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Amazon Explains Its Theories of Ebook Pricing and Author Royalties (August 1, 2014): Amazon.com explains its theories about ebook pricing, its battle with Hachette and calls for increase on author royalties for ebooks.
Federal Judge May Not Approve Apple's Ebook Settlement (July 25, 2014): Federal Judge Denise Cote is not happy with the terms of the settlement between Apple and the Department of Justice.
Daniel Silva Talks The Heist, the Pitfalls of Readers Googling as They Read (July 20, 2014): Bestselling author Daniel Silva talks about his new Gabriel Allon novel, The Heist, the rise in art crime and being thorough with his research.
HarperCollins to Publish 15 New Stories by the Late Elmore Leonard (July 19, 2014): HarperCollins will publish 15 new stories by the late crime writer Elmore Leonard. The stories were found after his death and were written early in his career.
Archie Comics is Relaunching Red Circle Comics as Dark Circle Comics (July 12, 2014): Archie Comics is committing to its superheroes with the relaunch of Red Circle Comics as Dark Circle Comics. The tone will be edgier and more cinematic.
The Amazon Hachette War: For Authors, It's Personal Now (July 11, 2014): The Amazon Hachette war escalated this week when Amazon offered 100% royalties to authors. But Hachette and bestelling authors say no deal.
National Portrait Gallery Opens Virginia Woolf Exhibit (July 9, 2014): The National Portrait Gallery is showing a new Virginia Woolf exhibition, with paintings, letters and never before seen photographs of the writer and activist.
Scarlett Johansson Wins Libel Case Against French Novelist (July 7, 2014): Scarlett Johansson won her lawsuit against French novelist Gregoire Delacourt on the grounds of defamation of character, but the settlement was small.
Kylie and Kendall Jenner's Ghostwriter Maya Sloan Speaks Out (July 4, 2014): Maya Sloan, the ghostwriter for Kendall and Kylie Jenner's YA dystopian novel, spills the dirt on the collaboration and dealing with all the drama.
World Book Night to Shut Down For Lack of Funds (July 2, 2014): World Book Night announced that it is shutting down operations due to insufficient funding. The valuable program gave away 500,000 books in the U.S. in 2014.
Neil Gaiman's American Gods to be TV Series on Starz (July 2, 2014): Neil Gaimain's award winning novel American Gods will be a television series on Starz. Bryan Fuller will write the pilot.
Judy Blume to Publish First Book for Adults in Sixteen Years (June 30, 2014): Judy Blume is writing a novel for adults, her first in 16 years. The drama will explore family, friendship and dealing with tragedy.
Daniel Handler to Host the National Book Awards Ceremony (June 26, 2014): Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, will act as master of ceremonies for the National Book Awards in November.
Angry Robot Books Shutters YA and Mystery Imprints (June 21, 2014): Angry Robot Books closes two imprints, its YA imprint Strange Chemistry and Exhibit A, which publishes mysteries and crime novels.
Shortlists for 2014 PEN Literary Awards Announced (June 19, 2014): The shortlists for the 2014 PEN Literary Awards have been announced. The prizes, awards and grants total $150,000.
Mary Higgins Clark to Collaborate With Alafair Burke on New Novel (June 18, 2014): Mary Higgins Clark will co-write her next novel with Alafair Burke. The Cinderella Murder will hit stores in November.
George R.R. Martin Makes a Cameo in the Latest Gay of Thrones Recap (June 18, 2014): George R.R. Martin makes a hilarious cameo in the latest webisode of Gay of Thrones, the LGBT recap of HBO's Game of Thrones.
Novelist Elin Hilderbrand Writes About Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis (June 13, 2014): Novelist Elin Hildebrand just finished a novel about a woman who gets breast cancer. Now, she has the same diagnosis. She writes about her journey.
Harper Lee Settles Lawsuit Against Monroe County Heritage Museum (June 8, 2014): Harper Lee has settled her lawsuit against the Monroe County Heritage Museum for selling unauthorized souvenirs and to regain her website url.
For $20,000 George R.R. Martin Will Give You a Grisly Death (June 7, 2014): George R.R. Martin has offered to kill you off in a grisly death in an upcoming Fire and Ice novel for the sum of $20,000. The charity drive will save endangered wolves.