Google News Worth $100 Million Says VP Marissa Mayer

Fortune reports that Google's Vice President Marissa Mayer recently put the value of Google News at $100 million. July 24, 2008

Simon and Schuster Sues L'il Kim and Foxy Brown

Simon and Schuster is suing Foxy Brown and L'il Kim for keeping advances but never turning in promised book manuscripts. July 24, 2008

Canadian Author Chats With Queen Elizabeth

Canadian author Lawrence Hill got to do something that most writers never will: he was granted a private audience with Queen Elizabeth to discuss his award-winning book, Someone Knows My Name. July 24, 2008

Blogspot.com #1 Malware Source Says Sophos

A Sophos study has found that Blogspot. July 23, 2008

Sophie Kinsella's Favorite Books Include Emma by Jane Austen

Sophie Kinsella, the bestselling author of the Shopaholic series, reveals her three favorite books. July 22, 2008

Story Telling Spelling Plots a Sequel

Us Magazine reports that Tori Spelling is writing a book called Mommywood as a sequel to sTori Telling. July 21, 2008

Amazon S3 Crash Hampers Web 2.0 Sites

A crash of Amazon. July 20, 2008

Two More Microblogging Sites: Identi.ca and Kwippy

The number of microblogging worlds to visit continues to climb. July 20, 2008

Al Gore Issues Environmental Challenge to America

In a major speech, Al Gore issued a challenge to the U. July 19, 2008

Barnes and Noble Stays in the Rare Books Business

Most people don't know that Barnes & Noble sells rare books. July 19, 2008

Kay Ryan Named U.S. Poet Laureate

Kay Ryan has been namedas the next U. July 18, 2008

Kanye West Denies Accusations That He Uses a Ghost Blogger

Rapper Kanye West has been accused of using a ghost blogger to write his own blog. July 17, 2008

Twitter Confirms Summize Acquisition

Twitter has confirmed rumors from earlier this month that they would be acquiring the Summize search engine. July 15, 2008

Barack Obama's Writing Advice

Barack Obama gave out some writing advice the other day, in response to a question from a supporter. July 15, 2008

New Letters From Bloomsbury Group up For Auction

New letters from The Bloomsbury Group have surfaced and shed some light on one of Virginia Woolfe's lesbian affairs. July 15, 2008

Bush Lifts Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling

President Bush lifted an executive ban on drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. July 14, 2008

World's Oldest Blogger Has Died

Olive Riley, the world's oldest blogger, has died at the age of 108. July 14, 2008

New Yorker Cover Angers Obama Campaign

Barack Obama is not happy with the new cover of The New Yorker. July 13, 2008

Jason Calacanis Retires From Blogging

Jason Calacanis founded Weblogs, Inc. July 12, 2008

400-year-old Shakespeare Volume Recovered Intact After Theft

A volume of Shakespeare's works worth millions of dollars which was stolen from a museum ten years ago has been recovered. July 12, 2008

Salman Rushdie' s Midnight's Children Wins Best of the Booker Award

Salman Rushdie's book Midnight's Children has won the "Best of the Booker" prize. July 11, 2008

McCain Rejects Phil Gramm's Americans are Whiners Speech

John McCain had to quickly distance himself from his economic adviser former Senator Phil Gramm. July 10, 2008

Age Banding Controversy Continues in Great Britain

The practice of "age banding" -- listing the suitable age of reader for children's books -- has infuriated British authors who say that age banding is inappropriate. July 10, 2008

Kafka Papers May See Light of Day Soon

Scholars are anxiously awaiting the release of the papers of Franz Kafka, which have been hidden away for 40 years in a Tel Aviv apartment. July 10, 2008

Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Saying He Wants to Cut Obama's Nuts Off

Jesse Jackson has really done it this time. July 9, 2008