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Facebook to Filter Hoaxes From News Feed

Facebook will be attempting to remove more hoaxes from the news feeds. Facebook says its users don't like them. January 21, 2015

David Duchovny's First Novel to be Published in February

David Duchovny is an author. His first novel, Holy Cow: A Modern Dairy Tale is a fable for adults and children. It will be released in February. January 21, 2015

Pedro Almodovar to Receive WGA Screenwriting Achievement Award

Spanish screenwriter and director Almodovar will receive the WGA's Jean Renoir Screenwriting Achievement Award on Valentine's Day at the WGA Awards. January 21, 2015

James Patterson and the Exploding Book

James Patterson is offering a once in a lifetime experience for a fan: for $294,038 you can fly to an exotic location, watch the novel be donated by a bomb squad. January 20, 2015

National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists

The National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for the best books of 2014. Toni Morrison will receive a Lifetime Achievement award. January 20, 2015

Images From Illustrated Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Revealed

Scholastic has released some images from the upcoming illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling January 19, 2015

MySpace Still Gets 50 Million Monthly Visitors

MySpace still gets over 50 million visitors a month. The site also generated 300 million video views in November. January 16, 2015

Boy Who Came Back From Heaven Says He Made it All Up

Tyndale has stopped printing the Boy Who Came Back From Heaven after the author says he made it all up. He was only 6 when his dad co-wrote the book, he is now 17. January 16, 2015

David Harsent Wins 2014 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

David Harsent has won the 2014 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry for his new collection, Fire Songs. January 16, 2015

Wes Anderson and Dan Gilroy Nominated for Screenwriting Oscars

Wes Anderson, Dan Gilroy, Alejandro Gonzalez inarritu and Jason Hall get Oscar nominations. Gillian Flynn snubbed for Gone Girl adaptation. January 15, 2015

CNN Gets FAA Approval to Test Drones for News Gathering

CNN has announced it worked out a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration so it can test drones for news gathering purposes. January 14, 2015

Facebook Adds AMBER Alerts

Facebook has announced it will be adding AMBER Alerts through a partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. January 13, 2015

Birdman Wins Best Screenplay at the 2015 Golden Globes

Birdman won the award for Best Screenplay at the 2015 Golden Globes. The film's star Michael Keaton also won a Globe. January 13, 2015

Inside a Charlie Hebdo Editorial Meeting

In this clip we get to see inside a Charlie Hebdo editorial meeting. It shows cartoonists choosing which art to use for the cover of the issue about the Danish Mohammed cartoons. January 10, 2015

Star Wars Returns to Marvel With Release of New Star Wars Comic Series

The original Star Wars characters will star in the new Star Wars comic which will be released by Marvel. The first issue is expected to sell one million copies. January 9, 2015

French Novelist Michel Houellebecq Cancels Publicity Tour Due to Terrorist Threats

French novelist Michel Houellebecq, author of Submission, has cancelled all publicity in light of terrorist threats. His publisher is being guarded by police. January 9, 2015

LinkedIn Wants More of Its Members Blogging

LinkedIn wants more of its members to blog and create content. January 8, 2015

Study: Reading to Children Past Toddlerhood Increases Child's Love of Reading

The new Scholastic report about children and reading finds that reading to kids long after toddlerhood increases a child's love of reading. January 8, 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy Gets WGA Nomination

The WGA nominations are in and Guardians of the Galaxy's Nicole Perlman and James Gunn are in the mix. Game of Thrones, True Detective and House of Cards also got nominations. January 8, 2015

12 Killed in Attack at Paris Office of Charlie Hebdo

12 people have been killed in an attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The attack occured at the magazine's office in Paris. January 7, 2015

Patricia Smith Wins Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry

Patricia Smith has won the 2014 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for her book, Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah. January 7, 2015

Nicholas Sparks Separates From Wife After 25 Years

Nicholas Sparks and Wife Cathy separate after 25 years of marriage. January 6, 2015

Hearst Planning New Print Magazine Launch in 2016

Hearst is planning to launch a new print magazine early next year according to AdAge. January 5, 2015

HarperCollins UK Apologizes for Eliminating Israel from Global Atlas

HarperCollins UK has apologized for leaving out Israel from the atlas of the middle east. The publisher said locals didn't want Israel listed on the maps. January 4, 2015

Weight Watchers Relaunches Print Magazine

Weight Watchers has relaunched its print magazine with a new look starting with the January/February 2015 issue. January 3, 2015