John Irving leaves Random House for Simon & Schuster bit.ly/lpDJHC

Go the F**k to Sleep tops Amazon bestseller list bit.ly/kv9eqX

Author Maxine Hong Kingston used poetry to write her book faster. bit.ly/jgqoXr

Video: Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer talks about her path to publication bit.ly/m5i7bv #twilight (via iwj)

Lewis Black talks about what writing a book is like - he says it is like "having homework everyday." bit.ly/ikqQzR

$60,000 Canadian prize for nonfiction announced - called the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize bit.ly/koYG3F

Editor Robert Loomis is retiring from Random House after 54 years bit.ly/k019eN

Google has published a series of 16 Google Doodles that celebrate the Mr. Men books. bit.ly/iBMNH7

Macmillan's Criminal Element site seeks original crime and mystery short stories. bit.ly/iBQpQm

Minnesota House Majority Leader Matt Dean hates author Neil Gaiman bit.ly/lt6rhB