Philip Roth to Donate His Book Collection to the Newark Public Library

Philip Roth will donate his 4000 volume book collection to the Newark Public Library. Architect Henry Myerberg will design the room for the collection. October 27, 2016

Paul Beatty is First American Writer to Win Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Paul Beatty just became the first American author to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his satiric novel, The Sellout October 26, 2016

J.R.R. Tolkien's Beren and Luthien to be Published by HarperCollins

J.R.R. Tolkien's classic love story Beren and Luthien will be published by HarperCollins. The story is the basis for the story of Aragorn and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings. October 24, 2016

Swedish Academy Member Calls Bob Dylan Impolite and Arrogant

A commitee member of the Swedish Academy blasted Bob Dylan for being impolite and arrogant for refusing to acknowledge that he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. October 24, 2016

Nine Dots Prize Launches With $100,000 Prize for Unfinished Book

The new Nine Dots Prize is sponsored by Cambridge University Press and offers a $100,000 prize to the winner. October 21, 2016

Nobel Committee Gives Up On Trying to Contact Bob Dylan

The Nobel Committee has given up on ever speaking with Bob Dylan to tell him he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. They are hopeful he will show up for the award ceremony, though. October 20, 2016

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

The literary community was shocked today to learn that singer songwriter Bob Dylan just won the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Committee knows the choice was controversial. October 13, 2016

Vietnam Jails Human Rights Blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh

The Vietnam government has arrested and jailed activist blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh for her story about the worst environmental disaster in the country's history. October 11, 2016

Finalists for the 2016 National Book Awards Announced

Finalists for the 2016 National Book Awards were announced. Colson Whitehead and Jacqueline Woodson lead the fiction category. October 10, 2016

David McCullough to Publish Book About American Pioneers in 2019

David McCullough will publish a book about American pioneers in 2019. It will be published by Simon & Schuster. October 6, 2016

FabUplus is a New Health, Fitness and Lifestyle Magazine

FabUplus Magazine is a new quarterly health, fitness and lifestyle magazine. It showcases the plus size community. September 24, 2016

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Edward Albee is Dead at 88

Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright Edward Albee has died at the age of 88. September 17, 2016

Donald Trump in Twitter War with The Art of the Deal Ghostwriter

Donald Trump is engaged in a Twitter war with his former ghostwriter, Tony Schwartz. September 10, 2016

Scribner to Release F. Scott Fitzgerald's Unpublished Short Stories

Scribner will release a short story collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The stories were considered too controversial to be published in the 1930s. September 9, 2016

Kanye West Writes a Poem About McDonald's French Fries for Frank Ocean's New Art Magazine

Kanye West wrote a poem about McDonald's french fries for Frank Ocean's new art magazine Boys Don't Cry. September 3, 2016

No Easy Day Author to Pay Nearly $7 Million to U.S. Government

Former Navy Seal Matt Bissonnette is to pay nearly $7 million of his book royalties to the U.S. Government for violating non-disclosure agreements. August 25, 2016

Marilynne Robinson Will Receive the 2016 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award

Marilynne Robinson will receive the 2016 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize organization. August 25, 2016

Screenwriter Jeremy Slater Discusses Why The Fantastic Four Was Not So Fantastic

Screenwriter Jeremy Slater has an interesting take on why the most recent film reboot of The Fantastic Four underperformed with critics, fans and at the box office. August 22, 2016

Mike Mignola Writing New Hellboy Adventure for Dark Horse called Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea

Mike Mignola is writing a new Hellboy adventure for Dark Horse with Gary Gianni doing the artwork and Dave Stewart doing the color. August 18, 2016

Univision to Buy Gawker Media for $135 Million

Gawker is being sold to Univision for $135 million. Univision outbid Ziff Davis for the blog network. August 16, 2016

President Obama Shares His 2016 Summer Reading List

President Barack Obama is a big reader, as are his children. His 2016 summer reading list has a mix of nonfiction, general fiction and science fiction. August 15, 2016

PEN America Announces New $50,000 PEN/Nabokov Award

Pen America announces the return of the PEN/Nabokov Award, with an international twist to the literary prize. It carries a $50,000 cash purse. August 14, 2016

George Orwell to be Honored With Bronze Sculpture by BBC his Former Employer

George Orwell, author of 1984, will be immortalized in a bronze sculpture outside the BBC, his inspiration for the always lying Ministry of Truth. August 13, 2016

Time Magazine Runs Trump Meltdown Cover

Time magazine has a cover illustrating a Donald Trump meltdown. August 12, 2016

Criminal Minds Star Thomas Gibson Suspended for Kicking Writer

Thomas Gibson was suspended from Criminal Minds for kicking a writer on the set. August 11, 2016