Jill Abramson Out as New York Times Editor

Jill Abramson has been ousted as editor of The New York Times. She has held the position since September 2011. May 14, 2014

Next Wimpy Kid Book, The Long Haul, Arrives in Stores on November 4, 2014

The next book in the Wimpy Kid series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul, arrives in stores on November 4, 2014. May 14, 2014

Adam Levine, Ryan Lewis, Jeff Bhasker and Macklemore Win BMI Songwriters of the Year

Adam Levine, Ryan Lewis, Jeff Bhasker and Macklemore were named BMI Pop Songwriters of the Year at the 62nd Annual Pop Awards, May 14, 2014

Twitter Starts Rolling Out Mute Feature

Twitter has added a mute feature May 13, 2014

Katherine Goldstein Named Editor of VF.com

Katherine Goldstein has been named editor of Vanity Fair's website, VF.com. The announcement was made by Graydon Carter. May 13, 2014

Dan Brown Discusses Inferno and the Effects of Fame

Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown discusses his novel Inferno, which is out in paperback. He also reveals his big scene in the Da Vinci Code movie ending up on the cutting room floor. May 13, 2014

Eoin Colfer Named Ireland's Laureate for Children's Literature

Author Eoin Colfer has been named Ireland's Laureate for Children's Literature. He is the Leaureate na nOg. May 13, 2014

Clay Aiken's Primary Opponent in Democractic Congressional Race Dies

Clay Aiken's primary opponent in the North Carolina Democractic congressional race has died. May 12, 2014

Tweetstormers Should Get a Blog

Tweetstormers should get a blog instead of publishing long successive tweets on Twitter. May 12, 2014

Susan Goldberg Named Editor on Chief of National Geographic Magazine

Susan Goldberg has been named editor in chief of National Geographic magazine. May 12, 2014

Winners of the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Announced

The winners of the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards have been announced. Stephen King won best novel for Doctor Sleep May 12, 2014

John Green Talks The Fault in Our Stars on Today Show

John Green stopped by the Today Show to talk about his book, The Fault in Our Stars. May 12, 2014

Misha Defonseca Ordered to Pay Back $22.5 to Publisher Over Fake Holocaust Memoir

Author Misha Defonseca has been ordered to pay her publisher $22.5 million in a copyright case about the author's fake Holocaust memoir. May 12, 2014

Rizzoli Publishes Hello Kitty Coffee Table Book

Rizzoli has published a Hello Kitty coffee table book called Hello Kitty Collaborations May 11, 2014

Hearst Launches British Town & Country Magazine

Hearst has launched a Town & Country UK magazine. Lily James is the cover star for the launch issue. May 9, 2014

Lisa Kleypas Signs Seven Book Deal With Avon Books

Lisa Kleypas has signed a seven book deal with Avon Books. Kleypas published her first books with Avon in the early 1990s. May 9, 2014

Barbro Lindgren Wins 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Barbro Lindgren is the winner of the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. May 9, 2014

Hachette Accuses Amazon of Deliberately Delaying Shipments for Some of Its Books

Hachette is accusing Amazon of delaying shipments for some of its books. Some books are getting delays of two to three weeks despite Hachette supplying Amazon with books. May 9, 2014

Saudi Blogger Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison and 1,000 Lashes for Insulting Islam

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam. May 8, 2014

Nylon Magazine to Merge With FashionIndie After Being Sold to Diversis Capital

Nylon magazine has been sold to Diversis Capital. The magazine will be merged with Fashionindie. May 8, 2014

Margaret Atwood and Kathleen Jamie Win 2014 Orion Book Award

Margaret Atwood and Kathleen Jamie are the winners of the 2014 Orion Book Award. May 8, 2014

Winner of the 2014 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism Announced

The University of California Press is the winner of the 2014 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism May 8, 2014

Amazon.com Expands Sunday Delivery to 15 More Cities

In addition to NYC and LA, 15 more cities will now get Sunday delivery from Amazon.com. May 8, 2014

Putin Signs New Law Requiring Bloggers to Register

Vladimir Putin has signed into law in Russia strict new rules regarding blogging. Bloggers will also have to register. May 7, 2014

Jet Magazine to End Print Edition as it Transforms Into Digital Publication

Jet magazine is ending its print edition as it transforms into a digital only publication. May 7, 2014