Shortlists for 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize Announced

The two shortlists for the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize have been announced. September 24, 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey Author E.L. James Talks to Katie Couric About Writing, Success

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A Dog Can Blog in Disney's Dog With a Blog Show

A show starring a blogging dog is coming to the Disney Channel in October. September 22, 2012

Elmore Leonard to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Book Awards

Crime novelist Elmore Leonard >will receive the 2012 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. September 22, 2012

Romney Says His Campaign is About the 100 Percent

Mitt Romney said in a video that recently emerged (which was secretly recorded at a fundraiser) - that he believes about 47% of the country will vote for President Obama no matter what. September 19, 2012

Salman Rushdie Says The Satanic Verses Would Not be Published Today

Salman Rushdie told the BBC that his novel, The Satanic Verses, would not be published today. September 19, 2012

Clive Davis to Publish Autobiography in February 2013

Music mogul Clive Davis will publish his autobiography with Simon & Schuster in February 2013. September 18, 2012

Joss Whedon Discusses His Adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Joss Whedon talked to MTV at the Toronto Film Festival where he premiered his new film, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, which he wrote and directed just a few days after wrapping The Avengers. September 18, 2012

DreamWorks Acquires Film Rights to Bardugo's Shadow and Bone

DreamWorks Studios announced it has acquired the feature film rights to Leigh Bardugo's debut novel Shadow and Bone. September 17, 2012

SNL Cold Open: Jay Pharoah and Jason Sudeikis in Obama Versus Romney

Fred Armisen has played President Obama on Saturday Night Live for the past few years. September 16, 2012

Literary Agent Attacked by Rejected Author, Saved by Her Jack Russell Terrier

Literary agent Pam van Hylckama Vlieg was attacked by a rejected author who is now in custody. September 15, 2012

Ashanti Named Celebrity Ambassador for 2012 Read for the Record Campaign

Ashanti has been named the celebrity ambassador for Jumpstart's 2012 Read for the Record campaign. September 14, 2012

Fred Armisen Impersonates Penny Marshall to Promote Her New Memoir

Penny Marshall has a new memoir out called My Mother Was Nuts. September 13, 2012

Apple to End Ping on September 30th

9to5mac reports that Apple plans to shutter Ping, its music social network, on September 30th. September 12, 2012

Peter Lerangis to Pen Seven Wonders, Seven Book Tween Series for HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers announced it will publish a seven book tween adventure series by author Peter Lerangis called Seven Wonders. September 12, 2012

Harper Voyager Accepting Unagented Manuscripts For Two Weeks in October

Writers, fire up your computers. September 12, 2012

2012 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

The 2012 Man Booker Prize Shortlist. The Chair of Judges says they love the shock of language shown in the books. September 11, 2012

Federal Judge Approves Settlement in Ebook Price Fixing Case

The New York Times reports that a federal judge has now approved the ebook price fixing case settlement between the Justice Department and the three settling book publishers. September 7, 2012

Peter Brown Talks Illustrating Creepy Carrots

Creepy Carrots is a children's picture about Jasper Rabbit, a rabbit who just loves to eat carrots, especially the carrots from Crackenhopper Field. September 5, 2012

2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Announced

The longlist for the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced. September 5, 2012

HarperCollins Launches Paperback Imprint Called Bourbon Street Books

HarperCollins Publishers has announced the launch of Bourbon Street Books, a new line of paperback mystery novels. September 5, 2012

Jonathan Livingston Seagull Author Richard Bach in Serious Condition After Plane Crash

Richard Bach, who is best known as the author of the novella Jonathan Livingston Seagull is in serious condition after crashing his small plane. September 2, 2012

Amazon Buys 1,000 Dorchester Book Contracts at Auction, Pays Full Back Royalties to Authors

Amazon Publishing announced that it has purchased more than 1,000 book contracts from Dorchester Publishing. August 31, 2012

Steve Earle to Publish Memoir and Novel

Steve Earle will publish two books with Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing and the Hachette Book Group. August 30, 2012

Burning Monk Photographer Malcolm Browne Dies at 81

Photographer Malcolm Browne has died at age 81. August 28, 2012