Win an Emmy, Then Get Fired

Kater Gordon, the writer's assistant turned writer, won an Emmy for the last episode of last season's Mad Men. October 16, 2009

Captain Sullenberger Reads From His New Book, Highest Duty

Captain Sullenberger reads an excerpt from his new book, Highest Duty, from his home in this video clip. October 15, 2009

Big Mouth Billy Bass Connected To Twitter

A clever individual has connected his Big Mouth Billy Bass to Twitter using an mbed microcontroller. Now you do it at home. October 14, 2009

Get Married Magazine Debuts

Get Married Media has announced the launch of Get Married magazine, a new shopping and trend guide for brides. October 14, 2009

Bidding War Erupts Over Rights to Mandela Book

Publishers are in a bidding war over the rights to publish a book based on the archives of Nelson Mandela. October 14, 2009

Paul Anka Gets This is It Royalties and Co-writer Credit

The Wall Street Journal reports that songwriter Paul Anka will be getting 50% of the songwriting royalties from This Is It October 14, 2009

Eoin Colfer Writes New Book in Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series

Thirty years after the publication of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the late Douglas Adams, there is a new book in the series. October 12, 2009

Eoin Colfer Writes New Hitchihker's Guide to the Galaxy Book

Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl books, has taken on the task of continuing Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. October 12, 2009

Conde Nast Closes Several Publications

The big news in the magazine industry this week was Conde Nast's decision to shutter several publications. October 11, 2009

President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Win Generates Controversy

President Obama's completely unexpected Nobel Peace Prize win has been very controversial. October 10, 2009

YouTube Now Serving One Billion Video Views Daily

YouTube announced this week that they are now serving one billion video views each day. October 10, 2009

Recession is Forcing Couples to Split for Jobs

There are many working couples in today's world that have been hit very hard by the recession. October 10, 2009

The Poetry Society Rolls Out Kniited Dylan Thomas Poem

The Poetry Society rolled out its giant centenary poem at the British Library, in London on October 7th. October 10, 2009

Edgar Allan Poe Finally to Get Proper Funeral

160 years late, Edgar Allan Poe has finally been properly gotten a proper burial. October 9, 2009

Don Paterson Wins Forward Poetry Prize

The BBC reports that Scottish poet Don Paterson has won the £10,000 Forward Poetry Prize for his anthology entitled Rain. October 8, 2009

Another Obscure Nobel Prize Winner for Literature

The Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to a little know author, Herta Muller. October 8, 2009

Children's Book About Gay Penguins Tops Banned Book List

In 2008, the American Liberary Associated recorded 513 cases where books were targeted for censorship. October 7, 2009

Robo.to Offers Micro Video Blogging

We have microblogging, so why not microvideoblogging. October 6, 2009

Hilary Mandel Wins Man Booker Prize

Hilary Mandel has won the Man Booker Prize for the novel, Wolf Hall. October 6, 2009

Nobel Prize for Literature to Be Live Webcast

The Nobel Prize for Literature will be broadcast live from the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, October 8, at 1:00 p. October 6, 2009

New Large Format Pet Magazine Called Tame Debuts

Tame is a new large format, broad-spectrum pet magazine for the Southwest Area. October 5, 2009

Dood Will Scream Your Tweets From Rocky Cliff

A dood named Sam Wilson at illScreamYourTweets. October 3, 2009

Lord Byron's Letters Reveal Affair and Criticism of Fellow Writers

Sotheby's in London will auction some letters written by English poet Lord Byron on October 29th. October 2, 2009

Twitter to Launch Twitter Lists

Twitter blogged yesterday that it will soon add a feature called Lists. October 1, 2009

Danielle Steel's Former Assistant Admits She Embezzled From Employer for Years

Bestselling author Danielle Steel was shocked to discover that her assistant of fifteen years had been systematically embezzling from her. September 30, 2009