No Twitter in Zac Efron's Future

Actor and singer Zac Efron may be the future according to Interview magazine but so far he isn't embracing social media. April 6, 2009

Filming Begins on The Run Diary

Filming has begun in Puerto Rico on The Rum Diary, the film adaptation of Hunter S. April 3, 2009

Twilight is a Hit in the Middle East

Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books have been translated into Arabic and they look to be a hit in the Middle East. April 2, 2009

2009's Oddest Book Title of the Year

The Bookseller has announced the winner of this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year prize. March 27, 2009

Philip Parker Wins Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title

The winner for the Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title has been awarded to Professor Philip M. March 27, 2009

Barnes and Noble Executives Get Salaries Frozen

Barnes & Noble executives are taking a freeze in pay. March 26, 2009

Orson Scott Card to Write Children's Series

Orson Scott Card, author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Ender's Game, will publish a new series for younger readers with Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. March 25, 2009

Number of Blogger Book Deals is Very Small

USA Today has an article about some bloggers that have landed book deals. March 25, 2009

A Lion Called Christian Hits Bestseller Lists

The nonfiction book, A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion, is going to hit at #7 on the Times hardcover nonfiction list. March 22, 2009

Neil Gaiman Visits The Colbert Report

Stephen Colbert invited Neil to be on the program to defend his children's book The Graveyard Book, which begins with a knife in the dark. March 22, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Goes Web Only

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has moved entirely to the Internet. March 21, 2009

Author R.N. Morris Serializes His Novel on Twitter

R. March 20, 2009

Man Booker International Prize 2009 Announces List of Contenders

The Man Booker International Prize has announced the Judges' List of Contenders for this year's prize. March 18, 2009

George Clooney Vlogs About Rooming With Nicholas Kristof

George Clooney just returned from a trip to Chad with NBC to highlight the devastating conditions the people there face. March 17, 2009

When Ronald Reagan Met Vladimir Putin

Former U. March 16, 2009

Twitter's Suggested Users List is Part of Mainstream Push

Twitter recently added a list of suggested users and some of the users and organizations on the list are said to be adding 10,000 followers are day. March 16, 2009

Roberto Bolano, Dexter Filkins Win Book Critics Awards

The winners for the annual National Book Critics Circle awards are in. March 16, 2009

Wordnik Could Be World's Biggest Online Dictionary

The Christian Science Monitor has a detailed story about a Erin McKean. March 16, 2009

Libraries See Record Traffic During Recession

As the recession drags on, libraries are seeing record numbers of visitors. March 16, 2009

Kevin Rose Launches We Follow Twitter User Directory

We Follow is a new user powered Twitter directory. March 15, 2009

John Milius Thinks Most of Today's Screenplays are Garbage

CNN has an interview with screenwriter John Milius, who wrote Jaws, Apocalypse Now, Dirty Harry and many other famous films. March 13, 2009

Painting of a Younger Shakespeare Discovered

A painting has been discovered that is thought to be the only contemporary portrait painted of William Shakespeare. March 9, 2009

Nobel Laureate Heinrich Boll's Private Papers Destoryed in Freak Accident

Nobel Laureate Heinrich Boll's private papers have been lost to history after a building collapsed. March 6, 2009

68% Have Favorable Opinion of President Obama

NBC News reports that polling has started out favorable for President Obama. March 5, 2009

Ken Libbrecht: Snowflake Expert and Author

Ken Libbrecht is the world's preeminent snowflake photographer. March 2, 2009