Maurice Sendak dies at 83 bit.ly/JZEl0V

Simon and Schuster launches Pocket Star ebook imprint bit.ly/KIwHaB

Publishers in China start printing advertisements on book covers bit.ly/KDXFjN

Mafia enforcers visit Grand Central Publishing in new book trailer bit.ly/IN5QMZ

Walter Mosley forms production company to make films of his books bit.ly/JhYPC4

Tom Riddle's Diary in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets inspiration for special paper that spells out blood type bit.ly/II0ZfT

Warner Bros. releases classic film scripts as ebooks bit.ly/K5EO6D

Stephen King gets profane, political in essay advocating raising taxes on the rich bit.ly/Kxd3CZ

Mel Gibson explains dispute with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas over Maccabees script bit.ly/J0wZdB

National Retail Federation urges Congress to allow states to tax out of state retailers bit.ly/It1s2T