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writer's blog home > blog archives page 55Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coup Wins Oddest Book Title of the Year
The winner of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year is Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop: And Other Practical Advice In Our Campaign Against The Fairy Kingdom. March 22, 2013
YouTube Announces One Billion Monthly User Mark
YouTube says it now gets more than a billion unique users every single month. March 21, 2013
Supreme Court Upholds First Sale Rule: Librarians Thrilled, Publishers Unhappy
Librarians and consumers are the big winners after the U. March 20, 2013
John Kerry Says Syria Becoming Global Catastrophe
Secretary of State John Kerry talked about the problems with Syria. March 19, 2013
Tan Twan Eng Wins Man Asian Literary Prize
Tan Twan Eng won the 2012 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel, The Garden of Evening Mists. March 19, 2013
Amazon Publishing to Speed Up Royalty Payments to Authors
The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Publishing will now pay authors faster than before. March 19, 2013
Former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Inks Deal for Book About Financial Crisis
Former U. March 15, 2013
Amazon Launches Literary Imprint Called Little A
Amazon. March 15, 2013
Kate Moss Reads From E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey for Comic Relief Charity
British supermodel Kate Moss agreed to read aloud a section from E. March 15, 2013
Google to Shutter Google Reader on July 1, 2013
Google has announced a new round of spring cleaning, which includes Google Reader, an RSS reader launched by Google in 2005. March 14, 2013
Reuters' Social Media Editor Indicted on Hacking Charges
A Reuters social media editor has been charged with assisting in the hack of the website of L. March 14, 2013
E.L. James Publishing Fifty Shades of Grey Inner Goddess Journal
Vintage Books announced that is is releasing a new book by Fifty Shades of Grey author E. March 13, 2013
Sarah Palin Takes on the War on Christmas in Next Book
Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, announced that it will publish a new book by former Vice presidential candidate and bestselling author Sarah Palin. March 12, 2013
Book Publishers Protest Amazon's Application to Own All of .Book Domain
Publishers Weekly reports that a group of book publishers is trying to stop Amazon. March 8, 2013
Trailer for Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing
The trailer for Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing has arrived. The film was shot at Whedon's house on a small budget. March 8, 2013
Addicted to Ghostwriting: Milton Scholar Amy Boesky Reveals Her Secret Life Writing Sweet Valley High Novels
Milton scholar Amy Boesky wrote a fascinating essay in the Kenyon Review in which she comes out as one of the most prolific authors of the bestselling teen series, Sweet Valley High. March 5, 2013
SNL Skit: President Obama Explains the Effects of the Sequester Budget Cuts
Saturday Night Live opened with a skit about the sequester and who the budget cuts will affect most. March 3, 2013
Reader's Digest Files for Bankruptcy Protection for Second Time in Four Years
The parent company of Reader's Digest, RDA Holding Co. March 3, 2013
Joe Manganiello to Publish Fitness Book
Joe Manganiello is writing a fitness book. March 3, 2013
SNL Skit: Barnes & Noble Staff Meeting
Saturday Night Live took aim at Barnes & Noble this weekend with a skit about one store which has had a theft problem. March 3, 2013
New Collection Contains Fifty Previously Unseen Rudyard Kipling Poems
A new collection from Cambridge University Press contains fifty previously unseen Rudyard Kipling poems. March 3, 2013
Quentin Tarantino Wins Best Original Screenplay at 2013 Oscars
Quentin Tarantino won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 85th Academy Awards. February 25, 2013
Randi Zuckerberg Inks Two Book Deal With HarperCollins
Randi Zuckerberg just inked a two book deal with HarperCollins. February 18, 2013
Zero Dark Thirty and Argo Get Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards
Mark Boal and Chris Terrio won big at the Writers Guild Awards. February 18, 2013
SNL Skit: Marco Rubio Needs a Drink of Water
SNL took aim at Marco Rubio's infamous water gulping incident with Taran Killam playing Rubio. Watch the hilarious skit! February 17, 2013