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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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... 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. Read more... April 4, 2019

HarperCollins to Publish Andromeda Strain Sequel

HarperCollins has announced plans to publish a sequel to Michael Chrichton's Androme Strain. It will be called The Andromeda Strain Evolution. Read more... April 1, 2019

ThinkGeek's April Fool's Day Products Include Where's Barb Book

ThinkGeek is back when a new batch of April Fool's products. The products include a Stranger Things themed book called Where's Barb? Read more... April 1, 2019

OpenAI Group Won't Release Dangerous AI Text Generator

OpenAI Group created a powerful AI text generator and then warned the public that it is too dangerous to be released. Read more... March 27, 2019

DC Comics Running 80 Years of Batman Celebration

DC Comics has announced its plans for a worldwide fan celebration for Batman's 80th birthday. The celebrate runs now through Batman Day, 9-21-19. Read more... March 21, 2019

The Washington Post to Publish Mueller Report Book

The Washington Post and Scribner plan to publish a book called The Mueller Report in late April. Read more... March 20, 2019

Wattpad Launches Book Publishing Division

Wattpad has evolved from its early days as a fanfiction community. It has now launched its own book publishing division. Read more... March 20, 2019

Myspace Loses Years of Music and Photos During Botched Server Migration

Myspace lost years of music, photos and video files during a server migration that went very badly. Read more... March 18, 2019

Glamour Magazine Ends Regular Print Edition with January 2019 Issue

Glamour magazine has ended its print edition with the January 2019 issue. Actress Amber Heard graces the cover. Read more... January 20, 2019

Authors Guild Survey Reveals Declining Earnings for Writers

A book author income survey from The Authors Guild found a steep decline in earnings for authors over the past decade. Read more... January 7, 2019

Michael Wolff Makes Forbes 2018 List of World's Highest Paid Authors

James Patterson, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King are the top earning authors in the world 2018 according to Forbes. Michael Wolff is also on this year's list. Read more... December 16, 2018

Mark Twain Offers Sage Advice to Young Writer in Famous Letter Up for Auction

Mark Twain offers sage advice to a young writer interested in writing a novel in a famous letter that is up for auction. Read more... September 5, 2018

Kelsey Media Buys British Gadget Magazine Stuff from Haymarket

Kelsey Media has acquired Stuff, a British gadget magazine, from Haymarket. Read more... June 10, 2018

Hailee Steinfeld Stars in Emily Dickinson Sitcom. Trailer Released.

Actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld will play Emily Dickinson in Dickinson, a series for Apple's streaming service. Read more... May 30, 2018

Scholastic Unveils New Harry Potter Covers by Brian Selznick

Scholastic has unveiled new covers it will publish for the Harry Potter series. The covers are illustrated by Brian Selznick. Read more... May 17, 2018

Anne Frank's Hidden Diary Pages Revealed

New technology has helped revealed diary pages Anne Frank had covered up with gummed paper. The page contained dirty jokes and sex education information. Read more... May 16, 2018

John Yau Wins 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize

John Yau is the winner of the 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize. The $60,000 prize is awarded by Poets & Writers. Read more... May 14, 2018