Stephenie Meyer's Recommendation Sends Wuthering Heights to the Bestseller Lists

Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights has hit the top of the classics bestseller list after the publisher got a big quote from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer about how much she loves the book. August 27, 2009

Sony Unveils New Wireless Ebook Reader

At a press conference yesterday, Sony unveiled its new wireless touchscreen reading device which will retail for $399. August 26, 2009

Tom Wolfe Takes Aim at Fallen CEOs

Tom Wolfe has a new short story in Vanity Fair magazine called "The Rich Have Feelings, Too, in which he channels the self-righteous anger of the CEOs who have lost jobs and perks like private jets after the bottom fell out of the banking industry. August 26, 2009

YouTube to Monetize Viral Videos

YouTube has a post today that says Google is opening up the YouTube Partnership Program to include "individual popular videos. August 25, 2009

Release Date For Ted Kennedy Memoir Moved Up

The release date for the new Ted Kennedy memoir, True Compass, has been moved up to September 14, according to USA Today. August 25, 2009

Brad Gooch Talks Flannery O'Connor

CNN's Matthew Carey interviewed Brad Gooch whose new biography of Flannery O'Connor is Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor. August 25, 2009

Katie Couric Discusses Wee Weed Up

Katie Couric talks about neology, the invention of new words. August 24, 2009

Bloomsbury Group Letters Going to Auction

Letters from the Bloomsbury Group are expected to fetch up to 80,000 pounds sterling at auction. August 24, 2009

Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon.com to Oppose Google Book Settlement

The Google Book Settlement is now facing even more objections. August 21, 2009

Barnes and Noble Shareholders Revolt Against Riggio Brothers

Barnes & Noble shareholders are furious over the company's recent acquisition of the college textbook division, which is owned by the founder of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio. August 21, 2009

Google Book Settlement Faces Another Roadblock

The Google Book Project settlement could be facing a new roadblock. August 20, 2009

Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Win 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Committee has announced that authors and journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn will receive the 2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Lifetime Achievement. August 20, 2009

Scholars Dispute Authenticity of Frida Kahlo Find

Frida Kahlo scholars are denoucing as fake an entire collection of Kahlo memorabilia found by an antiques dealer in Mexico. August 20, 2009

Audible Launching Classic Books Series

Audible announced that it is coming out with a new line of audio books to be called "Audible Modern Vanguard. August 19, 2009

Heathrow Airport Has a Writer in Residence

The New York Times reports that author Alain de Botton is sitting in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London writing a book. August 19, 2009

Top Chef Expands its Book Empire

Top Chef has been a tv phenomenon that has spawned a cookbook empire. August 18, 2009

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Parent Avoids Bankruptcy

Education Media & Publishing Group, the corporate parent of Houghton Mifflin, has staved off bankruptcy by refinancing over $1 billion of the company's staggering $7. August 17, 2009

Sir William Golding's Personal Papers Reveal He Was an Attempted Rapist

Well, here's something we would really rather not have known. August 17, 2009

Ebook of The Lost Symbol to be Released Simultaneously With Hardcover

The New York Times reports that the ebook version of Dan Brown's upcoming novel, The Lost Symbol will be released at the same time the hardback is released. August 14, 2009

Most Tweets Fall Into Pointless Babble Category

The SFGate's tech blog called The Tech Chronicles has summarized the findings from a new study (PDF) from Pear Analytics. August 13, 2009

Thomas Pynchon Narrates His Own Book Trailer

The reclusive author Thomas Pynchon really is the voiceof the narrator in the new book trailer for Pynchon's new book, Inherent Vice. August 13, 2009

Tumblr Reaches 50 Million Active Monthly User Milestone

More people are using the Tumblr tool to make short blogs. August 11, 2009

MWA Teams Up With SFWA to Support Writer Beware

The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is going to co-sponsor the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's (SFWA) Writer Beware program. August 11, 2009

ESPN Bans Reporters From Twitter, Social Networks

The New York Times reports that ESPN has established guidelines that prohibit its reporters from tweeting about sports. August 10, 2009

William Morris Tells Authors to Opt Out of Google Book Settlement

The New York Times reports that William Morris is advising its author clients to opt out of the Google Book Settlement. August 10, 2009