Svetlana Alexievich Wins 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature

Investigative journalist and nonfiction author Svetlana Alexievich has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. She is an outspoken critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin. October 8, 2015

Chrissie Hynde's Disastrous Book Tour

Rock star Chrissie Hynde is on a tour to promote her memoir, Reckless: My Life as a Pretender, but it's not going well. Now she's yelled and cursed at NPR's David Greene. October 7, 2015

Nicholas Sparks Turns His Divorce into a Sitcom for ABC

Bestselling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks has turned his divorce into a half hour sitcom for ABC. It will focus on a romance novelist trying to re-enter the dating pool. October 7, 2015

Scholastic and Lego Extend Book Deal Through 2019

Scholastic and Lego have extended their book publishing deal through 2019. The Lego brands involved include City, Ninjago, Bionicle, Star Wars, Lego DC and more. October 6, 2015

Stephenie Meyer Releases Gender Switched Version of Twilight

For the tenth anniversary of Twilight, Stephenie Meyer has released Life and Death, the Twilight story told with a major gender switch. Bella is Beau and Edward is Edythe. October 6, 2015

Samuel Adams Founder Jim Koch Pens Business Book

Samuel Adams brewer and founder Jim Koch is writing a book called Quench Your Own Thirst. October 5, 2015

Jennifer Weiner Inks Deal For First Children's Book

Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner just inked a deal to write her first middle grade trilogy. The first book is called The Littlest Bigfoot. October 5, 2015

Patrick Ness Writing New Doctor Who Spinoff Series Called Class

Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls, will create and write a YA spinoff set in the Doctor Who universe. Ness has won two Carnegie medals for children's literature. October 3, 2015

Jewel Releases Her First Memoir, Never Broken

Jewel has released her first memoir called Never Broken. It also has a companion album. October 1, 2015

Julie Schumacher is First Woman to Win Thurber Prize for American Humor

Julie Schumacher has won the 2015 Thurber Prize for American Humor for her novel. Dear Committee Members. She is the first woman to win the prize. October 1, 2015

National Geographic's Pristine Seas Explores Waters Unaffected by Humans

National Geographic's new book Pristine Seas explores waters completely unaffected by human activity. The book is written by Enric Sala. September 30, 2015

Scholastic Announces Groovy Joe Picture Books

Scholastic has announced it will publish a picture book series called Groovy Joe starting in Fall 2016. September 29, 2015

Sarah Michelle Gellar Inks Book Deal With Hachette

Sarah Michelle Gellar inks book deal with Hachette for food crafting. She's also launching a lifestyle brand called Foodstirs. September 28, 2015

DePauw Dean of Libraries Spending Week in a Fortress of Banned Books

Rick Provine, the Dean of Libraries of DePauw University is spending Banned Books Week behind a fortress of banned books at the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. September 28, 2015

Aaron Sorkin Tries to End Feud With Apple CEO Tim Cook

Aaron Sorkin has apologized to Apple CEO Tim Cook, but has the feud ended? It all started when Cook dissed Sorkin's new movie about Steve Jobs. September 27, 2015

Gaia Vince is the First Woman to Win the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books

Journalist and author Gaia Vince just became the first solo woman to with the prestigious Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. September 26, 2015

Amy Schumer to Publish Memoir With Simon & Schuster

Amy Schumer will be publishing a memoir with comedian Amy Schumer. The book deal is with the publisher's Gallery Books imprint. September 24, 2015

Scholastic Anounces DC Comics: Secret Hero Society Novels

Scholastic has announced it will publish three Secret Hero Society novels based on the D Comics Super Hero characters. September 23, 2015

Paula Deen Releases New Cookbook Featuring Lighter Recipes

Paula Deen has released a new cookbook featuring lighter recipes. It is called Paula Deen Cuts the Fat. September 21, 2015

Twilight Tenth Anniversary Edition to be Published October 6

Little, Brown has released a special Twilight edition with bonus content to celebrate the book's tenth anniversary. September 20, 2015

Judy Blume Helps Seth Meyers With His Embarrassing Problem

Bestselling author Judy Blume gives some sage advice to Seth Meyers and his crew, who have lots of embarrassing issues they are worried about. September 19, 2015

Kevin Spacey Reads a Poem He Wrote for Carol Burnett

Kevin Spacey wrote a comic poem for his idol Carol Burnett and then delivered it while doing his best Jimmy Stewart impersonation. September 19, 2015

Cheryl Strayed Named Official Spokesperson for Indies First Celebration

Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of Wild, is the official spokesperson for the nationwide celebration of indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday. September 17, 2015

Author Incomes Have Plummeted in Last Six Years

Income for both full time and part time writers has plummeted in the last six years according to a new Authors Guild survey. September 16, 2015

Two American Authors Make Shortlist for 2015 Man Booker Prize

American authors Anne Tyler and Hanya Yanagihara have made the shortlist for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, which carries a $80,000 cash award. September 15, 2015