Charlie Chaplin's Novella, Footlights, is Published for the First Time

Charlie Chaplin's 30,000-word novella Footlights is being published for the first time as part of a bigger book. February 28, 2014

Oscar Nominee John Ridley Discusses Writing the Screenplay for 12 Years a Slave

Oscar nominee John Ridley discuses adapting 12 Years a Slave into a feature film. He also discusses how his research into the true nature of slavery shocked him. February 28, 2014

Richard Bach Publishes Sequel to Illusions as Kindle Single

Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, has published his sequel to Illusions as a Kindle Single. February 27, 2014

The Folio Prize Announces Inaugural Shortlist

The Folio Prize has announced its inaugural shortlist. There are eight books on the 2014 shortlist. February 27, 2014

Google Doodle Celebrates John Steinbeck's 112th Birthday

Google celebratges John Steinbeck's 112th birthday with one of its Google Doodles. February 27, 2014

President Obama Jokes That U.S. is Building Iron Man at Press Conference

President Obama joked that the U.S. is building Iron Man at a recent press conference. Or maybe he wasn't totally joking? February 26, 2014

25th Anniversary Edition of The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Published

Simon & Schuster and Franklin Covey Co. have published the 25th anniversary edition of The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. February 26, 2014

Frank X Walker Wins NAACP Image Award for Poetry

Frank X Walker is the winner of the NAACP Image Award for Poetry. Walker is ccurrently the Kentucky Poet Laureate. February 26, 2014

Lewis Carroll Discusses His Hatred of Fame in Letter Up for Auction

Lewis Carrooll discusess his hatred of fame in a letter to a friend that is being auctioned by Bonhams February 26, 2014

Facebook Ends Its Facebook Email Service

Facebook has decided to end its Facebook email service. Facebook says most people were not using it. February 25, 2014

National Enquirer Forced to Fund New Playwriting Foundation in Honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman

National Equirer is forced to fund a new foundation and annual award for playwrights after running libelous story about Philip Seymour Hoffman and his friend David Katz. February 25, 2014

Screenwriter, Actor and Director Harold Ramis Dies at 69

Brilliant comedy writer, actor and director Harold Ramis has died at the age of 69. His movies, Ghostbuster, Animal House and Groundhog Day are all comedy classics. February 24, 2014

Baltimore Sun Media Group Acquires City Paper

The Baltimore Sun Media Group has acquired the City Paper. Jennifer Marsh has been named general manager. February 22, 2014

NEA's Cat-a-Van Reading Tour Begins February 24

NEA's Cat-a-Van Reading Tour begins on February 24. The Cat in the Hat themed van will promote good oral health and literacy in over 20 cities. February 22, 2014

Facebook Acquires WhatsApp for Its Huge User Base

Facebook is acquiriing WhatsApp which has 450 million users. Most of the users are outside the U.S. February 21, 2014

Hundreds of Copies of The Diary of Anne Frank Vandalized in Japanese Libraries

Japan vows to investigate the vandalism of hundreds of copies of The Diary of Anne Frank in Tokyo libraries. February 21, 2014

James Patterson Sends $267,000 to Help Indie Bookstores

James Patterson wrote checks for $267,000 to 54 indie bookstores this week. He has pledged to give $1 million this year to help independent booksellers. February 20, 2014

Finalists for L.A. Times Book Prize Announced

Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling, John Grisham and Ruth Ozeki named finalists for L.A. Times Book Prize February 19, 2014

Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly to Publish Book on America's Gun Debate

Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly are publishing a book about America's gun debate with Scribner. February 15, 2014

Harlequin Announces New Dragon Series From Julie Kagawa

Harlequin has announced a new dragon series from Julie Kagawa called Talon. The first book will be published in October. February 14, 2014

Two New Poems By Greek Poet Sappho Discovered on Ancient Papyrus

Researchers have recovered two new poems by Greek poet Sappho on a papyrus fragment. February 14, 2014

Jackie Collins to Adapt Her Latest Novel for Film

Jackie Collins will adapt her latest novel, Confessions of a Wild Child, for film in a deal with Amber Entertainment. February 14, 2014

Penguin India Forced to Recall and Destroy Scholar Wendy Doniger's Book The Hindus: An Alternative History

Penguin India will recall and destroys all copies of Dr. Wendy Doniger's Book The Hindus: An Alternative History after being sued by extremists who are offended by the book. February 13, 2014

Stephen King Will Release Mr. Mercedes in June

Stephen King's next novel, Mr. Mercedes, comes out in June. February 11, 2014

Jim Henson Company Options Rights to Randi Zuckerberg's New Picture Book

The Jim Henson Company has optioned the rigts to Randi Zuckerberg's new picture book, Dot. It plans to develop it into an animated television series. February 10, 2014