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Fantasy Author Robert Jordan Dies
It was reported early this morning that Robert Jordan, author of The Wheel of Time series, ...
Sep 18 2007

Stephen King -- A Vandal?
According to The Daily Telegraph in Australia, Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal when ...
Aug 16 2007

Keith Richards Inks $7 Million Book Deal
Keith Richards is putting down his guitar and pulling out his pen to write his memoir. Little, ...
Aug 11 2007

Author Ordered to Pay $349K in Legal Fees
A U.S. District Judge has ordered author Laura Albert to pay $349,500 in legal fees, triple the ...
Aug 11 2007

Laura and Jenna Bush to Write Children's Book
First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna have signed a deal with HarperCollins to write a ...
Aug 11 2007

Last Potter Book Doesn't Arrive Without Controversy
If you're worried, you may run across a Harry Potter spoiler by reading this article, don't fret. ...
Jul 22 2007

Faulks Named New Bond Writer
Charlotte Grey author Sebastian Faulks has been selected by the Fleming estate to write a ...
Jul 11 2007

New Bill Clinton Book Due Out in September
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has a new book coming to bookstores. GIVING: How Each of Us ...
Jul 11 2007

Potter Fans Sign Petition to Keep Rowling Writing
Fans around the world have signed a petition asking J.K. Rowling to keep writing Harry Potter ...
Jul 11 2007

Valerie Bertinelli Writing Memoir
Actress Valerie Bertinelli is working on her memoir. Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One ...
Jul 11 2007

Sting Lyrics Become Book
Lyrics by Sting is a new book coming out this fall, featuring almost every song the musician ...
May 01 2007

Little House on the Prairie 75 Years Later
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie is celebrating its 75th year. The first ...
May 01 2007

Jane Austen Portrait Fails to Sell at Auction
A portrait of Jane Austen as a young girl didn't sell at a Christie's auction. The portrait is ...
May 01 2007

Chevy Chase Tells All
Actor and comedian Chevy Chase is telling all in a biography written by Rena Fruchter. Virgin Books ...
May 01 2007

Release Date Set for Final Harry Potter Book
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be published July 21, 2007, at midnight. Author ...
Feb 01 2007

Bestselling Author Sidney Sheldon Dies
Sidney Sheldon, the bestselling author of more than 25 novels, died Tuesday. He was 89.

He's ...
Jan 31 2007

Publisher Gives Writers an Idol Like Contest
Touchstone Fireside, a Simon & Schuster imprint, is holding a "First Chapters" contest. Writers ...
Jan 15 2007

Contest for Agentless Writers Canceled
Officials behind The Sobol Award have canceled the controversial contest. The contest offered a ...
Jan 15 2007

Rapper 50 Cent Launches G-Unit Books
Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, has partnered with Simon & Schuster's MTV/Pocket Books to ...
Jan 15 2007

Steve Martin to Pen Memoir
Actor Steve Martin has entered into a publishing deal to pen his memoir. Scribner, an imprint of ...
Jan 15 2007

Barnes & Noble Announces Online Book Club
Barnes & Noble has launched an online book club to put readers directly in touch with the authors ...
Oct 28 2006

Novel Laureate Robbed and Assaulted in Her Home
South African Laureate for literature Nadine Gordimer has been robbed in her home. She was assaulted and ...
Oct 28 2006

The End for Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket, also known as author Daniel Handler, has completed his A Series of Unfortunate ...
Oct 28 2006

Grisham Releases First Nonfiction Title
Bestselling author John Grisham has released his
Oct 13 2006

Man Booker Prize Winner Sets New Record
Author Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss edged out her competitors to take home the Man ...
Oct 13 2006

Angelou, Gore Among Quill Book Award Winners
Nora Roberts, Maya Angelou, Tyler Perry and former Vice President Al Gore were among the winners at ...
Oct 13 2006

National Book Awards Finalists Announced
An eclectic mix of authors are up for the 2006 National Book Award. Of the 20 finalists, one book ...
Oct 13 2006

Georgia to Rule on Harry Potter Banning
Laura Mallory, a parent in Loganville, Georgia, wants all Harry Potter books removed from Gwinnett ...
Oct 02 2006

Unfinished Tolkien Work to be Published
One of J.R.R. Tolkien's unfinished works has been completed and will be released in spring 2007. ...
Sep 26 2006

Garrison Keillor to Open Bookstore
Author, humorist and columnist Garrison Keillor is opening a bookstore. He plans to hang his ...
Sep 26 2006

Hannibal Lecter Wishes You Happy Holidays
Thomas Harris is bringing back cannibal Hannibal Lecter just in time for the holidays. Hannibal ...
Sep 26 2006

Rupert Everett Dishes on Hollywood
Rupert Everett's new autobiography slams the movie industry, celebrity and more. Everett ...
Sep 26 2006

