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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

