SNL Skit: Al Sharpton Discusses J.P. Morgan Scandal Starring Kenan Thompson and Mick Jagger

In this Saturday Night Live skit Kenan Thompson is Al Sharpton, the host of Politics Nation. May 20, 2012

Clara Shih Talks Facebook's $100 Billion Valuation

Facebook's IPO debuted yesterday. May 19, 2012

International Scholars Gather in Scotland to Discuss Harry Potter

t. Andrews University in Scotland is hosting a gathering of international scholars to discuss the Harry Potter series. May 19, 2012

Karen Russell Wins 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for Swamplandia

Karen Russell has won the 2012 Young Lions Fiction Award for her novel, Swamplandia!, which is set in a gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. May 18, 2012

Children's Author and Naturalist Jean Craighead George Dead at 92

Sad news: The New York Times reports that Newberry Medal-winning children's author and naturalist Jean Craighead George has died at the age of 92 after suffering a stroke. May 18, 2012

As Avengers Passes $1 Billion in Box Office Revenue, Joss Whedon Thanks His Fans

The Avengers has now broken all kinds of box office records, zooming past one billion dollars in ticket sales. May 18, 2012

Hailey Leithauser Wins the 2012 Emily Dickinson First Book Award

Hailey Leithauser has won the 2012 Emily Dickinson First Book Award. May 17, 2012

Bradley Cooper is a Frustrated Novelist in The Words

Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana star in The Words, a film about a struggling novelist who finds an abandoned masterpiece. May 17, 2012

Study Finds Facebook Users Dislike Timeline Format

Attensity has announced the results of its study which analyzed public reaction in social media to the new Facebook Timeline format for profile pages. May 16, 2012

Ziff Davis Acquires Computer Shopper Website

Ziff Davis, Inc. May 16, 2012

Stone Upon Stone, Spectacle & Pigsty Win Best Translated Book Awards

Wieslaw Mysliwski's Stone Upon Stone, translated from Polish by Bill Johnston, has won the Best Translated Book Award for fiction. May 16, 2012

Holocaust Survivor Aharon Appelfeld Wins Independent Foreign Fiction Prize

Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld, 80, has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his novel, Blooms of Darkness. May 16, 2012

Aaron Sorkin to Write Screenplay for Steve Jobs Movie

Sony Pictures has tapped Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for a movie about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. May 16, 2012

SNL Cold Open: Joe Biden Chats With His Friend George W. Bush Starring Jason Sudeikis and Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend. May 14, 2012

Charlaine Harris Announces the End of the Sookie Stackhouse Series

Bestselling author Charlaine Harris announced on the Facebook page that the Sookie Stackhouse series is finally coming to an end. May 14, 2012

Self-Published SF Author Hugh Howey Has Novel Optioned by Ridley Scott, Bought by Random House UK

Self-published science fiction author Hugh C. May 14, 2012

Newsweek Calls President Obama The First Gay President

Newsweek has decided to declare President Obama as "The First Gay President," following his decision to support gay marriage earlier this week. May 13, 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey is Now Amazon.com's Bestselling Book of 2012

Well, that didn't take long. May 12, 2012

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Inc. May 12, 2012

Study Finds 50% of Moms Have Friended Their Children on Facebook

A new study by JustAsk! from Crowd Science reveals some findings about how mothers are using social media. May 9, 2012

Bloomberg to Double Frequency of Bloomberg Pursuits in 2013

AdWeek reports that Bloomberg is doubling the frequency of its luxury lifestyle magazine, Bloomberg Pursuits. May 9, 2012

Tony DiTerlizzi Talks A Hero for WondLa on CNN

A Hero for WondLa is the second book in author Tony DiTerlizzi's Search for WondLa's trilogy. May 9, 2012

Former PW Editor in Chief Sara Nelson is New Editorial Director of Amazon.com Books

Amazon. May 9, 2012

Maurice Sendak Dies at 83

The New York Times reports that bestselling children's author Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83. May 8, 2012

Researchers Develop Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale

University of Bergen Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen is heading a research project about addiction to Facebook. May 7, 2012