Someone Smoked Cannabis in Shakespeare's Backyard, Say Researchers

South African researchers used a top drug lab to test pipes found in Shakespeare's garden and in his neighborhood. In his time some one was smoking cannabis and cocaine. But who? August 10, 2015

Meghan Tifft: An Introverted Author Talks Book Promotion

Author Meghan Tifft discusses the sad fate of an introverted author who must resign herself to interacting with the public to get her book noticed. August 5, 2015

Time Magazine's Advice to Women Authors in the 1960s

Time magazine did a piece in the 1960s telling women authors how to promote their books. First up is to exercise in a bikini. The other tips are just as useful. August 4, 2015

Donald Trump Tops New NBC News/WSJ Poll

Donald Trump is now at the top of a new NBC News/WSJ Poll. He has 19% putting him 4% ahead of Scott Walker. August 2, 2015

American Journalism Review to Cease Publication

The Philip Merrill College of Journalism announced it will no longer be publishing the American Journalism Review. The archives will remain online. August 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton Calls on Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo

Hillary Clinton called on the trade embargo against Cuba to lifted at a speech on Friday in Florida. August 1, 2015

The Strand Publishes Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story

Andrew Gulli does it again. The Strand's managing editor found another lost literary treasure: an unpublished short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. July 31, 2015

Five American Authors Make the Longlist for 2015 Man Booker Prize

Five American authors made the longlist for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, the most prestigious literary competition in the world. July 30, 2015

Rizzoli Opens New Flagship Bookstore in New York City

Rizzoli has opened a new flagship bookstore in New York City at 1133 Broadway in the NoMad district. July 25, 2015

Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom Announce Dream Jumper Graphic Novel Series

Greg Grunberg and Lucas Turnbloom are publishing a graphic novel series called Dream Jumper through Scholastic. July 18, 2015

U.S. Post Office Issues Flannery O'Connor Stamp

The U.S. Post Office has issued a Flannery O'Connor stamp. It is part of the Literary Arts series. July 12, 2015

Archie Comics Launches New Archie Series at Comic-Con

Archie Comics has introdued Archie #1 at the Comic-Con International in Sand Diego. The comic is by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples July 11, 2015

Man Booker International Prize to be Awarded Annually

The Man Book International Prize has teamed up with the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. The MBI will now be awarded annually. July 11, 2015

Facebook Feature to Let Users Prioritize Pages to See First

Facebook is adding a new feature that will let users prioritize which friends and pages they want to see first. July 9, 2015

Game of Thrones Coloring Book Coming Out This Fall

A Game of Thrones coloring book is scheduled to be released this fall. The book features forty-five illustrations. July 9, 2015

Juan Felipe Herrera Appointed U.S. Poet Laureate

Juan Felipe Herrera has been appointed the new U.S. Poet Laureate. He is the first Lationo U.S. poet laureate. July 9, 2015

Time to Launch New Automotive Site Called theDrive

Time Inc. is planning the launch of a new automotive site called theDrive. Mike Guy will be the site's editor. July 7, 2015

Apple Loses Ebook Price Fixing Case, Must Pay $450 Million to Consumers

Apple just lost its appeal in the ebook price fixing case. It will pay $450 million to consumers unless it decides to appeal to the Supreme Court. July 6, 2015

Court Rules Kafka Manuscripts Belong to National Library of Israel

A treasure trove of writings by Franz Kafka that has been the subject of a lengthy court battle will finally be turned over the National Library of Israel. July 4, 2015

DreamWorks Acquires Rights to Michael Crichton's Novel Micro

DreamWorks has acquired the rights to Michael Crichton's novel, Micro. The novel was completed by Richard Preston after Crichton passed away. July 2, 2015

Scribd Slashes Number of Romance Titles Available

Scribd is losing money due to voracious readers of romance novels. As a result the company is reducing the number of titles available for monthly subscribers. July 2, 2015

Facebook Makes Slight Logo Alteration

Facebook has made a small alternation to its logo. The most noticeable difference is in the letter a. July 1, 2015

E.L. James' Disastrous Twitter Q and A

E.L. James agreed to do a Q and A on Twitter and it was absolutely brutal. People who hate Fifty Shades had a field day attacking the bestselling author. June 29, 2015

Aladdin to Publish New Series by Dork Diaries Author Rachel Renee Russell

Aladdin has announced plans to publish a new illustrated book series by Rachel Renee Russell, author of the bestelling Dork Diaries series. June 28, 2015

Man Asian Prize Winner Shin Kyung-sook Caught in Plagiarism Scandal

South Korean author Shin Kyun-sook has been busted for plagiarizing the work of Japanese author Yukio Mishima. But there are more allegations. June 25, 2015