Simon and Schuster Launching New SF Imprint Called Simon451

Simon and Schuster is launching a new sf imprint called Simon451. The first book is by the X-Files' Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin January 17, 2014

Oyster, an Ebook Subscription Service, Raises $14 Million

Oyster, a subscription ebook service, has raised $14 million January 16, 2014

Sinead Morrissey Wins 2013 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry

Sinead Morrissey is the winner of the 2013 T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. She has been shortlisted for the prize a total of four times. January 16, 2014

Screenplay Nominees for the 86th Oscars Announced

The screenplay nominees for the 86th Oscars have been announced. The winners will be announced on March 2, 2014 January 16, 2014

James Frey Sells Rights to YA Novel Endgame to Fox and HarperCollins for $2 Million

James Frey just sold the film rights to his YA novel Endgame to Fox and the book rights to HarperCollins. January 15, 2014

Spike Jonze Wins Best Screenplay at 2014 Golden Globes

Spike Jonze won Best Screenplay for his script Her at the 2014 Golden Globes. January 12, 2014

Shia LaBeouf Announces Plan to Withdraw From Public Life, Then Skywrites 5 Mile Long Message

Shia LaBeouf announces his retirement, then skywrites a five mile long message to stop creating. January 11, 2014

Penguin Random House, Twitter and AAP Launch Second Annual TwitterFiction Festival

Alexander McCall Smith, Brad Meltzer are headlining the TwitterFiction Festival which features top authors and aspiring writers. The call for entries is open now. January 10, 2014

Kensington Acquires Lyrical Press as its Digital Imprint

Kensington Publishing purchased Lyrical Press as its lead digital imprint. Kensington is actively acquiring new titles for the imprint and increasing marketing support. January 10, 2014

Barnes and Noble Announces Holiday Revenues Were Down Due to Slowing Nook Sales

Barnes and Noble announced its holiday revenues, which were essentially the same as last year when the Nook's performance is factored out. Nook revenues are down. January 9, 2014

Danielle Steel Named a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur by French Government

She's sold 600 million books worldwide. Now Danielle Steel has been awarded the French government's highest honor, the Chevalier of the Legion D'Honneur January 9, 2014

Apple Asks for External Monitor to be Fired Over Exorbitant Fees, Personal Bias

Apple has asked that the court fire the monitor it imposed on the tech giant in the antitrust suit. Apple says his fees are ridiculous and he is intrusive and biased. January 8, 2014

Yahoo Launches Yahoo Tech and Yahoo Food

Yahoo has launched new vertical sites, Yahoo Tech and Yahoo Food. January 7, 2014

2013 Costa Book Award Winners Announced

Winners of the 2013 Costa Book Awards have been announced. Kate Atkinson won the novel award for Life After Life. January 7, 2014

AARP Revamps iPad App

AARP has revamped its AARP Publications App. The App features both AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin January 6, 2014

Scottish Poet Douglas Dunn Wins 2013 Queen's Medal for Poetry

Scottish poet Douglas Dunn is the winner of the 2013 Queen's Medal for Poetry January 6, 2014

WGA Announces 2014 Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominations

The WGA has announced the nomations for the 2014 screenplay awards. The winners will be honored on February 1, 2014. January 5, 2014

British Lawyer Who Blabbed J.K. Rowling's Secret Pen Name Gets Fined and Reprimanded

Christopher Gossage, the attorney who revealed that J.K. Rowling is also Robert Galbraith, has been fined and reprimanded by Solicitors Regulation Authority. January 3, 2014

Bill de Blasio is 109th Mayor of New York City

Bill de Blasio is the 109th Mayor of New York City. He was sworn in by former President Bill Clinton. January 2, 2014

Tale of Despereaux Author Kate DiCamillo Appointed National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Newberry Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo has been appointed as the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress. January 2, 2014

Scholastic Launches Reading Campaign Called Get Book Fit

Scholastic launches a reading campaign for families called Get Bookfit which features giveaways, inspirational stories from top athletes and fun reading lists for kids of all ages. January 2, 2014

Shia LaBeouf Apologizes for Plagiarism Using Sky Writing

Shia LaBeouf hires sky writing plane to apologize to Daniel Clowes for plagiarizing his work in new film. January 2, 2014

Twitter Reveals Top Retweeted Tweets of 2013

Twitter has revealed the top tweets of 2013. The top three were all celebrity related. January 1, 2014

Trailer for Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond Starring Dominic Cooper

The BBC is releasing a miniseries about James Bond author Ian Fleming and his real life spy exploits.The miniseries stars Dominic Cooper. December 30, 2013

Welcome to Night Vale Creators Ink Book Deal With HarperCollins

Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor signed a book deal with HarperPerennial to write a novel based on their hit podcast, Welcome to Night Vale. It's a mix of comedy, sf and horror. December 28, 2013