Quick Check for My Curiosity

Because a bunch of tweets and posts over the last few days has me curious about who shares what knowledge...

At the moment you are reading this:

1.  Can you tell me who Hugh Howey is and what he wrote?

2.  If you do know, about how long have you known?

3.  Can you tell me which major publishers have partnered with Author House?

4.  Can you tell me when that happened?

I know the answers, so am just looking for who else has heard the information.