J.K. Rowling Tops List of Hollywood's Most Powerful Authors

The Hollywood Reporter has named its 25 Most Powerful Authors. J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and George R.R. Martin top the list. November 26, 2014

Bill Cosby Biographer Apologizes for Not Writing About the Sexual Assault Charges

Journalist Mark Whitaker, the author of Cosby: His Life and Times, has apologized for leaving the many sexual assault allegations against Cosby out of the book. November 25, 2014

Barnes and Noble Offering 500,000 Signed First Editions for Sale on Black Friday

Barnes and Noble asked more than 100 top authors and celebs to sign first editions of their books. 500,000 signed books will be available in bookstores on Black Friday. November 24, 2014

UT Austin Acquires Entire Archive of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center just picked up some literary treasure: the entire archive of Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. November 24, 2014

James Patterson's House of Robots to be Animated Web Series

James Patterson's new illustrated book House of Robots will be an animated web series on the Fred channel. November 23, 2014

Daniel Handler Apologizes Again, Raises Money for WNDB

Daniel Handler really knows how to make a grand gesture. He apologized again for racist comments and donated $110,000 to We Need Diverse Books. November 23, 2014

Vape is the Word of the Year

The Oxford Dictionaries have named vape as the word of the year. It beat out slacktivism and normcore. November 21, 2014

Phil Klay Wins, Daniel Handler Horrifies at National Book Awards

Former Marine Phil Klay won the National Book Award for Fiction. Host Daniel Handler made racially offensive joke that horrified many. November 20, 2014

Whoopi Goldberg Writing Book About the Downside of Marriage

Whoopi Goldberg just inked a deal with Hachette to write a book about the downsides of marriage and love. The comedian will publish the book in September, 2015. November 13, 2014

Amazon and Hachette Bury the Hatchet

Amazon and Hachette have reached a deal. Hachette authors' books are shipping on time again. But Douglas Preston still isn't happy. November 13, 2014

Chelsea Peretti Has the Funniest Booksigning Ever

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and comedian Chelsea Peretti held a booksigning for fans. She hasn't written a book, she just signed other people's books. November 12, 2014

Taylor Swift's Departure From Spotify Hailed by Songwriters

Songwriters are happy that Taylor Swift has pulled her music from Spotify. Songwriters are paid almost nothing in royalties under these streaming service agreements. November 12, 2014

Writers Guild of America Supports Obama's Net Neutrality Proposal

Writers Guild of America West came out in support of President Obama's defense of Net Neutrality which will stop cable companies from creating fast and slow lanes on the Web. November 11, 2014

Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic Win Top Canadian Children's Literature Award

Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic win the top Canadian children's prize for their book The Man With the Violin. They will share a prize of C$30,000. November 9, 2014

Netflix to Make TV Show Based on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Time to order Netflix. The company is making a live action tv series with Paramount based on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. November 7, 2014

Long Lost Steinbeck Short Story Published in The Strand Magazine

A lost short story by John Steinbeck was found by the editor of The Strand Magazine. The story about a black WWII pilot was read on the radio by Orson Welles in 1944. November 7, 2014

Joe Hill Talks Horns and Why the Devil is Like a Superhero

Joe Hill's novel Horns is a new feature film starring Daniel Radcliffe. He talks about fiction writing and tells Seth Meyers why the Devil is really a superhero. November 5, 2014

George R.R. Martin Gets Grilled by Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers

Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers test George R.R. Martin's knowledge of his own dialogue from Game of Thrones. November 1, 2014

Taylor Swift and Scholastic Team for Kids Writing Contest

Grammy winning singer songwriter Taylor Swift has teamed up with Scholastic to sponsor a writing contest for kids. She reveals her goal to publish a book of poetry and a novel. October 30, 2014

French Minister of Culture Admits She Doesn't Read Books

The French Minister of Culture caused a huge scandal when she admitted she hasn't read any of Patrick Modiano's books. In fact, she really doesn't read for pleasure at all. October 29, 2014

Sophie Kinsella Talks Channeling Becky Bloomwood

Shopaholic Author Sophie Kinsella, aka Madeleine Wickham, talks about her new book Shopaholic to the Stars and juggling motherhood with writing. October 25, 2014

Amazon Reaches Deal With Simon and Schuster

The pressure in on Hachette after Amazon.com and Simon and Schuster sign multiyear contract for ebook and book sales. October 22, 2014

HarperCollins Expands in Europe, Inks Deal With Daniel Silva

Bestselling author Daniel Silva inked a deal with HarperCollins Germany to roll out his novels in 16 foreign markets. 50 titles will be published in new German venture. October 13, 2014

U.S. Postal Service Unveils Batman Stamps

The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a set of Batman stamps to celebrate the comib book superhero's 75th annivesary. October 11, 2014

French Author Patrick Modiano Wins 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature

French author Patrick Modiano has won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novelist is known for his accessible, entertaining books and themes of memory and time. October 9, 2014