BEA's Lofty Green Goals Not Met

The organizers of Book Expo America 2008 (BEA) are getting a lot of grief over their failed plans to make the convention green. May 27, 2008

NASA's Mars Phoenix Twitter Keeps Space Buffs Informed

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has made one of the best uses of Twitter to date with its MarsPhoenix Twitter. May 26, 2008

Steven Spielberg's Ghost/UFO Social Network May Launch This Summer

TechCrunch reports that Stephen Spielberg's rumored ghost and ufo social network will be called The Rising. May 22, 2008

Barnes & Noble Studying Possible Borders Purchase

The Washington Post reports that Barnes & Noble has put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of acquiring Borders. May 22, 2008

Regie Hamm Wins Idol Songwriting Competition

Regie Hamm, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, won the American Idol Songwriting Competition with his entry, "The Time of My Life. May 22, 2008

A Million Penguins Can't Write a Good Novel

The mass novel editing and writing Wiki project from Penguin Books and De Montfort University did not result in a publishable novel. May 22, 2008

Of Course Twitter is Down

Twitter is down again today for the third or fourth day in a row. May 21, 2008

Tommy Lee Jones to Direct and Star in Hemingway Film

Tommy Lee Jones will adapt, direct, produce and star in a movie based on Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel Islands in the Stream reports Reuters. May 21, 2008

Can Giving Away Your Book Generate Sales?

The idea seems to jibe with common sense but a few authors have given away free electronic copies of their books and still generated big sales of the hardcover or paperback version. May 21, 2008

Laurence Fishburne to Star in The Alchemist Movie

Paulo Coelho's 1988 bestseller The Alchemist is finally going to be made into a movie. May 20, 2008

Earthquake Inspires Poets in Chengdu

China's massive 7. May 20, 2008

Poems of Worst Poet in the English Language Sold at Auction

The poems and letters of William Topaz McGonagall, widely regarded as the worst poet in the English language were sold at auction for $12,840. May 20, 2008

Associated Press Posts No Longer Available Video

Usually it is YouTube that tells you when a video is no longer available. May 19, 2008

Scanimation Children's Book a Hit With Kids and Adults

A new children's book called Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Seder is being talked about by both kids and adults. May 19, 2008

Ian Fleming and the Glamorous Writing Life

Former spy and bestselling author of the James Bond series Ian Fleming was known for his glamorous writing lifestyle at his Jamaican home. May 19, 2008

Praying for Papers Offers Prayers for Newspaper Industry

Editor and Publisher reports that Mike Koehler, a sports editor for The Oklahoman, has launced a blog called Praying for Papers. May 18, 2008

New York Times Launches Beijing Olympics Blog

The New York Times has launched a blog for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing called Rings. May 17, 2008

The Weird-Ass Picture Book Awards

Here's an interesting award for unusual picture pictures. May 16, 2008

CBS to Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion

CNET and its array of Internet properties have been acquired by CBS in a $1. May 15, 2008

Jeffery Deaver's Ode to Outlining

To outline or not to outline, that is the question. May 15, 2008

Gospel Music Legend Dottie Rambo Killed in Bus Accident

CMT Music reports that Dottie Rambo was killed in a bus accident early Sunday morning. May 14, 2008

Hillary Clinton Wins West Virginia

Hillary Clinton has won West Virginia in a landslide. May 13, 2008

Illustrator Creates Book Based on Monster Drawing Videos

Designer and illustrator Stefan G. May 13, 2008

Dems Want Hillary to Stay in Race

It appears that a large majority of Democrats couldn't care less what Donna Brazile, Chris Matthews or Keith Olbermann thinks. May 12, 2008

Ne-Yo Blogs to Promote Upcoming Album

Vibe reports that singer/songwriter Ne-Yo has turned bloggy for his upcoming album. May 12, 2008