Scholastic to Publish Spirit Animals Fantasy Adventure Series

Scholastic has announced plans to publish a seven book fantasy series called Spirit Animals. January 18, 2013

Jimmy Fallon's List of Books You Should Not Read

Jimmy Fallon reveals his latest list of book you should read. January 18, 2013

National Book Awards Adds Long Lists, Expands Eligibility for Judging Panels

The National Book Foundation announced changes in how the National Book Awards are reviewed and selected. January 15, 2013

Dan Brown's Next Book is Based on Dante's Inferno, Will Be Released in May, 2013

Doubleday announced that Dan Brown's next novel, Inferno, is scheduled for a May 2013 release. It is set in Italy. January 15, 2013

Quentin Tarantino Thanks His Writing Group in Golden Globes Acceptance Speech

Quentin Tarantino seemed genuinely surprised to win the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Django Unchained. January 14, 2013

Broadside Books to Publish New Book by Donald Rumsfeld

Broadside Books has announced it will publish a new book by Donald Rumsfeld, called Rumsfeld's Rules. January 12, 2013

Nicholas Carr: Printed Books Aren't Going Away

Author Nicholas Carr penned an interesting article for The Wall Street Journal in which he argues that printed books will always be here. January 12, 2013

Richard Blanco is First Latino Inaugural Poet

Richard Blanco will be the 2013 inaugural poet. January 11, 2013

Bill Clinton Talks Gun Control at CES

Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on gun control at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. January 10, 2013

Seth MacFarlane Pokes Fun at Screenwriters During Oscar Nominee Announcements

Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the Oscar nominations early this morning. January 10, 2013

Eoin Colfer Revealed as First Doctor Who Short Story Author

Eoin Colfer, the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series will write the first Doctor Who short story. January 9, 2013

Andrew Sullivan Finds Success With Paid Blogging Model

Blogger Andrew Sullivan is leaving The Daily Beast and returning his blog to his website, andrewsullivan. January 8, 2013

50 Shades of Grey Screenwriter Kelly Marcel Says the Movie Will be Very Raunchy

So many screenwriters wanted the gig to write the 50 Shades of Grey screenplay, but British writer Kelly Marcel landed the job after an interview with the book's author, E. January 8, 2013

2013 Writers Guild Award Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 2013 Writers Guild Awards have been announced. January 7, 2013

Al Jazeera Buys Current TV

Qatar-based Al Jazeera has acquired Current TV, which was founded in 2005 by Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. January 6, 2013

11 Children's Authors to Write Short Stories in Honor of Dr. Who's 50th Anniversary

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr. January 6, 2013

Library of Congress Has Archive of 170 Billion Tweets

The Library of Congress announced it has an archive of 170 billion tweets that goes back to 2006. January 4, 2013

2012 Costa Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2012 Costa Book Awards have been announced. January 4, 2013

Interesting 2012 Book Cover Designs

The New York Times asked people working the graphic design world, including book publishing industry art directors, to suggest their favorite book covers of 2012. January 4, 2013

Barnes and Noble Overall Holiday Sales Down 10.9%, But Digital Content Sales Increase 13.1%

Barnes and Noble announced today that sales were down for the holiday season this year. January 3, 2013

Governor Chris Christie Blasts John Boehner for Not Passing Sandy Relief Bill

New Jersey Governor lit into Speaker of the House John Boehner today. January 2, 2013

Rare Edition of Stephen King's Novel The Regulators to be Auctioned For Charity

Stephen King has autographed a rare copy of The Regulators by Richard Bachman (King's alias) which will be put up for auction in Maine to benefit those who cannot afford home heating oil this winter. January 2, 2013

Pearson Buys 5% Stake in Nook Media

Pearson has bought a 5% stake in Nook Media LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. January 1, 2013

Penguin Acquires Film Rights to The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

Penguin recently announced it has taken full ownership of Snowman Enterprises Limited (SEL). January 1, 2013

Macmillan to Launch Crowdsourced Teen Romance Imprint

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group has announced plans to launch a crowdsourced teen romance imprint in Spring 2013 called Swoon Reads. December 26, 2012