Sir Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood to Speak at PEN Festival of Literature

The PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature will be held in New York City from April 30 - May 6, 2012. March 1, 2012

DataSift to Offer Two Years of Tweets to Marketers

A company named DataSift is offering marketers Twitter data going back two years through its Historics service. February 29, 2012

Astronaut Mark Kelly to Publish Children's Picture Book

Astronaut Mark Kelly has signed a deal with with Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, to publish a children's book inspired by the mice he traveled in space with. February 29, 2012

New Du Jour Magazine to Cover Luxury Market

Niche Media founder Jason Binn has announced plans to Du Jour in Fall 2012. February 28, 2012

2012 Oscar Viewership Up 4 Percent Over 2011

The ratings for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were good for ABC. February 27, 2012

Lemony Snicket to Launch Four Book Series in October

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that a new four book series from children's author Lemony Snicket will launch in October. February 27, 2012

Berenstain Bears Creator Jan Berenstain Dies at 88

Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears, has died at age 88. February 27, 2012

Descendants Screenwriters Pose Like Angelina Jolie When Accepting Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar

One of the most spontaneous and funniest moments at the 84th Academy Awards last night came courtesy of two of the screenwriters for The Descendants. February 27, 2012

Bucky Larson and Jack and Jill Lead Race for Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay

Now here's an award no writer wants to win: the Razzie for Worst Screenplay in a Motion picture. February 26, 2012

Pew Survey Finds Over 60% of Social Network Users Have Deleted a Friend

A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project & American Life found that most people choose restricted privacy settings. February 25, 2012

Forbes Goes to the Dark Side: Uses Artificial Intelligence Software to Write Earnings Previews

Forbes magazine has gone to the dark side. February 25, 2012

Too Much Twitter Unhealthy Warns Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone

The Guardian reports that Twitter co-founder and creative director Biz Stone has warned too much Twitter can be bad for your health. February 24, 2012

Los Angeles Times to Implement Paywall in March

The Wrap is reporting that the Los Angeles Times will implement a paywall starting March 5. February 24, 2012

Media General Exploring Sale of Newspapers

Media General has announced it is exploring a sale of its newspaper operations. February 23, 2012

Center Street to Publish Jeremy Lin Book in May

New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has become the hottest name in sports over the past few weeks. February 23, 2012

J.K. Rowling to Publish Adult Novel With Little, Brown

Little, Brown Book Group landed the rights to publish J. February 23, 2012

Stephen Colbert's Children's Book, I Am a Pole, Set for May 8 Release

Stephen Colbert's children's book, I Am a Pole (And So Can You!), is scheduled to be published on May 8, 2012. February 22, 2012

Slow Start for AMI's Reality Weekly

AMI's Reality Weekly is off to a slow start. February 20, 2012

Secrets of Sith Lords Unveiled in the Book of Sith

A cool Star Wars book has been released called Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side. February 20, 2012

2012 NAACP Image Award Screenwriting and Writing Award Winners

The 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards wre presented last Friday at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. February 20, 2012

2012 Writers Guild Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2012 Writers Guild Awards were announced by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) at simultaneous ceremonies at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the B. February 20, 2012

ESPN Fires Writer Over Jeremy Lin Headline

EPSN has fired the writer behind the "chink in the armor" headline about rising New York Knicks' star Jeremy Lin. February 20, 2012

SNL Skit: The Obamas on The Cosby Show

In this Saturday Night Live skit from last night's show, the Obama family has created a new sitcom which is modeled after The Cosby Show. February 19, 2012

SNL Skit: Maya Angelou Plays a Prank on Stephen King, Starring Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph hosted Saturday Night Live last night. February 19, 2012

Yelp Plans to Raise $100 Million from IPO

Bloomberg reports that Yelp plans to raise up to $100 million from its IPO offering. February 18, 2012