U.S. Women's Soccer Team Captain Carli Lloyd to Publish Memoir

Carli Lloyd, the captain of the U.S. women's national soccer team, will publish her memoir with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. September 1, 2015

Brain Fart, Bants and Fur Baby Added to Oxford Online Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionaries have added brain fart, bants, fur baby, blockchain and manic pixie dream girl to the online dictionary. They also added beer o'clock for some reason. August 31, 2015

Mark Zuckerberg Says 1 Billion People Used Facebook on Monday

Mark Zuckerberg says August 28, 2015

Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence are Writing a Screenplay Together

Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence are writing a screenplay for a comedy they will co-star in. They will play sisters. August 27, 2015

Kazuo Ishiguro's Literary Archives Go to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center

The University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center will house the archives of award-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro. The fantastic collection was organized by Ishiguro himself. August 25, 2015

American Train Heroes Receive France's Highest Honor

Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos receive the Legion d'Honneur for their heroic actions stopping a terrorist attack on a high speed train to Paris. August 24, 2015

University of Akron Press is Back in Business

After a huge backlash over the gutting of the University of Akron Press' budge and staff, the Trustees have relented and are rehiring all the staff. August 23, 2015

Author Doris Lessing Spied on by MI5 for 20 Years

She was the oldest author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 88. Newly declassified documents reveal MI5 spied on Doris Lessing for 20 years. August 21, 2015

Simon & Schuster and Hotels.com Team Up to Help Bored Travelers

Simon & Schuster and Hotels.com team up to get bored travelers bestselling ebooks. August 20, 2015

Donald Trump Gains in New CNN/ORC Poll

Donald Trump has 24% of the vote in a new CNN/ORC poll. He also has the trust of Republicans on several issues. August 18, 2015

John Grisham, Greg Iles and Kathryn Stocket Lead Charge to Remove Confederate Flag in Mississippi

Bestselling authors Greg Iles, John Grisham, Kathryn Stocket and Steve Yarbrough call for the removal of the Confederate battle flag in Mississippi's state flag. August 18, 2015

Sir Patrick Stewart Loves the Challenge of Twitter Restrictions

Sir Patrick Stewart talks about the beauty of Twitter restrictions and having to refine information to fit in 140 characters. August 17, 2015

Karl Rove to Publish New Book in November

Political analyst Karl Rove will publish a new book in November called The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters. August 16, 2015

Bryan Cranston Plays Blacklisted Screenwriter in Trumbo Trailer

Bryan Cranston plays legendary blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. He won two Oscars for his screenplays under an assumed name. August 16, 2015

Richard Blanco Reads New Poem at Opening of U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco read his new poem, Matters of the Sea, at the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. He discusses his inspiration for the poem. August 14, 2015

George R.R. Martin Plans Bittersweet Ending for Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin hasn't written the ending for A Song of Fire and Ice, but he's aiming for a bittersweet tone as Tolkien used to end The Lord of the Rings trilogy. August 13, 2015

Google Reorganizes Under New Holding Company Called Alphabet

Google has reorganized itself under a new holding company called Alphabet. Google will now be a company within Alphabet, inc. August 10, 2015

Someone Smoked Cannabis in Shakespeare's Backyard, Say Researchers

South African researchers used a top drug lab to test pipes found in Shakespeare's garden and in his neighborhood. In his time some one was smoking cannabis and cocaine. But who? August 10, 2015

Meghan Tifft: An Introverted Author Talks Book Promotion

Author Meghan Tifft discusses the sad fate of an introverted author who must resign herself to interacting with the public to get her book noticed. August 5, 2015

Time Magazine's Advice to Women Authors in the 1960s

Time magazine did a piece in the 1960s telling women authors how to promote their books. First up is to exercise in a bikini. The other tips are just as useful. August 4, 2015

Donald Trump Tops New NBC News/WSJ Poll

Donald Trump is now at the top of a new NBC News/WSJ Poll. He has 19% putting him 4% ahead of Scott Walker. August 2, 2015

American Journalism Review to Cease Publication

The Philip Merrill College of Journalism announced it will no longer be publishing the American Journalism Review. The archives will remain online. August 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton Calls on Congress to Lift Cuba Embargo

Hillary Clinton called on the trade embargo against Cuba to lifted at a speech on Friday in Florida. August 1, 2015

The Strand Publishes Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story

Andrew Gulli does it again. The Strand's managing editor found another lost literary treasure: an unpublished short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. July 31, 2015

Five American Authors Make the Longlist for 2015 Man Booker Prize

Five American authors made the longlist for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, the most prestigious literary competition in the world. July 30, 2015