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Reader's Digest Files for Bankruptcy Protection for Second Time in Four Years

The parent company of Reader's Digest, RDA Holding Co. March 3, 2013

Joe Manganiello to Publish Fitness Book

Joe Manganiello is writing a fitness book. March 3, 2013

SNL Skit: Barnes & Noble Staff Meeting

Saturday Night Live took aim at Barnes & Noble this weekend with a skit about one store which has had a theft problem. March 3, 2013

New Collection Contains Fifty Previously Unseen Rudyard Kipling Poems

A new collection from Cambridge University Press contains fifty previously unseen Rudyard Kipling poems. March 3, 2013

Quentin Tarantino Wins Best Original Screenplay at 2013 Oscars

Quentin Tarantino won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards. February 25, 2013

Randi Zuckerberg Inks Two Book Deal With HarperCollins

Randi Zuckerberg just inked a two book deal with HarperCollins. February 18, 2013

Zero Dark Thirty and Argo Get Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards

Mark Boal and Chris Terrio won big at the Writers Guild Awards. February 18, 2013

SNL Skit: Marco Rubio Needs a Drink of Water

SNL took aim at Marco Rubio's infamous water gulping incident with Taran Killam playing Rubio. Watch the hilarious skit! February 17, 2013

Scholastic Announces New Harry Potter Covers

Scholastic has announced new Harry Potter book covers. The cover art was created by Kazu Kibuishi. February 16, 2013

Posterous to Shut Down on April 30

Posterous has announced that it is shutting down to focus on Twitter. February 15, 2013

U.S. Justice Department Approves Random House Penguin Merger

The U. February 14, 2013

Hyperion Signs Female Super Heroes, Will Publish The She-Hulk Diaries and Rogue Touch

Hyperion Books and Marvel Entertainment have teamed up to publish two novels featuring female super heroes: She-Hulk and Rogue. February 12, 2013

David O. Russell Wins Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA for Silver Linings Playbook

David O. February 11, 2013

Quentin Tarantino Wins BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained. February 10, 2013

Macmillan Settles Ebook Price Fixing Case, Now Apple is the Only Remaining Defendant

And then there was one. February 9, 2013

James Cameron Wins Lawsuit Which Alleged He Stole the Idea for Avatar

Deadline reports that James Cameron has won his Avatar lawsuit. February 5, 2013

Barnes and Noble Announces Finalists for 2012 Discover Great New Writers Awards

Barnes and Noble announced the six finalists for its 2012 Discover Great New Writers Awards. February 4, 2013

Richelle Mead Talks Vampire Academy Feature Film, Casting News

Richelle Mead blogs about the just-announced feature film version of her New York Times bestselling young adult series, Vampire Academy. February 2, 2013

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Wins 2013 Caldecott Medal

This Is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press) has won the 2013 Caldecott Medal. February 1, 2013

Amy Poehler Inks Book Deal With HarperCollins

Amy Poehler just inked a book deal with It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. January 31, 2013

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Wins the 2013 Newberry Medal

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins) is the 2013 Newbery Medal winner. January 31, 2013

John Kerry Chokes Up While Giving Farewell Speech to the Senate

Senator John Kerry said farewell to the Senate today in an hour long speech. January 30, 2013

Nintendo Force is a New Magazine for Nintendo Gamers

Nintendo Force is a new magazine for Nintendo gamers. January 30, 2013

Atria Books Signs Thomas Keneally to Two Book Deal

Atria Books has signed Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List, to a two book deal. January 30, 2013

Charles Wright Wins 2013 Bollingen Poetry Prize

Charles Wright has been named the winner of Yale's 2013 Bollingen Poetry. January 30, 2013