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Dana Perino to Publish Memoir in May 2015

Dana Perino will publisher a memoir in May 2015 through Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group May 7, 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin Bans Swearing in Books

Russian president Vladimir Putin has banned swearing in books. May 7, 2014

Twitter Shares Fall 10% as Lock-up Period Ends

Twitter shares are down 10% as lock-up period expires. The lock-up expiration frees about 470 million shares for trading. May 6, 2014

Fast Company Named Magazine of the Year

Fast Company was named the magazine of the year at the 2014 National Magazine Awards May 6, 2014

Jason Priestley Publishes Memoir With HarperOne

Jason Priestley has published his memoir with HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins. May 6, 2014

Edgar Allan Poe House Reopens in Baltimore

The Edgar Allan Poe House has reopened in Baltimore. It will be open on weekends starting May 24. May 6, 2014

Nathaniel Mackey Wins 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

Nathaniel Mackey has won the 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize May 6, 2014

Amazon Offers Twitter Shopping With Amazon Cart Feature

Amazon is offeirng shopping on Twitter with its new Amazon Cart feature. The feature uses the #AmazonCart hashtag. May 5, 2014

Cindy Crawford Covers Relaunch of Lonny Magazine

Cindy Crawford covers the relaunch of Lonny magazine. The digital magazine has a redesigned issue format for the May 2014 issue. May 5, 2014

Winners of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Announced

Winners of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe awards were announced at the Mystery Writers of America Gala Banquet in New York City. May 5, 2014

Gordie Howe's Autobiography Arrives in October

G. P. Putnam's Sons will publish Gordie Howe's autobiography, Mr. Hockey, in October. May 4, 2014

Baen Books Launches Baen Fantasy Adventure Award

Baen Books has launched a short story contest called the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award May 4, 2014

Vice President Joe Biden Joins Instagram

Joe Biden officially joined Instagram in April. He has been sharing personal photographs and selfies. May 3, 2014

Joyce Chang Named Editor-in-Chief of Self Magazine

Joyce Chang has been named editor-in-chief of Self magazine. The appointment was effective May 1st. May 3, 2014

Christie Brinkley to Publish Diet, Fitness and Style Book

Grand Central Publishing will publish a diet, fitness and style book by Christie Brinkley May 3, 2014

News Corp Buys Harlequin for $415 Million

News Corp. paid $415 million to purchase Harlequin, which will become a subsidiary of HarperCollins. Harlquin has a huge international readership. May 3, 2014

Kevin Spacey Discusses New Documentary, Playing Shakespeare's Richard III

House of Card star Kevin Spacey discusses his other passion: Shakespeare. He has a new documentary about the world tour of Richard III in which he plays the power hungry king. May 2, 2014

J.K. Rowling Remembers the Battle of Hogwarts

J.K. Rowling remembers the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts and reveals how she hated killing some of her characters. May 2, 2014

Free Comic Book Day is May 3, 2014

Free Comic Book falls on May 3, 2014. This is the 13th year for the annual event celebrating comics. May 1, 2014

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Left Behind Unfinished Manuscript

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died on April 17th, left behind a manuscript. The family has not yet decided whether to publish the work or not. May 1, 2014

Tony Gervino Named Editor-in-Chief of Billboard

Tony Gervino is the new Editor-in-Chief of Billboard. He was previously executive editor of Hearts Magazines International. April 30, 2014

Abrams to Publish The Olive Stone Experience in Fall 2015

Abrams has announced it will publish The Oliver Stone Experience in Fall 2015. Matt Zoller Seitz has been conducting interviews with Stone for the book April 30, 2014

Ten Speed Press and Food52 Team Up for New Cookbook Imprint

Food52 and Ten Speed Press are launching a new cookbook imprint. The first title will be Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Kristen Miglore. April 30, 2014

Robb Report Launches Health & Wellness Quarterly

Robb Report has launched Robb Report Health & Wellness. April 28, 2014

Ryan D'Agostino Named Editor-in-Chief of Popular Mechanics

Ryan D'Agostino has been named editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics. He is the former articles editor of Esquire. April 28, 2014