Former President Bill Clinton smiles on the podium after receiving an honorary degree at Tulane University in New Orleans on May 13, 2006. After writing an autobiography that sold millions of copies and earned him a hefty advance, Clinton has struck a deal to write another book, in which he will focus on public service and citizen activism.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., reads his new Children's book, "My Senator and Me: A Dog's Eye View of Washington, D.C.," at Fenway Park in Boston on May 31, 2006. Kennedy launched his new children's book with Red Sox officials and Boston-area school children.
Author John Updike speaks at BookExpo America 2006 in Washington on May 20, 2006.
Michael Powell, right, owner of Powell's Books, poses with his daughter, Emily Powell, at their downtown store in Portland, Ore., on June 5, 2006. Powell's Books' flagship store is so large that visitors get a map at the door.
Actress Eva Marie Saint and author Gore Vidal attend the PEN USA'S Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature at the Skirball Cultural Centre in Los Angeles on June 4, 2006.
Photographer Hugh Morton signs a copy of his book, "Hugh Morton's North Carolina" at the Bull's Head book store on the campus of the University of North Carolina in this Oct. 18, 2003, file photo taken in Chapel Hill, N.C. Morton, whose camera lens captured some of North Carolina's enduring images and whose passion for environmental causes preserved Grandfather Mountain, died on June 1, 2006. He was 85.
Pulitzer Price-winning columnist Art Buchwald is seen at a hospice in Washington on May 24, 2006. A funny thing happened to Buchwald on the way to the grave: The columnist's kidneys are keeping him alive months after he decided to forgo dialysis and die ... so he's leaving the hospice, where well-wishers came to say goodbye, and going to Martha's Vineyard to work on a book.
Writer Paul Auster poses at his home in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 19, 2006. Auster, author of hits such as "The New York Trilogy" and "The Book of Illusions," won Spain's Prince of Asturias prize for literature on May 31.
Janie M. Harden Fritz, a Duquesne University associate professor of communications and rhetorical studies, discusses a book she co-authored that deals with relationships at work, May 8, 2006, in her office in Pittsburgh. Fritz worked on the recently published 322-page book with co-author Becky L. Omdahl, a communications professor at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn.
Peruvian-born novelist Mario Vargas Llosa poses next to a poster during the presentation of his new book, "Travesuras de la Nina Mala" (Mischiefs of the Bad Girl) in Madrid, Spain, on May 23, 2006.
Former Mobile, Ala. Mayor Lambert Mims is shown during an interview in his office on May 26, 2006, discussing his autobiography, "Mayor on Mission." A large part of the book concerns his prison sentence for an extortion conviction.
Author Daniel Handler, who still denies the overwhelming evidence that he is in fact the author of the million-selling Lemony Snicket books, poses at Cafe Flore in San Francisco on Aug. 26, 2004. Handler spoke by phone with The Associated Press on May 22, 2006, in support of Barnes & Noble's 10th annual Summer Reading program, which promotes literacy for young people.
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John Jenkins, left, author Harper Lee, center, and Notre Dame board of trustees president Patrick McCartan look out at the graduates of the class of 2006 as they hold up copies of Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" during commencent ceremonies at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame awarded Lee an honorary degree.
Jurors Richelle Nice, right, John Guinasso and Michael Belmessieri, left, arrive for a hearing for convicted murderer Scott Peterson at a Redwood City, Calif., courthouse on Feb. 25, 2005. Peterson was convicted for the murder of his wife and unborn son. The jurors are reuniting to write a book about their role in the high-profile case. "We, the Jury: Deciding Scott Peterson's Fate" will be published this fall.
Nine-year-old Thomas Little talks at his home in High Point, N.C., on May 11, 2006, about the structure he built out of Lego blocks. Little, who memorizes World Almanacs and whose intellect doesn't register on standard IQ tests is now a published author. His first book is "The Adventures of the Symbols," a self-published novel that has keyboard characters such as $ and % in a mysterious plot.
Author Jacquelyn Mitchard pets her horses outside her Oregon, Wis., home, on June 16, 2003. In Mitchard's new novel, "Cage of Stars," a young Mormon girl named Veronica Bonham Swan emerges from a game of hide-and-seek to find her two little sisters have been killed by a troubled young man named Scott Early.
Actor Hill Harper poses in New York's Central Park on April 27, 2006. Harper, who portrays Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS drama "CSI: NY," just published his first book, "Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny."
Actor Danny Huston attends the PEN USA'S Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature at the The Skirball Cultural Centre on June 4, 2006 in Los Angeles.
Liz Allison poses with her new book, "The Girls Guide to NASCAR," at her home in Nashville, Tenn., on May 9, 2006.
Author A.M. Homes poses in New York's Greenwich Village on April 20, 2006. Homes' latest book is a novel, "This Book Will Save Your Life."