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Trump Threatens John Bolton Over New Book

President Donald Trump is threatening his former national security adviser John Bolton over his upcoming memoir, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir. June 16, 2020

New York Publishers Not Rushing Workers Back to the Office

New York City has started phase 1 of its reopening plan but Manhattan publishers are not in a hurry to get employees back to the office. June 8, 2020

James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Editorial Page Editor

James Bennet has resigned as the Editorial page editor of The New York Times after published a controversial op-ed by Senator Tom Cotton. June 7, 2020

Melania Trump Reads The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter

Melania Trump read from The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter 2020. She read while sitting on a white bench. April 13, 2020

Katy Perry Wins Dark Horse Copyright Case

Katy Perry wins the Dark Horse copyright case after a federal judge overturns the jury's 2019 decision. March 18, 2020

London Book Fair Canceled Over Coronavirus

The 2020 London Book Fair has been canceled because of the coronavirus which has been spreading around the world. March 5, 2020

Facebook Appears to Target Pinterest with New Hobbi App

Facebook has launched an app called Hobbi that is similar in style to Pinterest. The app is designed for sharing personal project photos and videos. February 14, 2020

Val Kilmer Publishing Memoir with Simon & Schuster

Actor Val Kilmer is publishing a memoir with Simon & Schuster. The book, I'm Your Huckleberry, will be published on April 21, 2020. January 10, 2020

Cats Film Could Boost Interest in T.S. Eliot's Poetry Despite Box Office Losses

The new Cats movie is not a box office success but it should still help generate new interest in T.S. Eliot's cat poetry, including his Practical Cats collection. January 4, 2020

Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books

Christopher Paolin will publish a science fiction novel with Tor Books in September 2020 called To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. January 1, 2020

Quid Pro Quo, Snitty Among Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster has released its 2019 Words of the Year and the Word of the Year. Several of them are related to Trump political scandals. December 10, 2019

REI Launches Uncommon Path Print Magazine

REI has a new print magazine called Uncommon Path. October 11, 2019

Scholastic to Publish The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Scholastic has announced it will publish a new novel by Suzanne Collins set in The Hunger Games universe. It is called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes October 11, 2019

Laura Lippman Discusses Her Visual and Colorful Outlining Technique

Laura Lippman explains her unique outlining process that is visual and colorful in a blog post and video. September 17, 2019

George R.R. Martin Writing at His Own Pace Post HBO Series

George R.R. Martin says having the HBO series based on his books end is freeing. He says he is now writing at his own pace as he completes the final two books in the series. August 22, 2019

Good Omens Made Into Entertaining Mini-Series

The Good Omens novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett has been made into an entertaining mini-series for Amazon Prime. August 1, 2019

Avon Books Seeks HEA and HFN Romances

Avon Books has announced it is open for submissions. Avon is seeking HEA and HFN romances in all subgenres. July 22, 2019

The Mueller Report to be Published as a Graphic Novel

The Mueller Report has been published as a graphic novel by IDW. The comic is written and illustrated by Shannon Wheeler and Steve Duin. June 25, 2019

Angelina Jolie is Writing for Time Magazine

Angelina Jolie has joined Time magazine as a contributing editor. She will draw from her experiences and knowledge as the Special Envoy of the UNHCR. June 25, 2019

Delacorte Announces Blood Heir Fantasy Trilogy by Amelie Wen Zhao

Delacorte Press has announced the Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao will be published in November after a several month delay. May 8, 2019

Nicholas Hoult Plays J.R.R. Tolkien in Biopic

Nicholas Hoult plays young J.R.R. Tolkien in a new film based on his life as a young man. The film looks at his relations and World War I experience as inspiration for his books. May 6, 2019

Tom Doherty Announces Nightfire Horror Imprint

Tom Doherty has announced a new horror imprint called Nightfire. The first publication is planned for early 2021. April 29, 2019

Beowulf Epic Poem Has a Single Author Say Researchers

Researchers say Beowulf had a single author after conducting a study using stylometry. April 14, 2019

Oprah's Book Imprint to Publish Alicia Keys' Autobiography

Alicia Keys has written an autobiography and it will be published by Oprah's new book imprint. She also reads from her new book More Myself in a clip. April 10, 2019

Meredith Launches Happy Paws Magazine

Meredith and Fear Free, LLC have announced the launch of Happy Paws, a new magazine for dog and cat owners. April 4, 2019