Authors Guild Survey Reveals Declining Earnings for Writers

A book author income survey from The Authors Guild found a steep decline in earnings for authors over the past decade. January 7, 2019

Michael Wolff Makes Forbes 2018 List of World's Highest Paid Authors

James Patterson, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King are the top earning authors in the world 2018 according to Forbes. Michael Wolff is also on this year's list. December 16, 2018

Mark Twain Offers Sage Advice to Young Writer in Famous Letter Up for Auction

Mark Twain offers sage advice to a young writer interested in writing a novel in a famous letter that is up for auction. September 5, 2018

Kelsey Media Buys British Gadget Magazine Stuff from Haymarket

Kelsey Media has acquired Stuff, a British gadget magazine, from Haymarket. June 10, 2018

Hailee Steinfeld Stars in Emily Dickinson Sitcom. Trailer Released.

Actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld will play Emily Dickinson in Dickinson, a series for Apple's streaming service. May 30, 2018

Scholastic Unveils New Harry Potter Covers by Brian Selznick

Scholastic has unveiled new covers it will publish for the Harry Potter series. The covers are illustrated by Brian Selznick. May 17, 2018

Anne Frank's Hidden Diary Pages Revealed

New technology has helped revealed diary pages Anne Frank had covered up with gummed paper. The page contained dirty jokes and sex education information. May 16, 2018

John Yau Wins 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize

John Yau is the winner of the 2018 Jackson Poetry Prize. The $60,000 prize is awarded by Poets & Writers. May 14, 2018

George R.R. Martin Says The Winds of Winter Will Not Be Released in 2018

Winter is not coming is the word from author George R.R. Martin. His next novel, The Winds of Winter, will not be coming out this year. April 26, 2018

James Comey's A Higher Loyalty Quickly Sells Over 600,000 Copies

James Comey has sold over 600,000 copies of his book, A Higher Loyalty, in the first week of sale alone. April 24, 2018

How Many Words is That?

Find out word counts for different types of writing from tweets to novels including short stories, fiction, novels and more. April 16, 2018

Motivate Yourself to Write Daily with 750 Words

A website called 750 Words helps motivate writers to write daily. 750 Words is equal to about three pages of writing. March 26, 2018

Apple Acquires Texture Digital Magazine Subscription Service

Apple announced today's that it has acquired Texture from Next Issue Media, LLC. March 12, 2018

Joss Whedon Exits Batgirl Over Lack of a Story

Joss Whedon has exited the Warner Bros. Batgirl film project. He was set to be writer and director of the movie. February 23, 2018

Kylie Jenner Crushes Snapchat Stock With Tweet

Kylie Jenner tweeted that she doesn't use Snapchat anymore and shares of the parent company, Snap, plummeted. February 22, 2018

Disney Announces Unlimited Squirrels Series by Mo Willems

Disney Publishing has announced it will publish a new children's series by Mo Willems called Unlimited Squirrels. February 10, 2018

Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury Divides Trump and Bannon Supporters

Michael Wolff's new book, Fire and Fury, is full of explosive comments from White House insiders. It has already topped the Amazon bestseller list. January 4, 2018

Henry Holt Rushes Fire and Fury Into Bookstores After Trump Legal Threat

Henry Holt is expediting publication of Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff after Trump's cease and desist legal threat. January 4, 2018

Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?

The Mad Hatter asked Alice the following riddle: Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk? Lewis Carroll did not initially provide an answer to the riddle. December 15, 2017

Chewbacca and the Porgs Book for Kids

A cute illustrated book about Chewbacca and the porgs arrives in bookstores in December. October 29, 2017

George Saunders Wins 2017 Man Booker Prize

George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. It his first full-length novel. October 17, 2017

Kazuo Ishiguro Wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature

Kazuo Ishiguro is the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Buried Giant, was published in 2015. October 5, 2017

Fairy Tale Mark Twain Created for His Daughters Published as Children's Book

A previously unpublished fairy tale by Mark Twain has arrived in bookstores. It is brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead. September 27, 2017

Kim Jong Un's Dotard Insult Sends Americans Scrambling for Dictionaries

Kim Jong Un called President Trump a dotard in a new threat forcing millions to look up the word. The word dotard is now trending on Twitter. September 21, 2017

Hillary Clinton's Book What Happened Arrives in Stores

Hillary Clinton has released her memoir, What Happened. She explains what happened in the controversial and confusing 2016 presidential election. September 12, 2017