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Cats Film Could Boost Interest in T.S. Eliot's Poetry Despite Box Office Losses

The new Cats movie is not a box office success but it should still help generate new interest in T.S. Eliot's cat poetry, including his Practical Cats collection. January 4, 2020

Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books

Christopher Paolin will publish a science fiction novel with Tor Books in September 2020 called To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. January 1, 2020

Quid Pro Quo, Snitty Among Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year

Merriam-Webster has released its 2019 Words of the Year and the Word of the Year. Several of them are related to Trump political scandals. December 10, 2019

REI Launches Uncommon Path Print Magazine

REI has a new print magazine called Uncommon Path. October 11, 2019

Scholastic to Publish The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Scholastic has announced it will publish a new novel by Suzanne Collins set in The Hunger Games universe. It is called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes October 11, 2019

Laura Lippman Discusses Her Visual and Colorful Outlining Technique

Laura Lippman explains her unique outlining process that is visual and colorful in a blog post and video. September 17, 2019

George R.R. Martin Writing at His Own Pace Post HBO Series

George R.R. Martin says having the HBO series based on his books end is freeing. He says he is now writing at his own pace as he completes the final two books in the series. August 22, 2019

Good Omens Made Into Entertaining Mini-Series

The Good Omens novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett has been made into an entertaining mini-series for Amazon Prime. August 1, 2019

Avon Books Seeks HEA and HFN Romances

Avon Books has announced it is open for submissions. Avon is seeking HEA and HFN romances in all subgenres. July 22, 2019

The Mueller Report to be Published as a Graphic Novel

The Mueller Report has been published as a graphic novel by IDW. The comic is written and illustrated by Shannon Wheeler and Steve Duin. June 25, 2019

Angelina Jolie is Writing for Time Magazine

Angelina Jolie has joined Time magazine as a contributing editor. She will draw from her experiences and knowledge as the Special Envoy of the UNHCR. June 25, 2019

Delacorte Announces Blood Heir Fantasy Trilogy by Amelie Wen Zhao

Delacorte Press has announced the Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao will be published in November after a several month delay. May 8, 2019

Nicholas Hoult Plays J.R.R. Tolkien in Biopic

Nicholas Hoult plays young J.R.R. Tolkien in a new film based on his life as a young man. The film looks at his relations and World War I experience as inspiration for his books. May 6, 2019

Tom Doherty Announces Nightfire Horror Imprint

Tom Doherty has announced a new horror imprint called Nightfire. The first publication is planned for early 2021. April 29, 2019

Beowulf Epic Poem Has a Single Author Say Researchers

Researchers say Beowulf had a single author after conducting a study using stylometry. April 14, 2019

Oprah's Book Imprint to Publish Alicia Keys' Autobiography

Alicia Keys has written an autobiography and it will be published by Oprah's new book imprint. She also reads from her new book More Myself in a clip. April 10, 2019

Meredith Launches Happy Paws Magazine

Meredith and Fear Free, LLC have announced the launch of Happy Paws, a new magazine for dog and cat owners. April 4, 2019

HarperCollins to Publish Andromeda Strain Sequel

HarperCollins has announced plans to publish a sequel to Michael Chrichton's Androme Strain. It will be called The Andromeda Strain Evolution. April 1, 2019

ThinkGeek's April Fool's Day Products Include Where's Barb Book

ThinkGeek is back when a new batch of April Fool's products. The products include a Stranger Things themed book called Where's Barb? April 1, 2019

OpenAI Group Won't Release Dangerous AI Text Generator

OpenAI Group created a powerful AI text generator and then warned the public that it is too dangerous to be released. March 27, 2019

DC Comics Running 80 Years of Batman Celebration

DC Comics has announced its plans for a worldwide fan celebration for Batman's 80th birthday. The celebrate runs now through Batman Day, 9-21-19. March 21, 2019

The Washington Post to Publish Mueller Report Book

The Washington Post and Scribner plan to publish a book called The Mueller Report in late April. March 20, 2019

Wattpad Launches Book Publishing Division

Wattpad has evolved from its early days as a fanfiction community. It has now launched its own book publishing division. March 20, 2019

Myspace Loses Years of Music and Photos During Botched Server Migration

Myspace lost years of music, photos and video files during a server migration that went very badly. March 18, 2019

Glamour Magazine Ends Regular Print Edition with January 2019 Issue

Glamour magazine has ended its print edition with the January 2019 issue. Actress Amber Heard graces the cover. January 20, 2019