Yahoo Plans Gadget Website

The Media Post reports that Yahoo is planning to launch a gadget and tech website. June 20, 2005

Madonna Goes Back to the Writer's Life

Madonna ended her contractual book committment with Lotsa de Casha, but she's decided to write a sequel to The English Roses instead. June 20, 2005

John Foley Named Editor of InformationWeek

InformationWeek has announced that John Foley has been named Editor of InformationWeek. June 20, 2005

Book Within a Game in Second Life

Science Fiction author and popular Boing Boing blogger Cory Doctorow is doing an interesting promotion for his latest SF novel, Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town (Tor Books). June 20, 2005

What if Edgar Allen Poe Was a Blogger?

Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and his new book, Haunted ponders blogging and media freedom in an interview with Chris Atchison of Metro Toronto. June 20, 2005

Boing Boing's Obsession with Disney

In the last 38 days there have been 20 Disney-related posts on Boing Boing according to a Technorati search. June 19, 2005

Reporters Without Borders Named Freedom Blog Award Winners

The 2005 Freedom Blog Awards have been announced by Reporters Without Borders. June 19, 2005

Evan Hansen Named Wired News Editor in Chief

Lycos, Inc. June 19, 2005

Cookbooks Your Husband Might Like

Slate has an interesting article by Sara Dickerman who put several cookbooks through the "Husband Test" to see which cookbooks were most likely to be reused by a husband who was learning to cook. June 19, 2005

Knight Ridder Launches East Bay Daily News

Knight Ridder has announced the publication of a new free daily newspaper called the The East Bay Daily News to serve Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, Kensington, Albany and parts of Oakland. June 18, 2005

Net-oriety and Blogger Fame

A Newsweek article is discussing Internet celebrities or net-oriety. June 17, 2005

Jon Fine Joins BusinessWeek

BusinessWeek has announced that Jon Fine will be joining the magazine as the media columnist to write a weekly column. June 17, 2005

The Hours Author Hopes For Another Hit With Specimen Days

Michael Cunningham, the author of the bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning The Hours, hopes to achieve similar success with his latest novel, Specimen Days. June 17, 2005

Bush Poll Numbers Continue Their Freefall

The new CBS News/New York Times poll came out today and the news is bad for Bush. June 16, 2005

Who is Will at MSNBC.com? How Does He Find Links?

MSNBC. June 16, 2005

Ashley Smith Writes Book About Her Hostage Ordeal

Ashley Smith, the woman who convinced convicted courtroom killer Brian Nichols to surrender, is going to be publishing a book about her ordeal called Unlikely Angel. June 16, 2005

Elizabeth Kostova and The Historian

Associated Press journalist Sarah Karush provides an interesting interview with Elizabeth Kostova, author of The Historian (Little, Brown). June 16, 2005

From Alcoholic to Prize-Winning Author

Being an alcoholic nearly killed him. June 16, 2005

USA Today Revives Fired Blogger Story

USA Today has pieced together the story of the fired bloggers again. June 15, 2005

House Revolts Over Patriot Act

The House of Representatives voted to limit the Patriot Act, in defiance of President Bush. June 15, 2005

Ana Blogs and Websites Encourage Eating Disorders

A recent CBS news story says that some blogs and websites are encouraging eating disorders. June 15, 2005

August Corporation Launches August Review

The August Corporation has announced the launch of The August Review, a world affairs journal edited by bestselling author and former SEC investment advisor Patrick M. June 15, 2005

A Book Lover's Dream Home?

Your eyes aren't deceiving you. June 15, 2005

Even Fortune Cookie Writers Get Writer's Block

If you've ever eaten at a Chinese food restaurant and read your fortune from a fortune cookie, there's a good chance that you've read Donald Lau's work. June 15, 2005

MarketingSherpa's 2005 Best Blog Winners

MarketingSherpa. June 14, 2005