Big Earth Publishing Acquires Johnson Books

Big Earth Publishing announced that it has acquired Johnson Books. April 22, 2005

Writers Beg Oprah to Bag the Classics

A group of writers is imploring Oprah Winfrey to ditch the classics and go back to picking new authors for her Oprah's Book Club. April 22, 2005

Latin: The Dead Language to Rise Again?

According to the BBC, Latin is about to make a big comeback. April 22, 2005

Condi Meets the Russians

According to Fox News, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was pretty tense. April 21, 2005

Zorro Returns in Isabel Allende Novel

Author Isabel Allende is bringing back the Zorro character in a retelling of the sword-weilding hero. April 21, 2005

Vindigo Enters Mobile Games Market

Vindigo, a mobile media company, has announced its entry into the mobile games market. April 21, 2005

New Pope Topples Harry Potter From German Bestseller Lists

Reuters reports that Germans are rushing to the bookstores to read the new Pope's writings. April 21, 2005

Zucker Considering Blogs for Brian Williams and Katie Couric

Jeff Zucker, the President of NBC Universal Television Group is considering creating blogs for NBC's top television personalities. April 20, 2005

Bolton Vote Delayed

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to postpone until next month the vote on John Bolton's bid to become Ambassador to the U. April 20, 2005

Blogging Growing Fast in Japan

The Blog Herald reports that a Netratings Japan study has found 1 million blogs in Japan. April 20, 2005

PixelPlay to Adobt Atari and Hasbro Games for Interactive TV

PixelPlay and Atari, Inc. April 20, 2005

Sir Ian McKellan Signed For the Da Vinci Code Film

Sir Ian McKellen has joined the cast of the upcoming film of Dan Brown's bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. April 20, 2005

Celebrities Find Many Uses for Blogs

More celebrities are turning to blogs to voice opinions, promote films and counter media coverage. April 19, 2005

Expect Lots More Character Blogs

The Captain's Blog from the Captain Morgan Rum Company that we mentioned last month is still going strong. April 19, 2005

Bad News For the Depressed and Anxious

Those who tend to depression will be pushed closer to the edge of despair when they read about yet another study that warns if you're not happy, you're probably going to get heart disease and die. April 19, 2005

Characters Blogs Likely to Become More Popular

A blog entry from Micropersuasion goes against character blogs. April 19, 2005

Massive Delivers Ads Inside Games

Massive Incorporated, the creator of a video game advertising network, announced that its network has completed the beta testing phase. April 19, 2005

Drudge: Influential Bloggers Don't Exist

Whether or not you like Matt Drudge and his Drudge Report website you have to give him credit for building a popular website by bringing the gossipy, tabloid style of news to the Web. April 18, 2005

Podscope Launches Beta of Podcast Search Tool

A new search engine called Podscope has launched that makes spoken word audio podcasts searchable. April 18, 2005

Apparel, Films, TV Shows Promoted With Blogs

A Clickz article discusses the rise of promotional blogs. April 18, 2005

Poll: 44% of Adults Read Political Blog

A new Harris Interactive Poll has found that 44% of adults have read a political blog and 27% read them once a month or more. April 18, 2005

Bloggers Get Book Deals

A new USA Today article offers a look at several bloggers who have cut book deals. April 18, 2005

Dialog Claims Database Has Over 11,000 Content Sources

Dialog announced that its Dialog NewsRoom service, a database of current and archived news reporting from around the world, now has more than 11,000 content sources. April 18, 2005

Orange Prize for Fiction Stirs Controversy

The Telegraph (UK) reports on the six women authors who have been short-listed for the £30,000 Orange Prize for Fiction, which is for women writers only. April 18, 2005

Iraqi Hostage Puzzle

There is a confusing hostage situation underway in Iraq. April 17, 2005