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Ray Bradbury Campaigning to Save Library

Ray Bradbury is launching a campaign to help U. June 22, 2009

Michael Connelly and Janet Evanovich Interview Each Other

Amazon. June 20, 2009

Jennifer Love Hewitt Writing Dating Advice Book

US Weekly reports that Jennifer Love Hewitt is writing a dating advice book. June 19, 2009

John Irving Shares His Writing Process

Bestselling author John Irving (The World According to Garp) discusses his next book, Last Night in Twisted River, and his writing life with Sam Tanenhaus, the editor of the New York Times Book Review. June 19, 2009

Nickelodeon Shutters Two Kids Magazines

Viacom's Nickelodeon network is ceasing publication of its Nick and Nick Jr. June 17, 2009

Taschen to Publish $1,000 Apollo 11 Book

Taschen, a publisher of illustrated books, is going to publish a book about the Apollo 11 moon landing to coincide with the 40th anniversary. June 17, 2009

President Obama's Half Brother Lands Book Deal

Another member of the Obama family has just landed a book deal. June 16, 2009

President Obama Breaks Silence on Iran

Huge protests were held in Iran today as many supporters of opposition candidate Mirhossein Mousavi believe the election was stolen by current Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. June 15, 2009

Christian Group Sues for Right to Publicly Burn Francesca Lia Block Book

A Christian group in Wisconsin is suing for the right to publicly burn a copy of Francesca Lia Block's book, Baby Be-Bop. June 15, 2009

Web 2.0 is One Millionth Word

Web 2.0 is a word associated with Internet technologies that have a social component and user-generated content. June 15, 2009

J.K. Rowling Accused of Plagiarism

Here we go again. June 15, 2009

Google Plans Microblog Search Engine

Google Operating System reports that Google is planning a microblogging search engine that will let users search tweets and updates from other microblogging sites. June 14, 2009

Simon & Schuster Cuts Deal With Scribd

Simon & Schuster has cut a deal with Scribd, a popular ebook website. June 12, 2009

IT Professional is First Man to Win Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance

An IT professional has shocked his colleagues by winning the Melissa Nathan award for comedy romance for his novel, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People. June 12, 2009

Britain's Poet Laureate Takes on MP Expense Scandal

Britain's first female poet laureate Carol Duffy has debuted her first poem for the nation and it's already raising eyebrows. June 12, 2009

Hundreds of Retailers Already Using Twitter

Retailers have relied on email newsletters to reach customers over the past several years but they would be wise to try Twitter. June 11, 2009

Debut Novelist Wins Dublin's Impac Prize

A first time novelist has beaten out such literary luminaries as Joyce Carol Oates, Philip Roth and Doris Lessing to win Dublin's Impac Prize, which carries a cash prize of 100,000 Euros. June 11, 2009

Ben Franklin Book Sells at Auction for $556,500

An authentic copy of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac sold at auction at Sotheby's for $556,500, which is the second highest price ever paid for a book printed in America (the highest price was for a copy of George Washington's copy of The Federalist Papers which went for $1. June 10, 2009