Mysteries and Romance Top Most Borrowed List

Mystery and romance novels topped a most borrowed list started by 4,000 libraries and first published last June, 2004 by the Library Journal. December 23, 2004

Bloomsbury Buys Walker Books

The New York Times reports that Bloomsbury Publishing P. December 23, 2004

Tom Wolfe Wins Dreaded Bad Sex Prize

Britain's Literary Review horrified bestselling author Tom Wolfe when it announced last week that Wolfe had won the award that no writer wants to win, the Bad Sex Award. December 23, 2004

Will Katie Couric Take Over for Dan Rather?

CBS continues its search for an anchor to replace departing news anchor Dan Rather. December 20, 2004

J.K. Rowling Has Turned in the Mansucript For Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Associated Press reports that J. December 20, 2004

Lemony Snicket Befuddled at Success

His books are international bestsellers. December 20, 2004

Good Fortune at the Box Office for Lemony Snicket

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events had good fortune at the box office in its opening weekend, bringing in $30. December 19, 2004

Social Security: Living on Borrowed Time

In President Bush's weekly radio address, he said of his plans to revamp Social Security: "I'm open to good ideas from Democrats and Republicans. December 18, 2004

Scientific American Editors Launch MIND Magazine

The editors of Scientific American have launched Scientific American MIND, a new magazine that explores the fascinating and often mysterious workings of the brain, thoughts and feelings. December 17, 2004

L.A.'s African American Communities Get New Weekly

Our Weekly, a new weekly newspaper dedicated to the African American communities of Los Angeles, will hit the streets in January 2005. December 17, 2004

New Lifestyle Magazine to Cover Metro Detroit

Metro Exposure is a new glossy magazine that plans to cover the hottest sights, sounds, events and people of the Metro Detroit area. December 17, 2004

Dow Jones Launches Weekly Newsletter Covering Online Retail

Dow Jones Newsletters has launched Online Retail Report, a weekly email newsletter covering the online retail industry for senior-business, sales, marketing and operational executives seeking to manage their online retail strategy. December 17, 2004

AAP Reports Mixed October Publishing Sales

Publishing sales were down in seven categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) in October; however, gains in six categories countered the losses leading to only a slight loss in year-to-date sales that could be easily made up for in the way of strong holiday sales. December 17, 2004

Republicans Finally Getting Unhappy With Rumsfeld Over Iraq

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is joining in the Greek chorus of high-powered Republicans who are increasingly unhappy with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq War. December 16, 2004

Judith Regan and the Affair From Hell

Judith Regan, the President of HarperCollins' ReganBooks, is the driving force behind a multitude of bestsellers from personalities such as Howard Stern, Wally Lamb, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Michael Moore. December 16, 2004

Ursula Le Guin Not Happy With SciFi's Earthsea

Novelist Ursula K. Le Guin is not happy with SciFi's adaptation of her Earthsea series. December 16, 2004

Bernard Kerik and the Smokescreen Nanny

In a classic late night Friday news dump, the White House announced that Bernard Kerik was withdrawing from consideration as the next Homeland Security chief citing potential confirmation problems with his hiring of an illegal nanny. December 11, 2004

Powell Ponders His Future

After being turned down in his request to stay on as Secretary of State so that he could try to make some headway on the Israeli-Palestinian situation in light of Yasir Arafat's unlamented (by the West, anyway) departure, Colin Powell now faces the task of figuring out what he wants to do next. December 10, 2004

New Magazine Focuses on Job Creativity and Innovation

Worthwhile is a new bi-monthly magazine intended for those looking to infuse their work lives with more fulfillment and joy. December 10, 2004

Tom Hanks Takes Lead in Da Vinci Code Film

Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has been cast in the lead role of the famed symbologist Robert Langdon in Columbia Pictures' upcoming film adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling thriller The Da Vinci Code. December 10, 2004

Singingfish Launches Audio and Video Search Engine

Singingfish, Inc. December 10, 2004

Merriam-Webster Announces 2004 Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster Inc. December 10, 2004

Gannett to Acquire HomeTown Communications Network

Gannett Co. December 10, 2004

Chronicle Books to Publish Senator Barbara Boxer Novel

Chronicle Books has acquired the rights to a novel by United States Senator Barbara Boxer of California. December 10, 2004

Readers Want Perricone's Anti-Aging Advice

Nicholas Perricone, MD's new book, The Perricone Promise (Warner Books) has hit the #1 spot on Hardcover Advice/How-To New York Times Bestseller List. December 10, 2004