Stephen King Compares Elon Musk to Tom Sawyer

Stephen King compares Elon Musk to Tom Sawyer in a tweet. King has also attacked Musk's plans for a new verification fee. November 6, 2022

U.S. Postal Service Honors Shel Silverstein With Forever Stamp

The U.S. Postal Service honored Shel Silverstein with a postage stamp. The stamp features his work The Giving Tree. August 5, 2022

Twitter Reveals Edit Button Under Development

Twitter reveals it is working on a long awaited edit button. It was revealed by the Twitter Comms account on April 5th. April 5, 2022

Oprah Named 2022 PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion

Oprah Winfrey has been named the Literary Champion of 2022 by PEN/Faulkner. They say she is a literary force field. March 30, 2022

2022 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced

The longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize has been announced. The list features 13 titles. March 18, 2022

American Journalist and Filmmaker Brent Renaud Killed in Ukraine

American journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud has been killed in an attack by Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine. A second journalist was also injured in the shelling. March 13, 2022

SAT Test Going Digital, No Pencils or Paper Forms Required

The SAT Test is making the shift to digital and will be completely digital with online exams by 2024. Students will bring laptops instead of pencils to the exams. January 25, 2022

Female Spanish Mystery Writer Revealed to be Three Men

A female Spanish mystery writer has been revealed to be a pseudonym used by three men. The pseudonym, Carmen Mola, won a major Spanish literary prize. October 17, 2021

The Selfies 2021 Winners Announced

The winners of the 2021 Selfies have been announced. The annual awards are for self-published books. August 2, 2021

J.K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig to be Published by Scholastic

Scholastic will publish a new children's book by J.K. Rowling called The Christmas Pig. May 10, 2021

Amanda Gorman Delivers Powerful Inaugural Poem, The Hill We Climb

Amanda Gorman delivered her inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, at President Joe Biden's inauguration. January 21, 2021

Louise Gluck Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020

American poet Louise Gluck is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020. The award was presented by Mats Malm. October 8, 2020

Twitter Adds Quote Tweets Feature

Twitter has added a new feature called Quote Tweets that lets you find all the retweets with comments in one place. September 1, 2020

John Green Discusses Revelatory Piece of Writing Advice

Author John Green discusses some revelatory writing advice he received in college in an interview on 60 Minutes. July 29, 2020

Hearst Evaluating Plans for O, The Oprah Magazine Print Edition

Hearst says it is evaluating plans for the frequency of the print version of O, The Oprah Magazine for 2021. It denies the print version is ending this year. July 28, 2020

Trump Threatens John Bolton Over New Book

President Donald Trump is threatening his former national security adviser John Bolton over his upcoming memoir, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. June 16, 2020

New York Publishers Not Rushing Workers Back to the Office

New York City has started phase 1 of its reopening plan but Manhattan publishers are not in a hurry to get employees back to the office. June 8, 2020

James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Editorial Page Editor

James Bennet has resigned as the Editorial page editor of The New York Times after published a controversial op-ed by Senator Tom Cotton. June 7, 2020

Melania Trump Reads The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter

Melania Trump read from The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter 2020. She read while sitting on a white bench. April 13, 2020

Katy Perry Wins Dark Horse Copyright Case

Katy Perry wins the Dark Horse copyright case after a federal judge overturns the jury's 2019 decision. March 18, 2020

London Book Fair Canceled Over Coronavirus

The 2020 London Book Fair has been canceled because of the coronavirus which has been spreading around the world. March 5, 2020

Facebook Appears to Target Pinterest with New Hobbi App

Facebook has launched an app called Hobbi that is similar in style to Pinterest. The app is designed for sharing personal project photos and videos. February 14, 2020

Val Kilmer Publishing Memoir with Simon & Schuster

Actor Val Kilmer is publishing a memoir with Simon & Schuster. The book, I'm Your Huckleberry, will be published on April 21, 2020. January 10, 2020

Cats Film Could Boost Interest in T.S. Eliot's Poetry Despite Box Office Losses

The new Cats movie is not a box office success but it should still help generate new interest in T.S. Eliot's cat poetry, including his Practical Cats collection. January 4, 2020

Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books

Christopher Paolin will publish a science fiction novel with Tor Books in September 2020 called To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. January 1, 2020