Amazon Launches Day One, a Digital Publication Dedicated to Short Fiction and Poetry

Amazon has announced the launch of Day One. Amazon describes Day One as a digital publication dedicated to short fiction and poetry. October 31, 2013

Michael Arndt is Out, J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan are In as Screenwriters for Star Wars: Episode VII

J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan are taking over as scribes for Star Wars: Episode VII. October 28, 2013

Protesters Want NSA To Stop Spying on Public

Protesters carrying signs with Edward Snowded's photograph rallied near the U.S. Capitol to complain about the NSA's spying program. October 26, 2013

F+W Media Launches BurdaStyle Magazine in U.S.

F+W Media has launched BurdaStyle magazine. The magazine, targeted as designers and sewers, is described as intersecting couture and craft. October 26, 2013

Veronica Roth Talks Divergent Trilogoy

Veronica Roth talks about finishing the Divergent Triology. She says she is happy the films are being shot in Chicago. October 25, 2013

Larry Kirshbaum Leaving Amazon.com in January, Daphne Durham Takes Over Publishing Role

Powerhouse Larry Kirshbaum is leaving Amazon Publishing before his contract is up. Daphne Durham October 25, 2013

Jon Stewart Discusses the Disastrous Rollout of Healthcare.gov

Jon Stewart has plenty to say about the disastrous rollout of healthcare.gov, the website for Obamcare October 23, 2013

Novelist Eleanor Catton Talks Winning the Booker Prize

Booker prize winning novelist Eleanor Catton discusses her approach to plot and structure as reflected in her novel The Luminaries. October 23, 2013

Chris Colfer Signs Three Book Deal With Little, Brown

Author and Glee star Chris Colfer has signed a three book deal with Little, Brown. He has also added a Fall 2013 tour. October 20, 2013

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Banned From New Mexico High School Reading List

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere has now been banned from Alamagordo High School's reading list after one mother decided it was too racy and disgusting for teens. October 18, 2013

Scholastic Acquires Inbali Iserles' I Am Fox Series

Scholastic has announced the acquisition of a middle grade fantasy series called I Am Fox. It will debut in 2015. October 16, 2013

2013 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

MSNBC announced the finalists for the National Book Awards this morning. The finalists include Jhumpa Lahiri and Thomas Pynchon. October 16, 2013

New Zealand Author Eleanor Catton Wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize

28 year old Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize. She won for her novel, The Luminaries. October 15, 2013

Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist Oscar Hijuelos Dead at 62

Cuban-American author Oscar Hijuelos, the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, dead at 62 October 14, 2013

McDonald's to Distribute Original Books With Happy Meals

McDonald's will swap toys for books with Happy Meals the first two weeks of November, also launching mobile app with DK. October 12, 2013

Stephen King Talks Doctor Sleep With George Stephanopoulos

Stephen King talked about his new novel, Doctor Sleep, with George Stephanopoulos. KIng says he never forgot about Danny Torrance October 11, 2013

Instagram to Start Displaying Ads

Instagram to start displaying ads on its website and in users feeds. October 10, 2013

Andrews McMeel Publishing Announce Ebook Editions of Calvin and Hobbes

Andrews McMeel Publishing and Universal Uclick have announced three ebook editions of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson October 10, 2013

Joan Rivers Avoids a Disciplinary Hearing, Settles With WGA-East

Joan Rivers won't go to trial by the WGA-East. She settled with the guild and will not write for E! during the writers' strike. October 8, 2013

The Fox News Deck Features Giant Touch Screens

The Fox News Deck features hugh touch screens used by the journalists gathering the news. October 7, 2013

National Laydown Date for Rick Riordan's The House of Hades is Tuesday, October 8

The national laydown date for Rick Riordan's The House of Hades is Tuesday, October 8. The book will have a 2.5 million copy first printing. October 5, 2013

Bloomsbury Launching YA Digital Imprint Called Bloomsbury Spark

Bloomsbury is actively seeking new authors for its new digital imprint called Bloomsbury Spark. Categories include sf, dystopian, romance, mystery and thrillers. October 5, 2013

Bestselling Author Tom Clancy Dead at 66

Tom Clancy, the bestselling author of The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games died after a brief, undisclosed illness. He was 66. October 4, 2013

George Washington Finally Gets His Own Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

America's first president, George Washington, finally got a presidential library which opened on the grounds of his historic home at Mount Vernon. September 28, 2013

Interpol Issues International Wanted Alert for The White Widow

Interpol has released a wanted alert for the White Widow, British-born Samantha Lewthwaite. She has reportedly been linked to the Kenyan mall account. September 26, 2013