Random House's Hogarth Asking Novelists to Write Prose Versions of Shakespeare's Plays

The Hogarth imprint of Random House is asking novelists to rewrite all of Shakespeare's plays in novel form. June 29, 2013

Random House Dumps Paula Deen, Although Her Upcoming Cookbook is at #1 on Amazon

Paula Deen has been dumped by Random House. Her new cookbook, out in October is #1 in sales at Amazon, but RH is pulling the plug anyway. June 28, 2013

Hachette Buys Hyperion, Disney's Adult Trade Publishing Imprint

Hachette Book Group has acquried Hyperion, Disney's adult trade publishing imprint. Disney retains the young adult andchildren's books. June 28, 2013

Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct 50 Shades of Grey Movie, Release Date Set

50 Shades of Grey movie to be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, will be released in August, 2014. June 27, 2013

Author and Screenwriter Richard Matheson Dead at 87

Richard Matheson, author behind such movies as I am Legend and Reel Steel has died at 87. June 26, 2013

Oxford English Dictionary Adds Additional Meaning for Tweet to Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has added an additional meaning for the word tweet to its dictionary. June 24, 2013

Rysa Walker Wins 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award

Rysa Walker has been named the grand prizew inner of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for her novel Timebound. June 23, 2013

Lauren Weisberger Launches Revenge Wears Prada in London

Lauren Weisberger launched Revenge Wears Prada in London. A stiletto-off was held to help launch the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. June 22, 2013

Instagram Adds Video Sharing Feature

Instagram has added a video sharing feature. The new tech will help Instagram compete with Twitter and YouTube. June 20, 2013

William Morrow to Publish Al Michaels' Autobiography

William Morrow has announced it will publish an autobiography by sports journalist Al Michaels June 20, 2013

New Ebook DRM Technology Changes Words in Ebooks

A new ebook DRM technology, called SiDiM, changes actual words in ebooks so that everyone has a slightly different ebook and ebooks can be tracked. June 19, 2013

The Altantic Launches Weekly iPad Edition

The Atlantic has launched a weekly iPad edition that will cost $1.99 per issue. Discounts are available with monthly and annual subscriptions. June 18, 2013

Weird Al Yankovic to Publish Second Picture Book

Weird Al Yankovic is publishing his second picture book, My New Teacher and Me, which is says is not autobiographical. June 18, 2013

Journalist and Author Michael Hastings Dead at 33

Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed journalist and author Michael Hastings died in a car accident today at the age of 33. June 18, 2013

Ringo Starr to Publish Children's Book Version of Octopus's Garden

Ringo Starr will publish a children's picture book version of Octopus's Garden, based on the song, through Simon and Schuster Children's Books. June 17, 2013

Outgoing President of Lycoming College Finds Document Signed by Lincoln

The president of Lycoming College was cleaning out his office before he retired when he found an original document signed by Abraham Lincoln. June 14, 2013

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Elton John and Bernie Taupin Honored at Songwriting Hall of Fame Ceremony

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry were inducted into the Songwriting Hall of Fame. Bernie Taupin and Elton John Won the Mercer Award. June 14, 2013

New Myspace Rolls Out of Beta, Launches Mobile Music App

Myspace has relaunched its social network as a music discovery site online radio stations and a mobile music app. June 13, 2013

American Library Association, ABFFE, and Tor Join Coalition to Stop NSA Surveillance Program

A group of freedom of speech activists, journalists, publishers, internet companies and civil rights groups are demanding that Congress outlaw the NSA surveillance program June 13, 2013

William Morrow Signs Greg Iles to a Three Book Deal

Bestselling author Greg Iles moves to HarperCollins. His new Penn Cage trilogy will be published by William Morrow. June 11, 2013

U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Gets Second Term

The Library of Congress has appointed Natasha Trethewey to a second term as U.S. Poet Laureate June 11, 2013

Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter

Hillary Clinton has joined Twitter. She thanks users asmith83 and sllambe in her first tweet. June 10, 2013

Scottish author Iain Banks Dies at 59

Bestselling Scottish author Iain Banks died today at the age of 59. He announced in April that he had inoperable, terminal gall bladder cancer. June 9, 2013

Mark Zuckerberg Calls PRISM Reports Outrageous

Mark Zuckerberg has called PRISM outrageous in a new post on his Facebook page. June 7, 2013

Google Denies Participating in NSA's Secret PRISM Program

Google has denied participating in Google's secret PRISM program. Google says they have never even heard of it. June 7, 2013