Scholastic Unveils New Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Cover

Scholastic has unveiled the new cover art for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Kazu Kibuishi July 19, 2013

George R.R. Martin Smashes Paul & Storm's Guitar at Comic-Con

George R.R. Martin explodes with (faux) rage, smashing a guitar of the duo who wrote a song imploring Martin to write the Game of Thrones books faster. It's hilarious. July 19, 2013

Liz Cheney Announces Senate Bid

Liz Cheney has announced plans to run for a U.S. Senate seat from Wyoming. She will challenge current Senator Mike Enzi. July 18, 2013

Rolling Stone Under Fire for Boston Bomber Cover

Rolling Stone is under fire for its cover featuring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The magazine usually features musicians on the cover. July 17, 2013

Simon & Schuster Announces Plans to Publish International Thriller Writers Anthology

Simon & Schuster has announced plans to publish Face Off, a collection of thriller short stories feature collaborations by top thriller writers. July 17, 2013

Keri Russell Plays Jane Austen Obsessed Woman in Austenland

Keri Russell plays a young woman obsesses with Jane Austen. She spends her savings to go to England to a Jane Austen resort that recreates the Regency era. July 16, 2013

Jamie McGuire Signs Book Deal With Atria Books

Jamie McGuire signs four book deal with Atria Books. The first book, Red Hill, will be published in October. July 14, 2013

Bestselling Indian Author Vikram Seth Blows Book Deadline, Asked to Return 1 Million Pound Advance

Author and poet Vikram Seth asked to return 1 million pound advance after missing the deadline for the sequel to A Suitable Boy. July 14, 2013

J.K. Rowling Outed as Robert Galbraith, Debut Crime Novelist of The Cuckoo's Calling

J.K. Rowling confessed that she is Robert Galbraith, the author of the well-reviewed detective novel The Cuckoo's Calling. Rowling was hoping to keep the secret a bit longer. July 14, 2013

School District's Error-Ridden Reading List Recommends Authors George Ornell and Emily Bonte

Long Island School District send out error-ridden reading list. Students were told to read The Great Gypsy instead of The Great Gatsby. July 13, 2013

Sharknado Movie Generates Entertaining Tweetstorm

Sharknade generates Tweetstorm. Tweeting about the show hit a peak of over 5,000 tweets per minute. July 12, 2013

Time Warner Cable May Buy 25% Stake in Hulu

Time Warner Cable is reportedly in talks to buy a 25% stake in Hulu. This new follows Hulu's recently canceled auction. July 12, 2013

Writers Guild of America East to Try Joan Rivers for Violating Writers' Strike

The WGA- East is convening a three person judging panel to try Joan Rivers for violating the writers' strike on the E show Fashion Police July 12, 2013

Trailer Video for Saving Mr. Banks Starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson plays P.L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks, the story of how Walt Disney convinced Travers to make Mary Poppins into a movie. July 11, 2013

Apple Found Guilty of Ebook Price Fixing, Vows to Appeal

Apple Loses Ebook price fixing case as judge names company as the ringleader of a conspiracy to raise prices on consumers. Apple will appeal. July 10, 2013

David Robertson Explains How Lego Conquered the Toy Industry in Brick by Brick

Author David Robertson explains how Lego conquered the toy industry in his new book, Brick by Brick. July 9, 2013

Amazon Launches Comic and Graphic Novel Imprint, Jet City Comics

Amazon Publishing has announced the launch of a comic and graphic novel imprint, Jet City Comics July 9, 2013

Atria Publishing Launches 37 Ink Imprint

Atria Publishing has announced the launch of its 37 Ink imprint. July 9, 2013

Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Publish Book

Astronaut Chris Hadfield will publish a book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, in October July 8, 2013

The Marlowe Papers Wins Desmont Elliott Prize

The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber is the winner of the 2013 Desmont Elliott Prize. The novel is written entirely in verse. July 8, 2013

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch Resigns

Barnes and Noble CEO William Lynch resigns. The resignation comes as Barnes and Noble's Nook ereader struggles against the competition. July 8, 2013

HarperCollins Shuts Down Proposed Kickstarter Project for a Sequel to Where the Wild Things Are

HarperCollins sent a DMCA notice to stop Kickstarter project to raise funds for a Where the Wild Things Are Sequel. The project was deemed to be in violation of copyright laws. July 7, 2013

Neil Gaiman's Sandman Returns in October With The Sandman: Overture

Neil Gaiman's Sandman comic book series returns in late October with The Sandman: Overture. July 4, 2013

Egyptian President Morsi Overthrown as Christian Coptic Pope, Army and Muslim Leaders Address Country Live on TV

Shocking news today as the army just overthrew Egyptian President Morsi. The Christian Coptic Pope, top Muslim Cleric and Army Chief address country live on tv, all in agreement. July 3, 2013

Google Reader Says Goodbye

Google Reader officially ended its Google Reader service today. The service launched on October 7, 2005. July 2, 2013