Penske Media Buys Variety

Penske Media Corporation has acquired Variety from Reed Business Information. October 15, 2012

SNL Cold Open: Biden-Ryan Vice Presidential Debate

The Cold Open for Saturday Night Live last night was a skit about the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) and Paul Ryan (Taran Killam). October 14, 2012

Psy's Gangnam Style Video Makes $15 Million in Three Months

Rocketboom reports that Psy has made $15 million from its "Gangnam Style" music video in the last three months. October 12, 2012

J.K. Rowling Says Her Next Book Will Be For Children

J.K. Rowling revealed in a recent webcast that her next book will most likely be for children October 12, 2012

Federal Judge Rules Against Authors Guild in Hathitrust-Google Book Scanning Case

Publishers Weekly reports that the Authors Guild suffered a stinging defeat in the Google scanning/Hathitrust lawsuit. October 11, 2012

The First Chinese Laureate: Mo Yan Wins the Nobel Prize for Literature

Mo Yan has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. October 11, 2012

HarperCollins Launches New Lifestyle Imprint Called HarperWave

HarperCollins is launching a new imprint called HarperWave, a health, wellness and lifestyle imprint. October 11, 2012

Obama Launches Big Bird Ad, PBS Wants it Taken Down

Mitt Romney said in the first debate that he loves Big Bird, but he would cut funding to PBS. October 9, 2012

Atria Books to Publish Memoir by Samantha Geimer

Atria Books has announced plans to publish a memoir by Samantha Geimer. October 9, 2012

Private Donors Save Women's Prize for Fiction, Formerly Known as Orange Prize

The Orange Prize for Fiction is now known as the Women's Prize for Fiction. October 9, 2012

Yann Martel Discusses Ang Lee's Film Version of Life of Pi

Novelist Yann Martel spoke with The Hollywood reporter about the adaptation of his award-winning novel Life of Pi into a major feature film directed by Ang Lee. October 6, 2012

Zuckerberg Talks Morale, Gray Shirts and One Billion User Milestone With Matt Lauer

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down (and walked around) for an interview with Matt Lauer. October 4, 2012

Calvin Trillin Wins the 2012 Thurber Prize for American Humor

Calvin Trillin has won the 2012 Thurber Prize for American Humor. October 4, 2012

William Joyce Releases Two New Children's Books

William Joyce has released two new children's books. October 3, 2012

2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced. October 3, 2012

Disney Publishing Announces 3.5 Million Copy First Printing for The Mark of Athena

Disney Publishing Worldwide announced a huge 3. October 2, 2012

Google to End AdSense for Feeds on December 3rd

Google has announced an end to its AdSense for Feeds service. October 1, 2012

Notch is a New India Entertainment and Lifestyle Magazine

Notchis billed as India's first interactive, digital publication showcasing contemporary India to a global audience. September 30, 2012

J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy Arrives in Bookstores

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Stephen Colbert Weighs in on USA Today's New Circular Logo

USA Today recently unveiled a major redesign for its newspaper, website and apps that features a new circular logo. September 28, 2012

Poet Gary Synder Wins $100,000 Wallace Stevens Award

The Academy of American Poets' Board of Chancellors selected poet Gary Synder as the winner of the Wallace Stevens Award. September 28, 2012

J.K. Rowling Talks The Casual Vacancy, Harry Potter's Role in Cheering Her Up

J.K. Rowling says she spent five years writing the book and that Rihanna's Umbrella plays a role. September 27, 2012

Ben Cohen and Media Out Loud Launch StandUp Magazine

Ben Cohen Worldwide and Media Out Loud have launched StandUp magazine. The new magazine covers sports culture. September 26, 2012

Penguin Suing Elizabeth Wurtzel, Other Authors for Return of Advances Plus Interest

The Smoking Gun reports that Penguin is suing several authors for return of their advances, claiming that they never turned in their manuscripts. September 26, 2012

Myspace Previews Improved Version

A new Myspace is in the works. September 24, 2012