‘Salinger,’ a Documentary Film

Harvey Weinstein and Shane Salerno, the producer and director of a documentary about J. D. Salinger, are seeking to build momentum for the film by offering only tantalizing hints about its content.

    

Bill Cheng’s Novel is ‘Southern Cross the Dog’

Bill Cheng, a Chinese-American author who has never visited Mississippi, has written what many are calling a convincing novel set in that state.

    

David Mamet and Other Big Authors Choose to Self-Publish

Self-publishing is expanding beyond first-time writers who can’t get deals, as big names like the playwright and author David Mamet are choosing this route, another sign that digital disruption is reshaping the publishing market.

    

Media Decoder: Random House Adds a Big Name in Fitness

David Zinczenko, the former Rodale executive who wrote the “Eat This, Not That” series, will write three books on exercise, diet and nutrition, and form a new imprint, Zinc Ink.

    

Booksellers Hope a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Is Awarded

The publishing world — stinging after a 2012 in which the Pulitzer Prize board did not bestow a fiction award — hopes for a winner in 2013.

    

Stan Isaacs, Cheeky Columnist, Dies at 83

Isaacs was one of the Chipmunks, a group of young reporters, mainly in New York, who brought irreverence and daring to sports coverage beginning in the early 1960s.

    

B.J. Novak, Actor and Writer, Signs Two-Book Deal

Mr. Novak, a writer for “The Office” and one of the show’s stars, is expected to publish the first book next year.

    

The Media Equation: Roger Ebert’s Legacy as a Relentless Empire-Builder

A big part of what Roger Ebert left behind was a remarkable template for how a lone journalist can become something much more.

Stan Isaacs, Irreverent Sportswriter, Dies at 83

Mr. Isaacs was part of a group of young reporters known as the Chipmunks, who brought irreverence and daring to sports coverage beginning in the early 1960s.

Roger Ebert, Movie Critic of the Mainstream, Dies at 70

Roger Ebert, the popular film critic and television co-host, could lift or sink the fortunes of a movie along with his partner, Gene Siskel.

Paul Williams, Father of Rock Criticism, Is Dead at 64

Mr. Williams, who founded the music magazine Crawdaddy when he was a freshman at Swarthmore College, is considered by many to be rock journalism’s founding father.

Bud Palmer, Jump Shot Pioneer, Dies at 91

Mr. Palmer gained fame as a sports telecaster, but his most consequential role was in helping to change basketball in a fundamental way by being the first to shoot a jump shot.

Richard D. Lyons, Versatile Times Reporter, Dies at 84

Mr. Lyons covered science, Congress and the United Nations in nearly 30 years at The New York Times.

John Merwin, Prominent Angler and Editor, Dies at 66

Mr. Merwin lived to fish and chronicle it. An editor and writer for Field & Stream, he also founded Rod & Reel magazine and wrote a number of critically acclaimed books.