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Dark Horse Comics and Nintendo Partner for The Legand of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

Dark Horse Books and Nintendo have partnered for a compendium for Zelda fans, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia. January 29, 2013

Ebook Usage Has Doubled Among Children, But Printed Books are Best For Bedtime

Scholastic has released the fourth edition of its biannual Kids & Family Reading Report. January 29, 2013

Richard Blanco Talks Inaugural Poem Called One Today

Richard Blanco talks about his poem, One Today, which he gave at the Obama inauguration event. January 26, 2013

Ten Finalists for 2013 Man Booker International Prize Announced

The ten finalists for the fifth Man Booker International Prize have been announced. January 24, 2013

John Hodgman's Advice to Aspiring Writers

Author, actor and former literary agent John Hodgman gives some pithy advice to aspiring writers. January 22, 2013

Video: Richard Blanco Reads Inaugural Poem

Richard Blanco read his poem, "One Today," at the 2013 Inauguration today. January 21, 2013

George W. Bush Presidential Center to Open May 1, 2013

The George W. January 19, 2013

Senator Bill Nelson Hunts Pythons in the Everglades

Senator Bill Nelson has joined the hunt for pythons in the Everglades. January 18, 2013

Scholastic to Publish Spirit Animals Fantasy Adventure Series

Scholastic has announced plans to publish a seven book fantasy series called Spirit Animals. January 18, 2013

Jimmy Fallon's List of Books You Should Not Read

Jimmy Fallon reveals his latest list of book you should read. January 18, 2013

National Book Awards Adds Long Lists, Expands Eligibility for Judging Panels

The National Book Foundation announced changes in how the National Book Awards are reviewed and selected. January 15, 2013

Dan Brown's Next Book is Based on Dante's Inferno, Will Be Released in May, 2013

Doubleday announced that Dan Brown's next novel, Inferno, is scheduled for a May 2013 release. It is set in Italy. January 15, 2013

Quentin Tarantino Thanks His Writing Group in Golden Globes Acceptance Speech

Quentin Tarantino seemed genuinely surprised to win the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Django Unchained. January 14, 2013

Broadside Books to Publish New Book by Donald Rumsfeld

Broadside Books has announced it will publish a new book by Donald Rumsfeld, called Rumsfeld's Rules. January 12, 2013

Nicholas Carr: Printed Books Aren't Going Away

Author Nicholas Carr penned an interesting article for The Wall Street Journal in which he argues that printed books will always be here. January 12, 2013

Richard Blanco is First Latino Inaugural Poet

Richard Blanco will be the 2013 inaugural poet. January 11, 2013

Bill Clinton Talks Gun Control at CES

Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on gun control at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. January 10, 2013

Seth MacFarlane Pokes Fun at Screenwriters During Oscar Nominee Announcements

Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the Oscar nominations early this morning. January 10, 2013

Eoin Colfer Revealed as First Doctor Who Short Story Author

Eoin Colfer, the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series will write the first Doctor Who short story. January 9, 2013

Andrew Sullivan Finds Success With Paid Blogging Model

Blogger Andrew Sullivan is leaving The Daily Beast and returning his blog to his website, andrewsullivan. January 8, 2013

50 Shades of Grey Screenwriter Kelly Marcel Says the Movie Will be Very Raunchy

So many screenwriters wanted the gig to write the 50 Shades of Grey screenplay, but British writer Kelly Marcel landed the job after an interview with the book's author, E. January 8, 2013

2013 Writers Guild Award Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. January 7, 2013

Al Jazeera Buys Current TV

Qatar-based Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, which was founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. January 6, 2013

11 Children's Authors to Write Short Stories in Honor of Dr. Who's 50th Anniversary

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. January 6, 2013

Library of Congress Has Archive of 170 Billion Tweets

The Library of Congress announced it has an archive of 170 billion tweets that goes back to 2006. January 4, 2013