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Of All the President's Men, Deep Throat Revealed

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