Gloomy Edgar Allan Poe Paper Toy

Here's a downloadable Edgar Allan Poe paper toy. October 14, 2008

Aravind Adiga Wins Man Booker Prize

Aravind Adiga has won the Man Booker prize for his debut novel The White Tiger, a story about India's class struggle. October 14, 2008

New York Times to Shutter IHT.com Site

Forbes. October 11, 2008

Betting Patterns Suggest a Leak at the Nobel Committee

We had no idea that people actually bet on who will win Nobel prizes, but apparently it's quite a booming industry. October 10, 2008

USA Today Adds Tag-like Topics

USA Today has launched nearly 200,000 online topics pages on its website usatoday. October 9, 2008

Anti-Obama Author Arrested in Kenya, Deported

American journalist and author Jerome Corsi, who wrote a bestselling book critical of Barack Obama, was arrested by Kenyan police while on his way to a book signing. October 9, 2008

Bush to Call for World Economic Summit

The Fed helped coordinate an unprecedented rate cut this morning: U. October 8, 2008

Terry Pratchett Talks About Having Alzheimer's

Bestselling author Terry Pratchett was diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease called posterior cortical atrophy or PCA. October 8, 2008

New Rules Let Congress Use Third-Party Websites

CNET reports that new House rules allow members of Congress to post content on third-party websites such as YouTube or Twitter. October 7, 2008

Tina Brown Launches The Daily Beast

Former Vanity Fair and The New Yorker editor Tina Brown has launched her long-planned website called The Daily Beast. October 7, 2008

Jon Provost Discusses Life as Lassie Star

Jon Provost has written a book about his life during and after the classic television series Lassie. October 7, 2008

Former Simpsons Writer Larry Doyle Wins 2008 Thurber Prize

Larry Doyle, the former writer and producer for The Simpsons, won the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor for his book I Love You Beth Cooper. October 7, 2008

Four Songs About Twitter on YouTube

There at least four Twitter songs on YouTube. October 6, 2008

Dacre Stoker Writing Dracula Sequel

Bram Stoker's great grand nephew is bringing Dracula back to life in a new book. October 6, 2008

Evangelical Alliance Names The Ten Blogging Commandments

The Evangelical Alliance recently came up with the "Ten Blogging Commandments. October 5, 2008

DC Comics Folds Minx Graphic Novels

DC Comics is folding Minx. October 5, 2008

Joe Biden and Sarah Palin on Dick Cheney

Katie Couric recently quizzed the Vice Presidential candidates on what they think of current Vice President Dick Cheney. October 4, 2008

J.K. Rowling Still Wealthiest Author

The press loves to chronicle the net worth of J. October 4, 2008

Amit's Bike Took Another Picture

Yahoo! created several bikes that take photos every 60 seconds and upload them instantly to Flickr. October 3, 2008

FutureClaw Magazine Combines Fashion and Art

A new magazine called FutureClaw aims to combine art and fashion. October 3, 2008

New York Sun Ceases Publication

USA Today reports that the New York Sun will be ceasing publication. October 2, 2008

LOLCat Book Out Later This Month

The LOLcats meme which combines adorable cat pictures with bad kitty grammar is moving to book form. October 2, 2008

Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlists

The Guardian reports that the shortlists for the the Roald Dahl Funny prize have been announced. October 2, 2008

A Positive Spin on Remaindered Books

The hilarious poem "The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered" from Clive James' collection Opal Sunset: Selected Poems, 1958-2008 has an author relishing the fact that his rival's book has been remaindered. October 2, 2008

Bonnier Acquires Working Mother Media

Crain's NY reports that Bonnier Corp. October 1, 2008