Toni Morrison Discusses Why Good is More Interesting Than Evil

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison discusses good and evil characters in novels and why she hates the name of her novel God Help the Child. February 13, 2016

Time Inc. Now Owns Myspace

Myspace has fallen into the hands of Time Inc. It was part of the purchase of the assets of Viant. February 12, 2016

Aaron Sorkin to Adapt To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway

Aaron Sorkin is penning the script to bring Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird to Broadway. The show will debut in the 2017-2018 season. February 12, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Will Be Released This Summer

Scholastic will publish the script book of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. It is the official eighth story in the series by J.K. Rowling. February 10, 2016

Georgy Girl Author Margaret Forster Has Died at the Age of 77

Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster has died at the age of 77 from brain and spine cancer. Her last novel will be published in March. February 8, 2016

Chinese Authorities Admit They Imprisoned Missing Hong Kong Booksellers

The missing Hong Kong booksellers have been found. Mainland China has imprisoned them for selling books critical of the Chinese officials. February 6, 2016

Twitter Suspends Over 125,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorist Acts

Twitter has suspended a large number of Twitter accounts for threatening or promoting terrorist acts. These acts were primarily related to ISIS. February 5, 2016

Megyn Kelly Lands $10 Million Book Deal

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has reportedly landed a $10 million dollar book deal with HarperCollins. February 5, 2016

Seventeen Magazine and Harlequin Teen Launching New Book Imprint

Melissa de la Cruz's new novel Something in Between will be the debut release of the new book imprint Seventeen Books February 5, 2016

Magic Tree House Books Being Turned into Feature Films

Lionsgate snapped up the rights to Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Treehouse series. The studio will make live action films and hopes for a durable franchise. February 4, 2016

Octavia Butler's Inspiring Plan to be a Bestselling Author

Science fiction legend Octavia E. Butler is being celebrated at the Huntington Library. Read her journal entry where she programs herself for writing success. February 4, 2016

Rand Paul Drops Out of 2016 Presidential Race

Rand Paul is dropping out of the GOP race to be president. He drops out after receiving 4.5% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses. February 3, 2016

The Books Everyone Lies About Having Read

The BBC took a poll to discover which books people lie about having read. There are some real surprises on the list. February 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton Named Winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucuses

Hillary Clinton has officially been named the winner of the Iowa Democratic caucuses. February 2, 2016

Amazon to Launch Hundreds of Physical Bookstores

Amazon is plan to launch hundreds of real bricks-and-mortar bookstores. There could be as many as 400 of them. February 2, 2016

Flatiron Books Expands Into Young Adult Titles

Macmillan imprint Flatiron Books will begin publishing young adult titles from debut authors and from established authors. January 29, 2016

Study Finds Mathematical Structure in Great Literature

A new study reveals that the world's great literature are fractals. Some are actually multifractals, such as James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. January 28, 2016

Reactions Coming Soon to Facebook as Like Button Alternative

Reactions are coming soon to Facebook to offer an alternative to the universal Like button. January 27, 2016

Egypt Jails Female Poet Fatima Naoot for Insulting Islam

Poet Fatima Naoot has been sentenced to jail for 3 years by an Egyptian court for insulting Islam. January 27, 2016

Meredith Corporation Launches Fit Pregnancy and Baby Magazine

Meredith Corporation has launched the first issue of its new title, Fit Pregnancy and Baby. The magazine is targeted at expecting and new mothers. January 21, 2016

Douglas Preston Hosts Panel to Discuss How Evil Amazon.com Is

Douglas Preston and Authors United are holding a panel discussion to talk about Amazon.com and how it is ruining authors' lives. January 21, 2016

Scholastic Pulls Controversial Picture Book: A Birthday Cake for George Washington

Scholastic pulls the plug on the picture book A Birthday Cake for George Washington after a tsunami of criticism for its portrayal of happy slaves. January 18, 2016

Big Bang Theory Producers Sued for Copyright Infringement of Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty Song

The Big Bang Theory producers are being sued for copyright violations over the song Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty which was written by poet Edith Newlin in 1937. January 5, 2016

Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties to be Film, Graphic Novel

Dark Horse Books will publish a graphic novel version of Neil Gaiman's short story How to Talk to Girls at Parties. It will also be a feature film. December 14, 2015

Study Finds Books Are Getting Longer and Readers Love It

A new study reveals that books are getting longer and longer. Readers love longer titles, it's like binge watching Netflix -- only with books. December 12, 2015