Man Booker Prize Shortlist Released
This year's finalists for Britain's famed Man Booker Prize have been announced. The six books ...
Sep 15 2006

New Princess Di Book Released
Paul Burrell and his publisher William Morrow are releasing a new Princess Di tell-all book. ...
Sep 10 2006

Joe Mantegna Buys Rights to Dean Martin Book
Actor Joe Mantegna and producer Danny Ramm have bought the film rights to the Dean Martin biography, ...
Sep 10 2006

Million Little Pieces Readers May Get Refunds
James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, and his publisher Random House have ...
Sep 07 2006

Stephen King, Al Gore Among Quill Nominees
Stephen King, former Vice President Al Gore, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Anderson Cooper and Carl Hiaasen ...
Aug 30 2006

Florida School Board Pursues Book Banning
The Miami-Dade County School District voted 5-2 to continue its fight against the American Civil ...
Aug 30 2006

Norman Mailer to Release New Novel
Random House says Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer will have a new book released in ...
Aug 30 2006

Teen Mags Cut Publications
Some teen magazines are ending their print publications to focus solely on the Web. Elle ...
Aug 30 2006

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Marries
Best known for creating those loveable Dilbert comic strips, Scott Adams married Shelly Miles in ...
Aug 15 2006

Authors Want Rowling to Leave Harry Potter Alone
Authors John Irving and Stephen King joined Harry Potter novelist J.K. Rowling for a ...
Aug 15 2006

Starbucks to Serve Coffee and Books
It makes perfect sense to the coffee chain. After serving up coffee with a side of music and movies to purchase, ...
Aug 15 2006

American Idol's Taylor Hicks Prepares Memoir
American Idol winner Taylor Hicks has signed a book deal with Random House's Crown imprint. ...
Aug 08 2006

Federal Dispute Over Hemingway Cats
Caretakers at Ernest Hemingway's Key West home are fighting with the U.S. Department of ...
Aug 02 2006

Da Vinci Mania Over?
Publishers and booksellers say The Da Vinci Code mania is starting to simmer after three ...
Aug 02 2006

Judge Rules on Banned Books Issue
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Miami-Dade County School system from removing a Cuban ...
Aug 02 2006

2006 Hemingway Look-Alike Named
Texas commercial real estate developer Chris Strom is this year's winner of the Ernest Hemingway ...
Aug 02 2006

Sixth Harry Potter Book in Paperback
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is making its way into paperback. Two million ...
Jul 25 2006

Author Claims to be Product of Da Vinci Code
Novelist Kathleen McGowan says she is a descendant of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The union of Jesus ...
Jul 18 2006

Mickey Spillane Passes Away at the Age of 88
Mystery author Mickey Spillane has died at the age of 88. Spillane is best known for creating Mike ...
Jul 17 2006

Retired Engineer Wins Prize for Worst Fiction
Retired mechanical engineer Jim Guigli has won the 24th annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The ...
Jul 11 2006

Judge Orders Banned Books to Stay
Banned books Vamos a Cuba and its English translation, A Visit to Cuba, are getting a ...
Jul 05 2006

Georgia Library Revives Spanish Fiction Budget
The public library board in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has
Jul 05 2006

Sean Connery to Publish Book About Scotland
Sir Sean Connery is writing a book about Scotland but maintains that he won't live in his native ...
Jul 05 2006

J.K. Rowling Reveals Potter Finale Secret
Author J.K. Rowling says at least two Harry Potter characters will die in the series finale. ...
Jun 26 2006

Georgia Library Cuts Spanish Version Budget
In Gwinnett County, Georgia, one out of six residents is Hispanic. That's why citizens there are ...
Jun 23 2006

CBS Pulls Tuesday Night Book Club
After just two episodes, CBS has pulled the plug on Tuesday Night Book Club. The reality ...
Jun 23 2006

Book Club Lovers Not Loving TV's Book Club
Tuesday Night Book Club had book lovers gathered around the TV set but many say they were surprised ...
Jun 16 2006

Florida Bans Cuba Book
All Miami-Dade schools will be forced to remove the book Vamos a Cuba and its English ...
Jun 16 2006

Ted Turner to Publish Memoirs
CNN founder Ted Turner has signed a deal to publish his memoirs. Warner Books will publish Call ...
Jun 16 2006

China Pulls The Da Vinci Code from Theatres
China has ordered all of its movie theatres to pull The Da Vinci Code from showing. The ...
Jun 08 2006

J.K. Rowling Named Best British Author
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been voted the greatest living British writer. She beat ...
Jun 08 2006

The Graduate Sequel in the Works
Charles Webb has inked a publishing deal to write a sequel to The Graduate. The 1963 novel ...
Jun 05 2006

