit Santa Fe Institute

Cormac McCarthy is about to part ways with his beloved Olivetti typewriter. December 2, 2009

Roger Avary Moving to County Jail for Tweeting

Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary has been yanked out of the work furlough program he was in and has been transferred to the Ventura County Jail where he will finish out the rest of his sentence for DUI. December 1, 2009

Borders UK Slashing Prices in Bookstores

Borders UK is having a major sale as part of its administration (bankruptcy) proceeding. November 30, 2009

Experts Debate Cause of Jane Austen's Death

Years after her death, scholars and medical experts are still debating what caused the death of Jane Austen. November 30, 2009

Borders UK Files for Administration

Borders UK, which was sold by the U. November 27, 2009

Stephen King Writing Sequel to The Shining

Stephen King is writing a sequel to The Shining. November 27, 2009

Video: Lemony Snicket Makes a Youtube Video

Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) has decided to take to Youtube to discourage his many readers from taking advantage of the fact that the first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, #1: The Bad Beginning is now available to be read for free online. November 25, 2009

Book Industry Laments the End of The Oprah Winfrey Show

The book publishing industry is pretty unhappy about Oprah's announcement that she is ending The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2011. November 24, 2009

2009 National Book Award Winners

The winners of the 2009 National Book Awards have been announced. November 20, 2009