> Chris Colfer scored a two-book deal and will release the first, an "adventure novel" for young readers titled The Land of Summer, next summer.
> Gwyneth Paltrow examines homosexuality and the bible (fear not -- she's on our side) in her latest Goop newsletter.
> Snippet of Britney Spears covering Madonna's "Burning Up" leaks -- but will it be featured on her upcoming tour?
> Missing Oprah? Us, too. But she's coming back -- at least twice a week. Her new show, Oprah's Next Chapter, will premiere next year and will feature O "exploring ideas through stories -- fascinating, sometimes famous people in interesting places" (minus the studio audience).
> Jennifer Hudson to put her pen where her pounds were and will release a weight loss memoir next year.
