For $20,000 George R.R. Martin Will Give You a Grisly Death

George R.R. Martin has offered to kill you off in a grisly death in an upcoming Fire and Ice novel for the sum of $20,000. The charity drive will save endangered wolves. June 7, 2014

The CIA Joins Twitter and Youtube

The CIA has launched a new Twitter account and its first tweet is pretty funny. It's also launched a Youtube channel and will be participating in Throwback Thursday photos. June 6, 2014

Harvard Library Confirms Book is Bound in Human Skin

Harvard Library ran tests that confirm a book in the library is bound in human skin. June 5, 2014

Stephen Colbert Declares War on Amazon.com

Stephen Colbert declares war on Amazon.com and refers to founder Jeff Bezos as Lord Bezomort for delaying shipment of Colbert's books due to fight with Hachette. June 5, 2014

Maleficent Screenwriter Linda Woolverton Discusses the Scene that Makes Her Cry

Maleficent screenwriter Linda Woolverton discusses the challenges of writing the film and the scene that always makes her cry. June 5, 2014

Penguin Random House Unveils New Logo

Penguin Random House has unveiled its new logo. The publishers merged last year. June 5, 2014

Rihanna's CFDA Gown Challenges News Outlets

Mainstream media had trouble covering Rihanna's racy CFDA gown. The gown was see through and impossible to show on television. June 4, 2014

New York Times Launches NYT Opinion

The New York Times has launched NYT Opinion, which is a subscription service to the Times' opinion coverage. June 4, 2014

David Spade to Publish Memoir With Dey Street Books

David Spade has announced he will publish a memoir with Dey Street Books, a division of HarperCollins. June 4, 2014

John Oliver Gives Brilliant Explanation of Net Neutrality Controversy

John Oliver delivered a scathing indictment of cable companies and their assault on Net Neutrality. He also issues a call to action to all internet commentators. June 3, 2014

Source Interlink Media Closes 12 Magazines and Changes Name

Source Interlink Media has closed 12 magazines and changed its name to TEN: The Enthusiast Network. June 2, 2014

Helen Fielding Admits She's Considered Pulling a J.K. Rowling

Bridget Jones Diary author Helen Fielding admits that she's considered pulling a J.K. Rowling and writing a literary novel under a pseudonym. June 2, 2014

LeVar Burton Launches a Kickstarter Campaign to Revive Reading Rainbow

LeVar Burton launches a Kickstarter campaign to revive the Emmy winning children's book program, Reading Rainbow. June 1, 2014

Tor.com Launches New Short Fiction Imprint

Tor.com announced the launch of its new short fiction imprint. It is accepting submissions now. June 1, 2014

Gillian Flynn to Reimagine Hamlet for the Hogarth Shakespeare Project

Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn has joined The Hogarth Shakespeare Project. She will reimagine Hamlet as part of the highly anticipated series. May 31, 2014

Amy Poehler Reveals Yes Please Book Cover on Today Show

Amy Poehler revealed the cover of her upcoming book, Yes Please, on the Today Show. The book will be released on October 28, 2014. May 30, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris to Publish Memoir as a Choose Your Own Adventure

Neil Patrick to publish memoir as a Choose Your Own Adventure type book in October 2014 May 28, 2014

Poet, Author and Activist Maya Angelou Dead at 86

Poet, author and activist Maya Angelous is dead at age 86. May 28, 2014

Google is Top Global Brand According to Millward Brown Report

Google is ranked number one on the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 report from Millward Brown. Google was followed by Apple, IBM, Microsoft, McDonald's and Coca Cola. May 27, 2014

Billboard and Twitter Partner for Real-Time Music Charts

Billboard and Twitter have partnered for the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts. The first chart is the Trending 140. May 27, 2014

British Education Secretary Under Fire For Banning American Authors From Official Reading Lists

British Education Secretary Michael Gove is on the hot seat for dumping To Kill a Mockingbird and other American classics from official school reading lists. May 27, 2014

Author and Poet Sam Greenlee Dead at 83

Sam Greenlee, author of The Spook That Sat by the Door, has died at the age of 83. May 26, 2014

Atria Publishing Launches Keywords Press Imprint

Atria Publishing has launched Keywords Press, which it bills as an imprint for digital influences. May 25, 2014

Former UK Poet Laureate Launches Site to Archive Recordings of Poetry

Former UK Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion has launched a site to preserve audio recordings of poetry read by the poets, as well as celebrity readings of selected poems. May 25, 2014

Alex Gonzalez Joins Elle as Creative Director

Alex Gonzalez is the new creative director at Elle. He replaces Joe Zee who is leaving for Yahoo Beauty. May 24, 2014