White House Joins MySpace, Twitter and Facebook

The White House blogged today about the launch of MySpace, Twitter and Facebook accounts for the White House. May 1, 2009

Conde Nast Ceases Publication of Portfolio

Conde Nast is ceasing publication of its business magazine, Portfolio, effective with its May issue. May 1, 2009

U.S. Poet Reported Missing in Japan

American poet and author Craig Arnold, 41, has gone missing during an expedition to a tropical Japanese island. May 1, 2009

Carol Ann Duffey Expected to be Named British Poet Laureate

The Guardian reports that Great Britain is about to get its first female Poet Laureate. April 30, 2009

Google Copyright Lawsuit Settlement Delayed Again

In a surprise ruling the judge in the Google Book Search copyright lawsuit has agreed to a four month extension requested by a group of authors. April 29, 2009

How Ron Howard Got Around the Vatican's Ban

Just the mention of Dan Brown's name was enough for the Vatican to ban Ron Howard from filming at any of Rome's churches for the film version of Angels and Demons. April 27, 2009

Tracking Swine Flu on Twitter

Twitter has been criticized for being unreliable and misinforming when it comes to the swine flu. April 26, 2009

Yahoo Shuts Down Geocities

Yahoo has shut down the Geocities website. April 23, 2009

Short List for Orange Prize Announced

The short list for the Orange Prize for Fiction has been announced. April 23, 2009

Elizabeth Strout Wins Fiction Category at 2009 Pulitzer Prizes

The Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. April 23, 2009

Wiley Uses SKYPE for Author Book Signing

Publisher John Wiley is thinking outside the box when it comes to book signings. April 22, 2009

Linda Gregg Wins Jackson Poetry Prize

Linda Gregg has won the 2009 Jackson Poetry Prize. April 22, 2009

HarperCollins Releasing Tolkien's Works in Ebook Format

Fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will soon be able to read the classic fantasy tales on their favorite ereader. April 21, 2009

The Rise of the Trade Paperback

Publishers are printing fewer hardcover books and more trade paperbacks in response to the drop off in consumer spending. April 21, 2009

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol Gets Release Date

Doubleday announced today that the sequel to The Da Vinci Code will be released on September 15, 2009. April 20, 2009

Penguin to Publish Vladimir Nabokov's Last Work

The Telegraph reports that Penguin will publish Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov's last book. April 17, 2009

PEN Criticizes Magazine for Publishing Poetry by Accused War Criminal

PEN has condemned Dotyky, a Slovakian literary magazine, for publishing poems by Radovan Karadzic. April 16, 2009

SeaWorld Launches Shamu Twitter

SeaWorld's Shamu is on Twitter. April 15, 2009

Amazon Apologizes For Sales Ranking Glitch

Amazon. April 14, 2009

Starlog Ends Print Edition But Continues Online

Starlog, a monthly science-fiction film magazine, is going to become a web only publication. April 13, 2009

Print Magazine Publishers Consider Price Hikes

The New York Times reports that some publishers are considering raising the prices of print magazines. April 12, 2009

McMurry to Publish Wedding Magazine for Ritz-Carlton

Ritz Carlton has partnered with custom publisher McMurry to to publish a magazine called Weddings by the Ritz-Carlton. April 10, 2009

Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlists Announced

Scott Griffin, founder of The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry and David Young, trustee, have announced the Canadian and International shortlist for this year's prize. April 10, 2009

Meghan McCain Lands High Six-Figure Book Deal

The New York Observer reports that Meghan McCain, daughter of Presidential candidate John McCain, has landed a book deal. April 9, 2009

Ann Weisgarber Gets Double Orange Prize Noms for Debut Novel

Ann Weisgarber has scored double Orange Prize nominations. April 8, 2009