Harper Lee -- who turns 85 today -- denies cooperating with upcoming book | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times

Harper Lee -- who turns 85 today -- denies cooperating with upcoming book | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times: "On Tuesday, Penguin announced that it would publish a memoir of lives intertwined with the reclusive writer, 'The Mockingbird Next Door: Life With Harper Lee,' by Marja Mills, a former Chicago Tribune reporter, written 'with direct access to Harper and Alice Lee [her sister] and their friends and family.'

On Wednesday, the N.Y. Times reports, Harper Lee issued a statement saying that she had not cooperated with the book."

Al Gore's 'Our Choice' App Reinvents Books, Reading

Al Gore's 'Our Choice' App Reinvents Books, Reading: "For Al Gore's book Our Choice, the startup has created an ebook that talks, spins, moves, and folds, featuring video, interactive infographics, maps, and more, all seamlessly interwoven with the text in a way that helps bring the concepts to life."

Real Business - How I got a blank book to the top of the Amazon charts

Real Business - How I got a blank book to the top of the Amazon charts: "Here's how I published a bestseller in just nine days (and made a million authors instantly hate me)."

Grrrrr!

2011 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees - Genreville

2011 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees - Genreville: "The 2011 inductees to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame are Harlan Ellison, Vincent Di Fate, Moebius, and Gardner Dozois."

Google to Revamp YouTube With 'Channels' - WSJ.com

Google to Revamp YouTube With 'Channels' - WSJ.com: "Google Inc. is working on a major overhaul of YouTubeas it tries to position itself for the rise of televisions that let people watch online video in their living rooms, according to people familiar with the matter.

YouTube is looking to compete with broadcast and cable television, some of these people said, a goal that requires it to entice users to stay on the website longer, and to convince advertisers that it will reach desirable consumers."