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Go back in time with us to 1974: platform heels, bellbottom jeans and really hideous eyewear were all the rage, along with a book called All the President's Men, in which Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein laid bare the story behind Watergate. June 3, 2005
Blog Outlines Lifecycle of Bloggers
MingJungKim. June 2, 2005
The Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Thank goodness. June 2, 2005
Paul McCartney Inks Children's Book Deal
We know, we know. June 2, 2005
Candace Bushnell Sued By Former Manager
Candace Bushnell is being sued by her former manager who claims she cheated him out of $1 million in fees for helping her sell the story that inspired the TV show Sex in the City. June 2, 2005
Washington Post Launches Deep Throat Blog
By now everyone has heard about Vanity Fair's story naming W. June 1, 2005
Pratchett on Short-list for Comic Prize
Author Terry Pratchett's novel Going Postal is on the short-list for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction. June 1, 2005
John Edwards and the Hot New Political Book Trend
Former Democratic Vice-presidential nominee John Edwards has inked a book deal with HarperCollins. June 1, 2005
Former Paris Review Editor to Launch Literary Magazine
Brigid Hughes will be the editor and founder of a new literary magazine called A Public Space. June 1, 2005
New Line Cinema Gets Behind Steve Alten's MEG
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water. June 1, 2005
Kim Jong Il Wants More Nuclear Tests
Unhappy that he hasn't been the center of attention lately, what with France voting down the EU Constiution and more suicide bombers in Iraq, Kim Jong Il is once again threatening to conduct more nuclear tests. May 31, 2005
Maureen Dowd: Are Men Necessary?
Maureen Dowd, following the success of her New York Times bestseller, Bushworld, has turned her focus on sexual politics. May 31, 2005
Russell Crowe and The Starter Wife
Rush & Malloy dish about yet another star-studded book party for Gigi Levangie Grazer's novel The Starter Wife (Simon and Schuster). May 31, 2005
Top Ten Words Not in the Dictionary
Merriam Webster's website has created a top ten list of people's favorite words that are not in the dictionary. May 31, 2005
Johnny Depp, Hunter Thompson and the Cannon
Funerals don't get much weirder than this. May 31, 2005
Podcast Novel Collects Thousands of Readers
The typical print run for a first-time novelist ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 copies. May 30, 2005
Pink is a New Magazine for Professional Women
Pink is a new national magazine for women in business launching in June. May 30, 2005
Meredith to Acquire Four Gruner + Jahr Titles
Meredith Corporation has reached an agreement in principle with Gruner + Jahr to acquire Parents, Child, Fitness and Family Circle magazines for $350 million. May 30, 2005
Over 60 Million Blogs Worldwide
By aggregating data from several sources The Blog Herald has estimated the current number of blogs worldwide to be over 60 million and climbing. May 30, 2005
Should Parents Spy on Blogging Teens?
The Christian Science Monitor has an article discussing blogging and teens and whether or not blogging is a dangerous practice for young people. May 29, 2005
Oprah's Book Club is Back
It's Back! Oprah has answered authors' prayers and officially announced in her newsletter that Oprah's Book Club will return on June 3rd. May 28, 2005
Are A-List Bloggers Unknown?
John C. May 27, 2005
Fictional Weblog Shows Flu Pandemic Risk
For all those who have attacked fictional blogs unnecessarily here is a fictional blog that has value. May 27, 2005
What Not to Wear at BEA
BEA 2005 or Book Expo America begins next week in Manhattan. May 27, 2005
Top Blogs Have Multiple Bloggers
Heather Green of Blogspotting. May 26, 2005

