Russian Banker Alexander Mamut Buys Waterstone's

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Russian banker Alexander Mamut is buying the Waterstone's chain for about $86 million. May 21, 2011

Google Ending Newspaper Archive Project

The Atlantic reports that Google is ending its ambitious quest to provide an archive of printed newspapers. May 20, 2011

Richelle Mead Talks Bloodlines Series

Richelle Mead, author of Vampire Academy, talks about her new series, Bloodlines. May 20, 2011

Ricki Lake Memoir Coming in 2012

Atria Books has announced it will publish a memoir by Ricki Lake in 2012. May 19, 2011

Philip Roth Wins Man Booker, Dissenting Judge Quits in Protest

Author Philip Roth was named the winner of the fourth annual Man Booker International Prize at a press conference at the Sydney Opera House. May 19, 2011

David Rosenthal Names New Penguin Imprint Blue Rider Press

Penguin Group (USA) launched an imprint in November 2010 helmed by David Rosenthal. May 19, 2011

Amazon.com Says It Is Selling More Kindle Books Than Print Books

Amazon. May 19, 2011

Pete Townshend to Publish Autobiography With HarperCollins

HarperCollins has acquired the autobiography of Pete Townshend, the legendary guitar player and songwriter for the Who. May 18, 2011

Amazon Launches Thomas & Mercer, a Mystery/Thriller Imprint

Amazon. May 18, 2011

Scott Moyers Returns as Publisher of Penguin Press

Ann Godoff, President and Editor in Chief, The Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), is bringing back Scott Moyers as Publisher. May 17, 2011

John Irving Leaves Random House for Simon & Schuster

Author John Irving is switching publishers. May 17, 2011

Go the F**k to Sleep Tops Amazon Bestseller List

Adam Mansbach's profanity-laced bedtime book for parents, Go the F**k to Sleep (Akashic Books), is the #1 bestselling book on Amazon. May 16, 2011

WebMediaBrands Buys Inside Network, Publisher of Inside Facebook

TechCrunch reports that WebMediaBrands has acquired Inside Network. May 15, 2011

Marcia Clark Talks Guilt by Association Legal Thriller

Marcia Clark left the world of nonfiction to write a legal thriller, Guilt by Association. May 15, 2011

Clever Become Someone Else Campaign Promotes Reading

The postsers for this campaign promoting reading are very clever. The campaign is called Become Someone Else. May 15, 2011

Author Turned to Poetry to Write Her Book Faster

National Book Award winning author Maxine Hong Kingston told the Guardian she used poetry to speed up the creation of her latest book, I Love a Broad Margin to My Life. May 15, 2011

Red Bull Launches Glossy Lifestyle Magazine

USA Today reports that the Red Bull energy beverage is entering the realm of publishing. May 14, 2011

Ryan O'Neal to Chronicle Love Affair With Farrah Fawcett in Memoir

Actor Ryan O'Neal will share the full story of his turbulent but emotionally powerful relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett in a memoir to be published by Crown Archetype in spring 2012. May 14, 2011

Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winners Announced

The Cleveland Foundation recently announced the winners of the 76th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. May 14, 2011

Lewis Black Talks About What Writing a Book is Like

Lewis Black recorded this video when he was working on his book, Me of Little Faith(Riverhead, 2009). May 14, 2011

ECPA Announces 2011 Christian Book Award Winners

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) has announced the winners for the 2011 Christian Book Awards. May 13, 2011

Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Talks About Her Path to Publication

Here is a great video of Stephenie Meyer discussing the first three books in the now famous Twilight series: Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. May 13, 2011

Stephen King Talks Short Stories

Stephen King talks about short stories and novellas in this interview for his collection Just After Sunset. May 13, 2011

Jim Lehrer Stepping Down From PBS Newshour Anchor Role

Jim Lehrer announced that effective June 6 he will end his 36 years of anchoring or co-anchoring the PBS Newshour. May 12, 2011

Neil Pasricha is Back With More Awesome Things

Author Neil Pasricha has a new book out called, The Book of Even More Awesome. May 12, 2011