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writer's blog home > blog archives page 78Mitt Romney Calls Gingrich Goldilocks Over His Debate Complaints
Mitt Romney compared Newt Gingrich to Goldilocks at a campaign stop. January 29, 2012
If You Think Your Boss is Crazy You Might be Right
A research paper, The Corporate Psychopaths: Theory of the Global Financial Crisis, recently published in the Jounal of Business Ethicis, lays the blame for the fiscal crisis on corporate psychopaths. January 29, 2012
Herman Cain Endorses New Gingrich, Talks Sausage Grinder
Herman Cain has endorsed Newt Gingrich. January 28, 2012
Twitter to Censor Tweets on Country by Country Basis
Twitter caved in to censorship last week when it announced it will censor tweets on a country by country basis. January 28, 2012
Daily Mail Now Biggest Newspaper Website
The MailOnline, located at dailymail. January 28, 2012
Report: Facebook Close to Filing IPO Papers, Valuation Could Reach $100 Billion
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook may file papers for an IPO as early as Wednesday of next week. January 27, 2012
Cover Art for Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories Released
Chris Colfer, known to many as Kurt Hummel on Fox's Glee, signed a two book deal with Little, Brown Books last June for a children's fantasy series. January 26, 2012
Amazon and Houghton Mifflin Announce Distribution Deal
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Amazon. January 26, 2012
Stephen Colbert Talks to Author Maurice Sendak
Stephen Colbert sat down for an interesting conversation with Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. January 25, 2012
Jon Stewart Explains Newt Gingrich's Win in South Carolina
Mitt Romney's campaign is still reeling over Newt Gingrich's primary win in South Carolina. January 24, 2012
Highlight Social Network Locates People in the Real World
Highlight is an iPhone app that aims to help you locate people in the real world. January 24, 2012
Andrew Miller Wins 2011 Costa Book of the Year
Andrew Miller has won the 2011 Costa Book of the Year for his novel, Pure. January 24, 2012
84th Academy Award Screenplay Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning by actress Jennifer Lawrence and Academy President Tom Sherak at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. January 24, 2012
Jill Biden to Publish Children's Book in June
Second Lady Jill Biden will publish an illustrated children's book, Don't Forget Nana, God Bless Our Troops, with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. January 23, 2012
Winners of 2012 Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal Announced
Jack Gantos is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for his novel, Dead End in Norvelt. January 23, 2012
NewBay Media Acquires Three Magazines From Future US
NewBay Media LLC has acquired select titles from Future US, Inc, the San Francisco-based subsidiary of Future plc. January 22, 2012
DK Launches Electronic Textbooks for Apple's iBooks Platform
Apple recently launched a new digital textbook platform as well as a partnership with major textbook publishers. January 22, 2012
Apple Launches Digital Textbooks, iBooks Author Tool
Apple announced new electronic textbook features and partnerships with major electronic publishers at a recent press conference. January 22, 2012
2012 BAFTA Screenplay Nominees
Here are the screenplay nominations for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards. January 22, 2012
The White House Joins Google+
The White House is now on Google's relatively new social network, Google+. January 20, 2012
Grand Central Publishing to Launch Digital Romance Imprint in February
Grand Central Publishing, part of Hachette Book Group USA, will be launching a digital romance imprint in February called Forever Yours. January 20, 2012
HarperCollins to Publish Burt Bacharach's Memoir
HarperCollins has announced plans to publish songwriter Burt Bacharach's memoir, Anyone Who Had a Heart. January 19, 2012
Wordpress, Boing Boing, Reddit, Wikipedia Among Sites Going Dark to Protest SOPA and PIPA
Wordpress. January 18, 2012
Major Websites Black Out to Protest SOPA and PIPA Internet Censorship Bills
Many major websites have gone dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) which are currently pending in both houses of Congress. January 18, 2012
John Burnside Wins T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
John Burnside won the T. January 17, 2012

