2012 Costa Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2012 Costa Book Awards have been announced. January 4, 2013

Interesting 2012 Book Cover Designs

The New York Times asked people working the graphic design world, including book publishing industry art directors, to suggest their favorite book covers of 2012. January 4, 2013

Barnes and Noble Overall Holiday Sales Down 10.9%, But Digital Content Sales Increase 13.1%

Barnes and Noble announced today that sales were down for the holiday season this year. January 3, 2013

Governor Chris Christie Blasts John Boehner for Not Passing Sandy Relief Bill

New Jersey Governor lit into Speaker of the House John Boehner today. January 2, 2013

Rare Edition of Stephen King's Novel The Regulators to be Auctioned For Charity

Stephen King has autographed a rare copy of The Regulators by Richard Bachman (King's alias) which will be put up for auction in Maine to benefit those who cannot afford home heating oil this winter. January 2, 2013

Pearson Buys 5% Stake in Nook Media

Pearson has bought a 5% stake in Nook Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. January 1, 2013

Penguin Acquires Film Rights to The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

Penguin recently announced it has taken full ownership of Snowman Enterprises Limited (SEL). January 1, 2013

Macmillan to Launch Crowdsourced Teen Romance Imprint

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has announced plans to launch a crowdsourced teen romance imprint in Spring 2013 called Swoon Reads. December 26, 2012

Jerry Seinfeld Explains How He Writes Jokes

Jerry Seinfeld talks about comedy writing and how he writes a joke in this video from the New York Times. December 22, 2012

Rob Zombie to Pen Horror Novel With B.K. Evenson About Salem Witches

Grand Central Publishing is publishing a new horror novel by Rob Zombie and B. December 18, 2012

Ben Fountain Wins 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize

The Center for Fiction has announced Ben Fountain as the winner of the 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. December 18, 2012

The Pope Sends First Tweet

The Pope now has a Twitter account, @Pontifex. December 15, 2012

Martha Stewart to Cease Publishing Whole Living Magazine

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has announced plans to stop publishing Whole Living magazine. December 15, 2012

New Book Provides Details on Over 2,500 Star Wars Action Figures

A new book, Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection, provides details on over 2,500 Star Wars action figures from the past 35 years. December 15, 2012

Zipmark: Bookmarks That Look Like Zippers

The Zipmark is a bookmark that looks just like a zipper. It comes in different colors. December 15, 2012

Ken Follett and Margaret Maron Named Grand Masters by Mystery Writers of America

The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced that Ken Follett and Margaret Maron have been chosen as this year's Grand Masters. December 14, 2012

North Korea Rocket Could Reach West Coast Says CNN

CNN's Tom Foreman explains how far North Korea's new rocket could travel. December 12, 2012

Stephen Savage Shows How He Created the Cover for Polar Bear Night

Illustrator Stephen Savage shows how he created the cover art for Polar Bear Morning, a companion to the bestselling children's book, Polar Bear Night. December 12, 2012

Amazon Announces Sixth Annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

Amazon. December 12, 2012

Neil Gaiman Talks Inspiration for His New Children's Book, Chu's Day

Nail Gaiman's latest children's story, Chu's Day, is about a little panda with a big sneeze. December 11, 2012

Linda Woolverton Hired to Write Alice in Wonderland Sequel

Entertainment Weekly reports that screenwriter Linda Woolverton (The Lion King, Maleficent) has been hired to write the sequel to Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland. December 10, 2012

SNL Cold Open: Boehner and Obama Discuss Fiscal Cliff Agreement

For the Saturday Night Live cold open, President Obama (Jay Pharoah) and John Boehner (Bill Hader) have a press conference to announce a deal on the fiscal talks. December 9, 2012

Julie Andrews Talks Latest Little Bo Adventure and The Great American Mousical

Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, have a new children's book out, Little Bo in London, which is the conclusion to the adventures of Bo and Billy. December 9, 2012

Social Network Photo War Begins Just Before the Holidays

Photographs have always been important for social websites. December 8, 2012

Washington Post Reportedly Planning Paywall for 2013

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that The Washington Post is planning on implementing a metered paywall next year. December 8, 2012