Stephen King Pens Poem for Playboy Magazine

Stephen King has written a new poem for Playboy magazine called "The Bone Church. November 4, 2009

TopTenReviews Acquires Space.com, LiveScience.com and Newsarama.com

TopTenReviews has acquired the Consumer Media Division of Imaginova Inc. November 3, 2009

Berenstain Bears Books to be Made Into Film

Walden Media has acquired the film rights to the popular Berenstain Bears books. November 3, 2009

Anne Rice Talks About Vampire Popularity

The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy blog has an interesting interview with Anne Rice, author of Interview With a Vampire. November 3, 2009

New York Public Library Acquires E. Annie Proulx Archive

The New York Public Library just acquired treasure trove of research notes, book drafts and other materials belonging to novelist E. November 3, 2009

Barnes and Noble Eying European Expansion

Barnes and Noble is considering expanding into Europe, according to The Bookseller. November 2, 2009

Celebrity Twitter Accounts Among Most Listed Twitter Accounts

There are some blog posts discussing the most listed Twitter accounts that claim Mashable is the second most listed Twitter account. November 1, 2009

Barack Obama, Taylor Swift Are Most Listed Twitterers

President Barack Obama and Taylor Swift appear to be the most listed people or organizations on Twitter as of this writing. October 29, 2009

Ang Lee to Direct Film Version of Life of Pi

Director Ang Lee says that he has finally gotten a first draft of the screenplay for the film version of Yann Martel's 2002 Man Booker prize-winning novel Life of Pi. October 28, 2009

White House Website Now Runs on Drupal

The White House website at whitehouse. October 26, 2009

Alice Munro Reveals Cancer Battle

At a literary event in Toronto, Man Booker Prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro revealed that she has been battling cancer. October 26, 2009

Ebook Version of King's Under the Dome Delayed to Boost Hardcover Sales

The Wall Street Journal reports that the ebook version of Stephen King's Under the Dome was delayed six weeks to help stores sell the hardcover version. October 25, 2009

The Onion Covers Parents Facebook Stalking Their College-Aged Kids

The Onion has a pretty hilarious video about how parents can use Facebook and Twitter to keep tabs on their children. October 24, 2009

Fortune Reduces Its Publishing Frequency

Fortune magazine is reducing the number of issues it publishes annually from 25 to 18. October 24, 2009

What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You?

You can tell a lot about a person just by knowing what types of books they like to read. What does your bookshelf say about you? October 24, 2009

Newsday Starts Charging $5 Weekly Fee

Newsday has announced that people who are not Optimum Online customers or Newsday customers will have to start paying a $5 weekly fee to access Newsday. October 22, 2009

Chinese Authors Oppose Google Digitzation Plan

A group of Chinese authors are angry and accusing Google of digitizing their books without permission or payment. October 22, 2009

Mexico's Secret Service: Gabriel Garcia Marquez Was a Cuban Spy

Uncovered records reveal that Columbian author and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez was spied on for decades by the Mexican intelligence agency DFS, which is now defunct. October 21, 2009

Simon and Schuster Buys Rights to Popular Video Game App

Simon and Schuster's Atria book imprint has inked a deal to publish three books by F. October 20, 2009

Patricia Cornwell Suing Financial Advisors Over $40 Million Loss

Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell is suing her financial advisors and accountants for negligence. October 20, 2009

Oh Lord. It's the 5 Billionth Tweet

This tweet by Robin Sloan is apparently the 5 billionth tweet on Twitter. October 19, 2009

New York Times Cutting 100 Newsroom Jobs

The New York Times Media Decoder blog is reporting that the Times is cutting 100 newsroom jobs, about 8% of the total newsroom jobs. October 19, 2009

Germans Say Nein to Ebooks

German publishers are resisting the siren call of Amazon. October 19, 2009

Furious Row at Frankfort Book Fair May Lead to EU Being Dropped From Google Book Settlement

Due to massive resistance to the Google Book Settlement in Europe, all European Union books might be entirely left out from the deal, according to The Bookseller. October 19, 2009

Twitter Lists Make Twitter More Useful

Twitter Lists are great new way to organize information and follow tweets on Twitter. October 17, 2009