Was Roald Dahl a Sex Spy?

Roald Dahl: "One of the biggest cocksmen in America."

Joe Biden’s Book a Bestseller, and All It Took Was a V.P. Nomination

Sadly, Evan Bayh's 'Argentina's Economic Crisis: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate' wasn't so lucky.

Just Let Tom Scharpling Write a 33 1/3 Book Already

'You should see the people writing these 33 1/3 books,' he says on the air.

‘Garfield’ Creator Displays Previously Unhinted-At Sense of Humor

'Garfield Minus Garfield' receives Jim Davis's blessing.

Screech Writes ‘Saved by the Bell’ Tell-all

Dustin Diamond is writing 'Behind the Bell.'

What Is Your Cultural Secret Shame?

Which movie are you ashamed to admit you've never seen?

Ryan Adams to Write, Like, a Million Books

The multitalented singer adds 'published author' to his ever-growing resume.

David Sedaris’s New Book Classified As ‘Fiction’ by B&N?

No matter what David Sedaris or 'The New Yorker' fact-checkers say, Barnes & Noble thinks his book is fiction.

Dave Eggers’s Whistling: Pretty Good!

He's certainly no Axl Rose, but it's good to know he's out there in case some tragic accident should ever befall Peter, Bjorn, or John.

Movie Version of ‘The Road’ to Feature World's Only Non-Terrible Child Actor

There's only one thing more depressing than a world-destroying apocalypse that turns its survivors into cannibals, and it's seeing a good movie ruined by bad child acting.

Jack Donaghy to Take the Reins at Random House

Will Vintage editorial assistants be taught to repair Kindles?

The Three Musketeers Cut Up at PEN World Voices Fest

On Friday, Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco, and Mario Vargas Llosa read from their work and argued over which one is Aramis.

Publicists in Stirrup Pants: Self-Help Tome Yields Book-World Gossip

Who humiliated her male assistant for five years before finally driving him away?

Robot-Apocalypse Update: The Machines Go Literary

Philip Parker, a professor of management science at Insead business school, is programming computers to collate information into custom-ordered books. In other words: He doesn't write the books, a robot does.

Billionaire British Author Charms Manhattan Courtroom

J.K. Rowling was in New York yesterday to testify against 'Harry Potter Lexicon' author Steven Vander Ark in her noble quest to squash the publication of his book. Man, is she charming.

Do Two Recent Novels About China Obscure the Looming Robot Threat? Yes

Are Alex Berenson and Colin Harrison actually robots obscuring the coming robot apocalypse? The answer to this question is also yes.

Jeff Smith Finally Sells ‘Bone’ Movie Rights

Doug Brown's 100-Days-of-Sex Memoir, ‘Just Do It,’ Optioned for Film, Finally

Richard Ford Leaves Knopf for Ecco

Amazon.com Buys J.K. Rowling's £2 Million Book; You Still Can't Read It