Khaled Hosseini Discusses The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini talks about how he wrote The Kite Runner originally as a short story in a 12-hour stretch. November 5, 2005

Bloggers Follow Undefeated Indianapolis Colts

he NFL's undefeated Indianapolis Colts have their regular blog following at Colts blogs and websites. November 4, 2005

Tech Bloggers Discuss Amazon's Mechanical Turk

Bloggers are discussing Amazon. November 4, 2005

Is There a Blogging for Money Bubble?

The same OJR article we cited for a Nick Denton quote also speculates about a possible second bubble in online media properties. November 4, 2005

Nick Denton: Gawker Media is Unacquirable

A recent OJR article about a new online media bubble has a quote from Gawker Media founder Nick Denton who says Gawker is not for sale and unacquirable. November 4, 2005

Margie Hunt to Launch Hunt Music Services

Margie Hunt is departing Sony Music after 30 years with the company to launch Hunt Music Services, Inc. November 4, 2005

Invite an Author to Your Book Group

Teresa Mendez of the Christian Science Monitor suggests inviting an author to attend as a why to add some excitement to your book group. November 4, 2005

Aaron Brown Ousted From CNN

Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN, continues his mission to totally turn CNN upside down and inside out. November 3, 2005

MySpace.com Becomes Music Publisher

MySpace. November 3, 2005

Bill to Protect Bloggers Defeated in House

The Online Freedom of Speech Act (also known as the FOS Act) was defeated in the U. November 3, 2005

Hyperion to Publish Mansucript Featured on Lost

The television show Lost is getting ready to break new ground once again. November 3, 2005

K Fed Dives Into Poetry

Kevin Federline, husband of Britney Spears, is releasing his first rap album, The Truth, which is dues for release in 2006. November 3, 2005

Study Finds That 20% of Teens Blog

The Associated Press reports the unsurprising findings of a recent Pew survey. November 2, 2005

Gallup Poll Has Warnings For Senators on Alito

A new Gallup Poll should serve as a warning to senators as they consider their strategy for handling the Alito nomination. November 2, 2005

Rising Fuel Costs Has Some Seeking Jobs Closer to Home

A Manpower survey has found that rising fuel costs are making it more difficult for employee to get to work. November 2, 2005

James Patrick Kelly Dives Into Podcasting

Two-time Hugo award-winning author James Patriick Kelly is trying an interesting experiment: he's podcasting his author reading of his new book in installments. November 2, 2005

Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang

The BBC has an interesting piece about Shane Black, who was one of the highest-paid screenwriters of the 1990s. November 2, 2005

Plamegate Gets Hotter: Harry Reid Invokes Rule 21

After the 2004 presidential election, there was a bit of hand-wringing over the election of Harry Reid (D-Nevada) as Senate Minority Leader. November 1, 2005

Gates: Windows Live to Include Blogging Tools

CNet reports that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates announced two upcoming products from Microsoft called Windows Live and Office Live. November 1, 2005

Blogging is a Way of Life for Teens

Many of today's teenagers are not afraid to openly post and discuss every aspect of their lives. November 1, 2005

Curious George Comes to the Silver Screen

Nearly 65 years ago, the first Curious George books were published. November 1, 2005

Claribel Alegria Wins Neustadt International Prize for Literature

Nicaraguan/Salvadoran writer Claribel Alegria has been named as the 2006 laureate of the $50,000 Neustadt International Prize for Literature by an international jury representing eight November 1, 2005

Bush Nominates Alito For Supreme Court

Today, President Bush announced his next Supreme Court nomination, just days after Harriet Miers was forced to resign by the religious right. October 31, 2005

Microsoft Takes On Google in the Book-Scanning Biz

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Microsoft is getting into the book-scanning business. October 31, 2005

Joan Didion Explores Grief

Joan Didion's book, The Year of Magical Thinking has struck a nerve. October 31, 2005