Star U.S. Goalkeeper Tim Howard to Publish Memoir

Star U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard is publishing is memoir with HarperCollins. The deal includes a memoir and a children's book. October 6, 2014

HarperCollins Offers Authors Extra 10% Royalty For Using New Ecommerce Platform

HarperCollins authors who use the new ecommerce platform will earn an additional 10% royalty on book sales. It's like an affiliate program for authors. October 6, 2014

Rick Riordan's The Blood of Olympus Gets 3 Million Copy First Print Run

Disney has announced a 3 million copy first print run for Rick Rioardan's The Blood of Olympus. October 4, 2014

Anthony Horowitz to Write James Bond Novel Set in the 1950s

Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Ride spy series, has been tapped to write a new James Bond novel. It will be based on a script treatment written by Ian Fleming. October 4, 2014

Nicholas Sparks Denies Allegations of Racism Made by Former Headmaster

Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks denies allegations he's a racist and homophobe made in a lawsuit by the former headmaster of the school Sparks founded. October 3, 2014

New York Times to Lay Off Staff, Reduce Number of Freelancers

The New York Times will eliminate 100 newsroom jobs. It will also cut editorial and business positions and reduce spending on freelancers. October 1, 2014

Mary-Louise Parker Writing Memoir in Letters

Award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker is writing a memoir in the form of frank letters to the men who touched her life. Scribner will publish. September 29, 2014

Yahoo to Shutter Its Website Directory

Yahoo is ending the directory of websites that made it famous nearly twenty years ago. September 27, 2014

Stan Lee Speaks Out About Banned Books Week

Stan Lee, the legendary creator of Spider-Man, speaks his mind about censorship in this video. He also discusses how comics help children love to read. September 27, 2014

Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Speak Out for Indies First

Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer are the spokespeople for the second annual Indies First day. They are asking all authors to volunteer on November 29th. September 26, 2014

Maze Runner Prequel Set for Release in 2016

James Dashner announced he is writing a Maze Runner prequel called The Fever Code. It will be released in 2016 by Delacorte. September 25, 2014

Douglas Preston Drags Feds Into Amazon Hachette Fight

Douglas Preston continues his war against Amazon.com. He's asked the Justice Dept to investigate Amazon for antritrust violations. Could it actually hurt book publishers? September 25, 2014

Scary Businessweek Cover Warns Ebola is Coming

Bloomberg Businessweek has a scary cover out that warns Ebola is coming. The words on the cover are bloodstained. September 24, 2014

Captain Underpants Author Speaks Out Against Banned Books

Captain Underpants author Dave Pilkey tops the list of Banned Books for the second year in a row. He made a video about how to change the conversation. September 24, 2014

Penguin Launches Cartoon Network Book Imprint

Penguin and the Cartoon Network have teamed up to launch a new imprint called Cartoon Network Books. The imprint will launch next summer. September 22, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris Explains His New Choose Your Own Autobiography Book

Neil Patrick Harris divides himself into many Neils for the book trailer for his upcoming book Choose Your Own Autobiography. September 21, 2014

Authors Gather at Jeff Bezos' Super Secret Campfire Event

Luminaries from the worlds of writing, music, science and filmmaking are being feted by Jeff Bezos at the super secret Campfire Conference: it's like a literary Bilderberg. September 20, 2014

Ecco to Publish ISIS: The State of Terror by Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger

HarperCollins' Ecco has acquired the rights to Jessica Stern's and J.M. Berger's new book, ISIS: The State of Terror. September 18, 2014

Canada's Biggest Fiction Award Doubles the Prize Money to be Awarded

Scotiabank has stepped up and doubled the prize money for Canada's biggest fiction prize, the Scotiabank Giller Prize. C$140,000 will be awarded in November. September 18, 2014

Robin Thicke's Response to Copyright Lawsuit: He Was Too High to Have Written Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams' depositions have been released by the judge in the Blurred Lines copyright lawsuit. Thicke was too high to write the song, Williams wrote it. September 15, 2014

Alan Moore Finishes First Draft of Million Word Novel, Jerusalem

Alan Moore has finally finished the first draft of his second novel, Jerusalem. The word count is already over one million words, twice as long as War and Peace. September 12, 2014

Two American Authors Make the Shortlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize

Americans Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler have made the shortlist for the $80,000 2014 Man Booker Prize. This is the first year Americans are eligible. September 10, 2014

Kindle Customers Get Notice of Apple Ebook Settlement From Amazon

Kindle customers got official notice from Amazon today that explains the Apple ebook settlement. If Apple loses on appeal a credit will show up in customers' accounts. September 10, 2014

Usher to Host Live Webcast to Promote Scholastic's Literacy Program

R&B superstar Usher has teamed up with Scholastic to promote reading and the love of books. He will do a live webcast on November 6th. September 9, 2014

Alicia Keys Explains How She Wrote Her New Single We Are Here

Grammy winning singer songwriter Alicia Keys explains her inspiration and how she wrote her new single We Are Here. September 9, 2014