Today Harlequin Enterprises announced the formation of Carina Press, a digital-only imprint with a special contract that "does not include an advance or DRM (Digital Rights Management), and authors are compensated with a higher royalty."

The imprint will begin publishing in Spring 2010...

The Tribeca Film Festival hit Doha last week and my mom finally saw The September Issue.

She loved Grace, loved Raquel, and wanted to know if Thakoon ever did design for Mango, and if he didn't, who did? The only other name we...

The Asian American Writers' Workshop is hosting "Page Turner," its first all-day literary festival, this Saturday at Brooklyn's powerHouse Arena—and on Friday night, the Workshop will present Sonny Mehta with its Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony that features an...

Dear Fashionista,

A friend found this dress on Bebe's website the other day. Since then, I think I've gone through all the proper stages of grief.

It might look like a disturbing coincidence to some, but I splurged on the...

Whether you've started working Bing Crosby onto your iPod or you're firmly clinging to fall, you can't ignore the holidays, and they're coming especially quick this year.

We spotted red and green decorations on Broadway a week ago, and...

Raymond Carver's famous short story collection title has become one of the blogosphere's most popular headline jokes.

As writers churn out more and more content for the Internet age, one Gawker writer discovered that the "'What We Talk About When We Talk About [X]' (WWTAWWTAX) construction" has become one of the most popular quick and dirty headlines. The title is taken from Carver's classic collection (and short story of the same name), "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love."

Here's more from the post: "it's showing off. It's pandering--signaling to a certain preferred reader : 'This one's for you, you brilliant appreciator of contemporary...

That trench coat project Scott Schuman was working on?

It's Burberry's new website, TheArtoftheTrench.com and we've already spent too much of our morning clicking from trench to trench. Scott's shot men, women and kids around the world...

Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson is today's Book of Color. This book, written by Ian Halperin, recounts the end of Michael Jackson's life. He predicted in December 2008, and announced to everyone in the world, that Michael Jackson would die in six months. Tragically, in the...

Over the weekend an indie adaptation of the novel "Precious" by Sapphire opened in just 18 theaters around the country, but managed to set some impressive records.

Entitled "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," the film tells the story of Precious Jones--an illiterate teenager who is sexually and physically abused by her parents before meeting an inspiring teacher in Harlem. The film was executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, adding some blockbuster support to the small film.

Here's more from IndieWire: "The film--which has been the source of much anticipation and buzz since its...