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Henry Holt Rushes Fire and Fury Into Bookstores After Trump Legal Threat

Henry Holt is expediting publication of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff after Trump's cease and desist legal threat. January 4, 2018

Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?

The Mad Hatter asked Alice the following riddle: Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk? Lewis Carroll did not initially provide an answer to the riddle. December 15, 2017

Chewbacca and the Porgs Book for Kids

A cute illustrated book about Chewbacca and the porgs arrives in bookstores in December. October 29, 2017

George Saunders Wins 2017 Man Booker Prize

George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. It his first full-length novel. October 17, 2017

Kazuo Ishiguro Wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

Kazuo Ishiguro is the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Buried Giant, was published in 2015. October 5, 2017

Fairy Tale Mark Twain Created for His Daughters Published as Children's Book

A previously unpublished fairy tale by Mark Twain has arrived in bookstores. It is brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead. September 27, 2017

Kim Jong Un's Dotard Insult Sends Americans Scrambling for Dictionaries

Kim Jong Un called President Trump a dotard in a new threat forcing millions to look up the word. The word dotard is now trending on Twitter. September 21, 2017

Hillary Clinton's Book What Happened Arrives in Stores

Hillary Clinton has released her memoir, What Happened. She explains what happened in the controversial and confusing 2016 presidential election. September 12, 2017

Jorie Graham Wins the 2017 Wallace Stevens Award

Jorie Graham has won the Wallace Stevens Award. The award carries a stiped of $100,000. September 2, 2017

Boston Poets Launch City of Notions, Boston's First Anthology of Poetry

Boston poets have collaborated on the city's first anthology of poetry. It is called City of Notions. July 29, 2017

Harry Potter History of Magic Books to Published in Conjunction With Exhibition

Two Harry Potter books about the History of Magic will be published by Bloomsbury in October 2017. July 19, 2017

Donna Brazile to Publish Book About Hacked 2016 Election

Donna Brazile is writing a book called Hacks about the 2016 election and the Russian hack of the DNC. July 18, 2017

WWE Video is Source of Donald Trump's Juvenile CNN Bodyslamming Video

A WWE video is the source of a video Donald Trump shared on Twitter where he bodyslams a CNN reporter. July 2, 2017

Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue is Latest Oprah's Book Club Pick

Oprah has selected Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue as her latest Oprah's Book Club selection. This is Imbolo's debut novel. June 26, 2017

Bill Clinton and James Patterson Collaborate on Mystery Novel

Bill Clinton and James Patterson are collaborating on a mystery novel set for publication in June 2018. June 19, 2017

Dean Koontz' The Silent Corner Arrives in Stores on June 20th

Dean Koontz's latest novel is a suspense thriller called The Silent Corner. It arrives in stores on June 20th, 2017. June 19, 2017

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Confuses Twitter With Emoji Filled Tweet

Sarah Huckabee Sanders confused Twitter this morning with a tweet filled with emojis. It turns out the tweet was sent by her 3 year old. June 10, 2017

John Grisham Releases New Beach Read: Camino Island

John Grisham has a new novel in bookstores called Camino Island. June 7, 2017

John Grisham Shares Writing Tips and Talks Plotting

John Grisham reveals that his new novel is a beach read. One of the characters is a struggling writer. Rare F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscripts are stolen in the mystery novel. June 7, 2017

Ted Cruz Says Al Franken's New Book is Full of Covfefe

Senator Ted Cruz has found a new use for Trump's made up word covfefe. He says Al Franken's new book is full of it. June 1, 2017

Video: Sean Spicer Tells Reporters Covfefe Tweet Was Not a Mistake

Sean Spicer told reports that the covfefe tweet was not a mistake. The reporters burst out laughing upon hearing this. May 31, 2017

Twitter Separates Direct Messages From People You Follow and People You Don't Follow

Twitter has separated Direct Messages from people you follow and people you don't follow into different inboxes. May 31, 2017

Amazon Launches Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold Lists

Amazon has announced its Amazon Charts bestselling books list. It includes fiction and nonfiction books. May 29, 2017

Frederick Douglass Statue Unveiled at Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College has unveiled a statue of Frederick Douglass. The statue is the eighth figure on the College's Liberty Walk. May 29, 2017

President Obama Will Have First All Digital Presidential Library in Chicago

Former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama unveiled plans for the presidential library in Chicago. The high tech civic center will be all digital. May 8, 2017