Hyperion Books founder Robert S. Miller leaves the Disney-owned publishing house for HarperCollins' new digital division.

The Man Who Made Lists offers a new look at the evolution and fate of Roget's thesaurus in the digital age.

Novelist and critic Dale Peck and Heroes creator Tim Kring sell an alternate-history trilogy to Crown for $3 million.

The world's largest book prize, the International Dublin IMPAC Literary Award, has announced the nominations for its shortlist.

A book written by a fictional character on All My Children is now on sale, after the show collaborated with Hyperion.

Amazon's Kindle has boosted the ebooks trade after four months on the market.

J.K. Rowling receives the Outstanding Achievement Prize at London's 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards.

Junot Díaz wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Imprisoned scribe Yang Tongyan will receive the $10,000 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award.

Halifax's beloved Book Room closes its doors after 169 years of business.

Random House has purchased the rights to a book by Christian Lander, the blogger behind Stuff White People Like, for a reported $300,000.

Rachel Donadio examines how reading preferences can affect relationships.