New York Magazine's Sandy Cover Named Cover of the Year

New York Magazine won the Cover of the Year award from the ASME for its Sandy cover that shows a half dark New York City. May 1, 2013

Lauren Graham Talks First Novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe

Actress Lauren Graham (Parenthood) has written her first novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe. May 1, 2013

Australian's Vogel Literary Prize Unable to Find Winner

There will be no winner for The Australian's Vogel Literary Prize this year. The judges say they could not find an entry worthy enough to be the winner. May 1, 2013

Cheezburger Network Cuts 24 Jobs

The Cheezburger Network, best known for its LOL Cats, has cut 24 jobs. This is about 35% of its workforce. April 30, 2013

The Weather Channel to Launch New Web Series

The Weather Channel is starting to launch web series. The first three will cover athletes, virus hunters and disaster survivors. April 30, 2013

Abrams to Publish Graphic Novel Based on Octavia E. Butler's Novel Kindred

Abrams has announced that it will publish a graphic novel based on Octavia E. April 30, 2013

Warsan Shire Wins Brunel University African Poetry Prize

Warsan Shire has won the first Brunel University African Poetry Prize. She is a 24-year-old Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer, based in London. April 30, 2013

William Morrow Announces Witness, a Digital Mystery/Thriller Imprint

William Morrow has announced plans to launch Witness, a digital imprint that will publish mystery, suspense and thriller novels. The imprint will launch in October, 2013. April 30, 2013

Boston Magazine's Moving Boston Marathon Tribute Cover

Boston Magazine's moving Boston Marathon tribute cover features the actual shoes of the marathon runners arranged in the shape of a heart. April 29, 2013

Little, Brown to Publish Paul McCartney Biography

Little, Brown will publish a Paul McCartney biography in 2015. April 29, 2013

Joe Hill Talks Writing Memorable Villains

Joe HIll explains how to create memorable villains. He says taht the more we learn about a villain's backstory, the less scary the villain becomes. April 29, 2013

Amazon Cracking Down on Very Short Kindle Books

A user of KBoards, a discussion board for Kindle, has shared an email she received from Amazon about minimum word length. April 29, 2013

Conan O' Brien's Monologue at the White House Correspondents Dinner

Here are of the best quips from Conan O'Brien's monologue at the 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner. April 28, 2013

Zach Braff Uses Kickstarter to Raise Over $2 Million for Film Project

Zach Braff has used Kickstarter to raise over $2 million to make Wish I Was Here. Zach wrote the screenplay with his brother, Adam Braff. April 28, 2013

Bess Lovejoy Investigates Fates of Famous Corpses in New Book

Bess Lovejoy investigates the fates of famous corpses in her book, Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses. April 27, 2013

General Mills Launches 2013 Cheerios New Author Contest

General Mills has announced the launch of the 2013 Cheerios New Author Contest. The winner gets $5,000 and possibility of a publishing contract. April 27, 2013

New York Times Already Has Google Glass App

The New York Times is not waiting around. They have already launched an app for Google Glass so people can get breaking news alerts. April 26, 2013

Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories Expands to Include Chapter Books

Cheerios is expanding its Spoonfuls of Stories program this year to include chapter books for older children. April 26, 2013

ALA Unveils Finalists for 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals

The American Library Association has announced the finalists for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. April 26, 2013

Body of Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda Being Tested for Poison

The body of Chilean romantic poet Pablo Neruda is being tested to see if he was poisoned. April 26, 2013

Bella Thorne to Publish Young Adult Series

Actress Bella Thorne, 15, star of Disney Chanel's Shake It Up, is publishing a young adult series, called Autumn Falls. April 25, 2013

Don DeLillo Awarded First Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

Author Don DeLillo has been named the winner of the first Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. April 25, 2013

Jason Segel to Publish Children's Book Series With Random House

Jason Segel has cut a book deal with Random House Children's Books for a new middle-grade book series. April 24, 2013

Kobo Announces Kobo Aura HD Reader

Kobo has announced the launch of its new Kobo Aura HD Reader. The devices has a 6.8-inch Pearl E Ink display and costs $169.99. April 24, 2013

Ralph Murphy Talks Laws of Songwriting at ASCAP Expo

Billboard reports that songwriter Ralph Murphy shared some tips and advice at the ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo. April 24, 2013