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Senator Brown Fooled by Fake Dead Osama Photo

President Obama says he will not be releasing a death photograph of Osama bin Laden. May 4, 2011

Weird Trade of Apple Shares Canceled

Reuters report that there was a weird trade in Apple shares yesterday. May 4, 2011

Simon & Schuster to Publish Melissa Leo's Memoir

Simon & Schuster will publish the memoir of the Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo. May 4, 2011

Amazon Launches New Imprint, Montlake Romance

Amazon. May 4, 2011

Time Magazine Draws Red X Over Osama Bin Laden

Time magazine's latest cover has Osama bin Laden with a red X drawn across his face. May 3, 2011

2011 Children's Choice Book Award Winners Announced

The Children's Book Council (CBC) announced the winners of the fourth annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala in New York City this evening as part of Children's Book Week (May 2-8, 2011). May 3, 2011

False MLK, Mark Twain Quotes Viral Following Osama bin Laden's Death

Quotes falsely attributed to Martin Luther King and Mark Twain circulated the Internet following Osama bin Laden's death in a raid on his secret Pakistan hideout by U. May 3, 2011

Announcement of Bin Laden's Death Generates Highest Sustained Tweet Rate

Twitter says last night's White House announcement by President Obama that Osama Bin Laden had been killed generated the highest sustained tweet rate ever on Twitter. May 2, 2011

Samuel L. Jackson Lost His Avengers Script

Samuel L. May 2, 2011

Donald Trump Drops F-Bomb During GOP-Sponsored Rally

Donald Trump gave a speech focused on the anger over rising gas prices. April 29, 2011

Twitter Passes 200 Million Accounts

Marshall Kirkpatrick at ReadWriteWeb reports that Twitter has passed the 200 million accounts plateau. April 29, 2011

Silver Surged 28% in April. Its Biggest Monthly Gain in 28 Years

Bloomberg is reporting that silver climbed 28% in April - its biggest monthly game in 28 years. April 29, 2011

F+W Media Acquires Tyrus Books, Creates F+W Crime

F+W Media, Inc. April 29, 2011

Author Opens Bookstore That Only Sells His Book

Author Andrew Kessler found a clever way to market his book. April 29, 2011

Hachette Book Group Launches Jericho Books

The Hachette Book Group has launched Jericho Books, a new faith-based imprint. April 28, 2011

Harper Lee Denies Cooperating With Upcoming Biography

Yesterday, Penguin Press announced details about a biography of To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee that was being written by former Chicago Tribune reporter Marja Mills. April 28, 2011

LinkedIn Analysis Finds Peter and Deborah are the Top Names for CEOs

LinkedIn has released LinkedInsights data that reveals dateabout the top names of CEOs. April 27, 2011

Chad Hurley and Steve Chen Acquire Delicious From Yahoo

Yodel Anecdotal announced today that YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen have acquired the Delicious bookmarking technology from Yahoo. April 27, 2011

Levi Johnston to Tell Truth About Palins in Upcoming Book

Levi Johnston, Bristol Palin's baby daddy, vows to set the record straight about his relationship with the Palins in his upcoming book, Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs. April 27, 2011

Harper Lee Cooperating With New Biography

Former Chicago Tribune reporter Marja Mills is writing a biography about To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee. April 27, 2011

PEN American Center Launches Emerging Writers Awards

PEN American Center has announced the launch of the PEN Emerging Writers Awards. April 27, 2011

Penguin Group USA Launches Writing Community Called Book Country

The New York Times reports Penguin Group USA has launched a writing community called Book Country for writers of genre fiction. April 26, 2011

Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shut Down

The Daily Mail reports that Godrej and Boyce has has shut down its typewriter production plant in Mumbai, India. April 26, 2011

Manchester United's Darron Gibson Quits Twitter Two Hours After Joining

Manchester United's Darron Gibson did not give Twitter much of a try. April 25, 2011

John Bemelmans Marciano Reads Madeleine at the White House

Author John Bemelmans Marciano grandfather wrote the original Madeline book. April 25, 2011