$60,000 Canadian Prize for Nonfiction Announced

The Writers' Trust of Canada has announced a generous sponsorship from Hilary M. May 12, 2011

Rapid Growth for Wordpress.com and Tumblr

Royal Pingdom reports that Wordpress. May 11, 2011

Jaycee Dugar to Publish Memoir in July

Simon & Schuster announced that it will publish Jaycee Dugard's book, A Stolen Life, on July 12, 2011. May 11, 2011

Lambda Literary Foundation Receives $25,000 Grant From Amazon.com

The Lambda Literary Foundation, a nonprofit organization for the LGBT literary community, announced that it received a $25,000 grant from Amazon. May 11, 2011

Charlaine Harris Becomes Fourth Author in Kindle Million Club

Amazon. May 11, 2011

New Yorker Erases Osama Bin Laden

The New Yorker erased Osama bin Laden for its cover about the death of the terrorist. May 10, 2011

Broadside Books to Publish Book by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer

Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's personal account of her battle for U. May 10, 2011

ALA's Top Ten List of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010

The ALA recently released its list of the ten Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2010. May 10, 2011

Obama Talks About Osama Bin Laden Mission

Everyone has seen the amazing photo of President Obama and other important officials watching the Osama bin Laden mission from the Situation Room of the White House. May 9, 2011

Publishers Partner for Bookish Website

Three large publishers - Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group USA and Simon & Schuster - have partnered for a new site launching this summer called Bookish. May 9, 2011

2011 Hugo Award Nominees Announced

The nominations for the 2011 Hugo Awards were announced at a joint ceremony held at Norwescon and Eastercon. May 9, 2011

Editor Robert Loomis is Retiring From Random House After 54 Years

Editor Robert Loomis is retiring from Random House, reports the New York Times. May 9, 2011

Google Doodle Celebrates Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men Books

Google has published a series of 16 Google Doodles that celebrate the Mr.Men books by Roger Hargreaves. May 9, 2011

Osama bin Laden Watches Himself on Television

Here is a video you probably never expected to see. May 7, 2011

Washington Post Launches Personal News Aggregator Called Trove

The Washington Post Company has launched a news aggregator site called Trove. May 7, 2011

2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners Announced

The winners of the 31st annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been announced. May 7, 2011

Facebook Paying Users Teeny Tiny Amounts to Watch Ads

Facebook is now paying Facebook users for watching some online advertisements. May 6, 2011

Wall Street Journal Launches SafeHouse, WikiLeaks Rival

The Wall Street Journal has launched a WikiLeaks rival called SafeHouse. May 6, 2011

Rockstar Games and Mullohand Books Publish L.A. Noire Short Story Collection

Rockstar Games has a video game, called L. May 6, 2011

Best Translated Book Award Winners Announced

The winning titles and translators for this year's Best Translated Book Awards have been announced. May 6, 2011

Macmillan's Criminal Element Site Seeks Original Crime and Mystery Short Stories

Macmillan recently launched Criminal Element, a community site featuring daily content for fans of the crime and mystery genres. May 6, 2011

Quirk Classics Releases The Meowmorphosis Book Trailer

The Meowmorphosis is a twist on Franz Kafka's classic, The Metamorphosis, from Quirk Classics. May 5, 2011

Ana Maria Matute Wins Cervantes Prize

Ana Maria Matute has won the Cervantes Prize. May 5, 2011

Minnesota House Majority Leader Matt Dean Hates Author Neil Gaiman

The Star Tribune reports that Minnesota House majority leader Matt Dean pointed to bestselling author Neil Gaiman's $45,000 fee for a four hour speaking engagement as an example of the type of spending the Minnesota Republican party wants stopped. May 5, 2011

Ed Falco to Write Prequel to The Godfather

Grand Central Publishing announced it will publish a prequel to The Godfather by Mario Puzo. May 5, 2011