Two Nonprofits Set E-Books Free
Project Gutenberg and World eBook Library will make over 300,000 e-books available for free at the ...
Jun 05 2006

Meryl Streep to Narrate Children's Classics
Actress Meryl Streep will narrate the audiobook versions of The Velveteen Rabbit and The ...
May 24 2006

Da Vinci Code Now in Paper and On Screen
The Da Vinci Code movie starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard opened in theatres May ...
May 19 2006

Bill Clinton to Write Public Service Book
Do the rumors of a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential run
May 19 2006

Uma Thurman Secures Film Rights to Book
Uma Thurman and two German producers have bought the film rights to the bestselling book, "The ...
May 19 2006

Clinton Presidential Run Sparks New Books
Rumors that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton may run in the 2008 presidential election have sparked ...
May 10 2006

Dennis Hopper to Write Autobiography
Actor Dennis Hopper has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company to write his memoirs. "Out ...
May 10 2006

Publishers Released Fewer Books in 2005
Publishers cut back on the number of books released in 2005, for the first time since 1999. Experts ...
May 10 2006

Publisher Cancels Book Deal Over Plagiarism
Harvard University student Kaavya Viswanathan's Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a ...
May 03 2006

Streisand Strikes Back at Unauthorized Bio Author
Barbra Streisand is outraged over Christopher Anderson's biography about her. She calls Barbra: ...
Apr 26 2006

Publisher Rejects Author's Plagiarism Apology
Harvard University student Kaavya Viswanathan has apologized for her book's similarities...
Apr 26 2006

Newspaper Wins Pulitzer for Hurricane Coverage
The Times-Picayune in New Orleans has won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of Hurricane ...
Apr 23 2006

Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code Follow-Up Delayed
Bestselling author Dan Brown's follow-up to The Da Vinci Code has been delayed. Random House ...
Apr 23 2006

Writer Invites People to Create Fibs
Screenwriter Gregory K. Pincus invited readers of his blog to write six-line poems using the ...
Apr 16 2006

Book Titles Recycled Over and Over and Over Again
Book industry pros are noticing a long-standing trend. Book titles are being recycled over and over ...
Apr 16 2006

Author Muriel Spark Dies
Author Muriel Spark has died at the age of 88. Sparks authored 24 novels, many short stories and ...
Apr 16 2006

Da Vinci Code Case Verdict In
High Court Justice Peter Smith has ruled The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown did not
Apr 07 2006

New Book Spoofs Author James Frey
The controversy over James Frey's memoir has spawned a spoof ...
Apr 03 2006

Shakespeare's First Folio Up for Auction
A rare copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio will hit Sotheby's auction block July 13. The ...
Apr 03 2006

Rowling Wins British Book of the Year Award
Author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has snagged Book of the Year ...
Apr 03 2006

Abraham Lincoln Book Wins Prize
Doris Kearns Goodwin has won the Book Prize for American History for "Team of Rivals: The ...
Apr 03 2006

Dan Brown Takes the Stand in Court
The Da Vinci Code bestselling author Dan Brown took the stand in a lawsuit
Mar 14 2006

Greenspan Gets His Book Deal
Previously, we reported Alan Greenspan was hoping to find
Mar 14 2006

Books Based on Blogs Go for Literary Prize
The Blooker Prize is the world's first literary prize for books that have come from blogs and the ...
Mar 14 2006

Da Vinci Code Headed to Court
Dan Brown, author of the bestseller The Da Vinci Code has been accused of violating the ...
Feb 27 2006

Yo Quiero Harry Potter?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has hit the shelves in Spain and Latin America. The ...
Feb 25 2006

Publisher Drops Author James Frey
James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, has been dropped by Riverhead Books, a ...
Feb 25 2006

Grisham Fans Feeling Withdrawal
John Grisham fans know February usually brings a new legal thriller from the bestselling author. ...
Feb 19 2006

Hemingway Titles to Become Audio Books
Some of Ernest Hemingway's books will be released to the public in audio format. Previously, only ...
Feb 16 2006

Author Cornwell to Help Solve Real Crime
Bestselling author Patricia Cornwell is becoming a crime fighter. She's offering up at least ...
Feb 15 2006

Greenspan Wants to Write Fed Memoir
Alan Greenspan wants to write a book about his 18 years as the Federal Reserve Chairman. He's ...
Feb 15 2006

Jaws Author Dies at 65
Jaws bestselling author Peter Benchley has died at the age of 65. He suffered from pulmonary ...
Feb 15 2006

Civil Suits Filed Over James Frey's Memoir
Some readers of A Million Little Pieces by James Frey have filed civil suits against the ...
Feb 05 2006

Author Turns to Bestselling Authors: Mom and Dad
A 27-year-old named Jesse has released his debut novel. Wha