NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Dane Inks Deal With Harlequin

NYT bestselling romance author Lauren Dane just inked a multi book deal with Harlequin imprints Carina Press and HQN Books. February 24, 2016

Barnes & Noble Opening Digital Experience Bookstore

Barnes & Noble announced it is opening a new kind of bookstore with a full digital experience. The store will open sometime in 2016. February 24, 2016

Bestselling Novelist and Scholar Umberto Eco is Dead at 84

Bestselling novelist Umberto Eco has died at the age of 84 at his home in Italy. A renowned scholar, he is best known for his novel The Name of the Rose. February 22, 2016

Author Harper Lee Dead at 89

Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. A recluse in her later years, she loved Hollywood and the feature film adaptation of her book. February 20, 2016

Sherrilyn Kenyon Sues Cassandra Clare for Trademark and Copyright Infringement

Mortal Instruments author Cassandra Clare is being sued by bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon who says Clare ripped off her Dark Hunter series to create the Shadowhunter series February 18, 2016

Jonathan Franzen's Purity Heading to Television

Daniel Craig is set to star in the television adaptation of Jonathan Franzen's novel Purity. It's being pitched to Showtime, Hulu and Netflix. February 17, 2016

Patton Oswald Hosts 2016 WGA Awards, Spotlight Writers Win Original Screenplay Honors

Patton Oswald hosted the WGA West Awards. Spotlight, Mr. Robot, Inside Amy Schumer and Mad Men writers win awards. February 15, 2016

Bruce Springsteen Memoir Hits Bookstores in September

Bruce Springsteen has finished writing his autobiography. Born to Run is being published by Simon and Schuster, and will hit bookstores in September, 2016. February 13, 2016

Toni Morrison Discusses Why Good is More Interesting Than Evil

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison discusses good and evil characters in novels and why she hates the name of her novel God Help the Child. February 13, 2016

Time Inc. Now Owns Myspace

Myspace has fallen into the hands of Time Inc. It was part of the purchase of the assets of Viant. February 12, 2016

Aaron Sorkin to Adapt To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway

Aaron Sorkin is penning the script to bring Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to Broadway. The show will debut in the 2017-2018 season. February 12, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Be Released This Summer

Scholastic will publish the script book of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. It is the official eighth story in the series by J.K. Rowling. February 10, 2016

Georgy Girl Author Margaret Forster Has Died at the Age of 77

Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster has died at the age of 77 from brain and spine cancer. Her last novel will be published in March. February 8, 2016

Chinese Authorities Admit They Imprisoned Missing Hong Kong Booksellers

The missing Hong Kong booksellers have been found. Mainland China has imprisoned them for selling books critical of the Chinese officials. February 6, 2016

Twitter Suspends Over 125,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorist Acts

Twitter has suspended a large number of Twitter accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts. These acts were primarily related to ISIS. February 5, 2016

Megyn Kelly Lands $10 Million Book Deal

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has reportedly landed a $10 million dollar book deal with HarperCollins. February 5, 2016

Seventeen Magazine and Harlequin Teen Launching New Book Imprint

Melissa de la Cruz's new novel Something in Between will be the debut release of the new book imprint Seventeen Books February 5, 2016

Magic Tree House Books Being Turned into Feature Films

Lionsgate snapped up the rights to Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Treehouse series. The studio will make live action films and hopes for a durable franchise. February 4, 2016

Octavia Butler's Inspiring Plan to be a Bestselling Author

Science fiction legend Octavia E. Butler is being celebrated at the Huntington Library. Read her journal entry where she programs herself for writing success. February 4, 2016

Rand Paul Drops Out of 2016 Presidential Race

Rand Paul is dropping out of the GOP race to be president. He drops out after receiving 4.5% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses. February 3, 2016

The Books Everyone Lies About Having Read

The BBC took a poll to discover which books people lie about having read. There are some real surprises on the list. February 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton Named Winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucuses

Hillary Clinton has officially been named the winner of the Iowa Democratic caucuses. February 2, 2016

Amazon to Launch Hundreds of Physical Bookstores

Amazon is plan to launch hundreds of real bricks-and-mortar bookstores. There could be as many as 400 of them. February 2, 2016

Flatiron Books Expands Into Young Adult Titles

Macmillan imprint Flatiron Books will begin publishing young adult titles from debut authors and from established authors. January 29, 2016

Study Finds Mathematical Structure in Great Literature

A new study reveals that the world's great literature are fractals. Some are actually multifractals, such as James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. January 28, 2016