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Judge Denise Cote Allows Australian Ebook Retailer to Sue Apple, Book Publishers

Judge Denise Cote has ruled that Australian ebook retailer DNAML may sue Apple and the book publishers in the never-ending ebook price fixing case. June 10, 2014

Fault in Our Stars Author John Green Denies Being a Teen Whisperer

John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars, is being called the teen whisperer which he finds to be creepy. The movie has already raked in $70 million. June 10, 2014

Meredith Rollins Named Editor and Chief of Redbook Magazine

Meredith Rollins is now editor and chief of Redbook magazine. She was previously executive editor of the Hearst title. June 9, 2014

Matt Groening to Publish Book About The Simpsons in September

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening will publish The Simpsons Family History in September 2014. The show has been on the air for 25 years. June 9, 2014

Ohio May Get Its First Poet Laureate

Ohio may get its first official Poet Laureate if a proposed bill passes the Ohio House. The Senate has already approved it. June 9, 2014

Robert Schenkken Wins Tony Award for Best Play for All the Way

Robert Schenkken wins the Tony Award for Best Play for his LBJ drama, All the Way. Bryan Cranston picked up Best Actor for starring as President Johnson. June 9, 2014

Mysterious Galaxy to Close Redondo Beach Bookstore Location

Top Southern California independent bookstore Mysterious Galaxy announced it is closing its Redondo Beach location. The San Diego location will stay open, but will relocate. June 8, 2014

Harper Lee Settles Lawsuit Against Monroe County Heritage Museum

Harper Lee has settled her lawsuit against the Monroe County Heritage Museum for selling unauthorized souvenirs and to regain her website url. June 8, 2014

For $20,000 George R.R. Martin Will Give You a Grisly Death

George R.R. Martin has offered to kill you off in a grisly death in an upcoming Fire and Ice novel for the sum of $20,000. The charity drive will save endangered wolves. June 7, 2014

The CIA Joins Twitter and Youtube

The CIA has launched a new Twitter account and its first tweet is pretty funny. It's also launched a Youtube channel and will be participating in Throwback Thursday photos. June 6, 2014

Harvard Library Confirms Book is Bound in Human Skin

Harvard Library ran tests that confirm a book in the library is bound in human skin. June 5, 2014

Stephen Colbert Declares War on Amazon.com

Stephen Colbert declares war on Amazon.com and refers to founder Jeff Bezos as Lord Bezomort for delaying shipment of Colbert's books due to fight with Hachette. June 5, 2014

Maleficent Screenwriter Linda Woolverton Discusses the Scene that Makes Her Cry

Maleficent screenwriter Linda Woolverton discusses the challenges of writing the film and the scene that always makes her cry. June 5, 2014

Penguin Random House Unveils New Logo

Penguin Random House has unveiled its new logo. The publishers merged last year. June 5, 2014

Rihanna's CFDA Gown Challenges News Outlets

Mainstream media had trouble covering Rihanna's racy CFDA gown. The gown was see through and impossible to show on television. June 4, 2014

New York Times Launches NYT Opinion

The New York Times has launched NYT Opinion, which is a subscription service to the Times' opinion coverage. June 4, 2014

David Spade to Publish Memoir With Dey Street Books

David Spade has announced he will publish a memoir with Dey Street Books, a division of HarperCollins. June 4, 2014

John Oliver Gives Brilliant Explanation of Net Neutrality Controversy

John Oliver delivered a scathing indictment of cable companies and their assault on Net Neutrality. He also issues a call to action to all internet commentators. June 3, 2014

Source Interlink Media Closes 12 Magazines and Changes Name

Source Interlink Media has closed 12 magazines and changed its name to TEN: The Enthusiast Network. June 2, 2014

Helen Fielding Admits She's Considered Pulling a J.K. Rowling

Bridget Jones Diary author Helen Fielding admits that she's considered pulling a J.K. Rowling and writing a literary novel under a pseudonym. June 2, 2014

LeVar Burton Launches a Kickstarter Campaign to Revive Reading Rainbow

LeVar Burton launches a Kickstarter campaign to revive the Emmy winning children's book program, Reading Rainbow. June 1, 2014

Tor.com Launches New Short Fiction Imprint

Tor.com announced the launch of its new short fiction imprint. It is accepting submissions now. June 1, 2014

Gillian Flynn to Reimagine Hamlet for the Hogarth Shakespeare Project

Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn has joined The Hogarth Shakespeare Project. She will reimagine Hamlet as part of the highly anticipated series. May 31, 2014

Amy Poehler Reveals Yes Please Book Cover on Today Show

Amy Poehler revealed the cover of her upcoming book, Yes Please, on the Today Show. The book will be released on October 28, 2014. May 30, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris to Publish Memoir as a Choose Your Own Adventure

Neil Patrick to publish memoir as a Choose Your Own Adventure type book in October 2014 May 28, 2014