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Blacklight Transmedia Partners Up With Random House

October 5, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 33 weeks ago

Zak Kadison's company, which has a first-look deal at Imagine Entertainment, will work with Random House to develop projects

  

Halberstam to Graphic Novels: Top 10 Books About 9/11

September 7, 2011 By Steve Pond 37 weeks ago

The best reads run the gamut from sobering fact to daring fiction to poetry

  

Improbable Friendship Brings Ray Bradbury's 'Dandelion Wine' to Life

September 3, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 38 weeks ago

It all began with a book signing at the Grove; now Rodion Nahapetov is adapting the famous American novel for Mike Medavoy

  

'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling Launches E-Book Store

June 23, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 48 weeks ago

The social networking site "Pottermore" doesn't officially open until October -- already, it's so popular, users can't register

  

With 'Potter' & 'Twilight' Winding Down, Studios Hunger for Young Adult Novels

June 16, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 49 weeks ago

From "Hunger Games" to "Mortal Instruments," TheWrap's DealCentral columnist looks at the next big youth-targeted franchises

  

ESPN Oral History Book Tops NYT List, Waves Foam Finger

June 8, 2011 By John Sellers 50 weeks ago

"Those Guys Have All the Fun" debuts at No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list

  

The AP Rushing to Publish Royal Wedding Book Next Week

April 29, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

News service rushing to capitalize on William & Kate fever with commemorative photo hardcover

  

Hollywood Turning Out for David Foster Wallace Event

April 22, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Rosemarie DeWitt, Henry Rollins, Megan Mullally and others will perform monologues from the late author's unfinished novel "The Pale King"

  

Tina Fey Finds Pee in the Writers Room

April 17, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Women who try to be funny for a living have a really hard time because they are genetically predisposed to be unfunny - except for Fey

  

Perez Hilton to Publish a Children's Book

March 29, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Celebrity blogger continues career 180° with "The Boy with Pink Hair"

  

Book Deals: Jon Meacham Nabs Al Gore for Random House

March 15, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Also: John Wayne's family authorizes first official book on John Wayne

  

His Ratings Fizzling, Has Glenn Beck Lost His Mojo?

March 1, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Controversial Fox News host is down 35% this year after nine consecutive months of declines in viewers. Will the slide shiv Brand Beck?

  

Chilean Miners and Singer/Songwriter Skylar Grey Sign With WME

March 1, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

(Updated) Grey was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2011

  

Report Alleges Roger Ailes Told Judith Regan to Lie to Feds

February 24, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

New York Times uncovers documents that say former Harper Collins head taped conversations with Fox News chief

  

Julian Assange's $1.5M Memoir Being Rushed to Press by Publisher

January 7, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

WikiLeaks founder's book to be published in April

  

N-Word Removed From 'Huckleberry Finn'

January 5, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

One of the classic novel's publishers replaces term with "slave"; meanwhile, trial over TV reporter’s use of "n-word" set

  

Borders Reportedly Warns Employees to Make a Run for It

January 5, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Author claims beleaguered book chain tells employees to look for work elsewhere

  

Hollywood Throws Big Bucks at Untested Novelists

November 9, 2010 By Lisa Carroll 1 year ago

Hollywood's paying a lot more – and pushing the films through faster – in the hopes of capitalizing on the Next Big Thing

  

Rock Books 101 (Slideshow)

October 24, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Not all rock memoirs are created equal: here are some of the greats

  

Sex, Drugs & Publishing: Music Memoirs on a Rockin' Roll

October 24, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Keith Richards' is just the latest in a series of rock books that have taken over the bestseller list … with David Bowie and Billy Idol coming soon

  

Jonathan Franzen Snubbed by the National Book Awards

October 13, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Acclaimed author shut out of 2010 competition

  

Amazon to Launch Story-Length 'Kindle Singles'

October 12, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Company calls for e-books that are "twice the length of a New Yorker feature"

  

Summit to Develop 'Tempest'

October 4, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Studio acquires rights for film based on author Julie Cross' debut novel

  

Ruth Reichl Heads to Random House

September 30, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Former editor of Condé Nast's Gourmet named editor-at-large at book publisher

  

'CSI's' Zuiker on 'Dark Prophecy': The Fate of the Digi-Novel

September 27, 2010 By Anthony E. Zuiker 1 year ago

Inventing a whole new kind of interactive book requires trial and error -- here's how we've made ours better

  

Oprah Winfrey Picks Franzen's 'Freedom' for Book Club

September 16, 2010 By Associated Press 1 year ago

All is apparently forgiven from their earlier flap over "The Corrections"

  
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