Book People

The U.S. version of Victoria Beckham's book "That Extra Half an Inch," will be published in November 2007 by HarperEntertainment. The book, whose title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to her love of high heels, is a practical look at fashion, beauty and personal style. Victoria, also known as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls, recently moved to Los Angeles with her soccer star husband David Beckham.

Ken Follett

British author Ken Follett signs a copy of the Italian edition of his latest book "World Without End" at a bookstore in Rome on Sept. 18, 2007. The Italian edition ("Mondo Senza Fine") is the first to be published, and will be followed by the English edition in early October.

Kelly Ann Lynch

"He Said Yes: The Story of Father Mychal Judge," a biography published on the sixth anniversary of 9/11, is an illustrated 32-page walk in the Franciscan priest's sandals. Judge died in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Here, the New York City Fire Department chaplain stands at the shore before a service for the 230 victims of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 2000, at Smith Point Park in Shirley, N.Y.

Colin Woodard

Author Colin Woodard poses with the schooner Bagheera at the Maine State Pier in Portland, Maine on Aug. 18, 2007. Woodard's latest book is "The Republic of Pirates," a history of the rough-and-tumble period from 1715 to 1725 when buccaneers ruled the seas, disrupting trans-Atlantic commerce.

Thalia

Pop singer Thalia makes a special appearance at Borders book store to unveil her first book, "Thalia: Belleza! Lessons in Lip-gloss and Happiness, a guide to Latina beauty," on Sept. 12, 2007 in New York.

Alan Greenspan

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan signs a copy of his book "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World,' in New York on Sept. 17, 2007.

Ann Patchett

Author Ann Patchett relaxes with her dog Rose at her home in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 16, 2007. Patchett's fifth novel "Run," is her first since "Bel Canto," the book-club sensation that sold more than one million copies in the United States.

Will Beall

Los Angeles Police detective Will Beall relaxes at a horse ring in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2007. Beall, 35, author of "L.A. Rex," is working on his second novel when he's not investigating gang killings in South Central.

Kit Wohl

Author Kit Wohl poses with her new book "New Orleans Classic Desserts," at her home in New Orleans on July 13, 2007. Although the recipes come from some of the city's best cooks, Wohl insists they are much simpler to make than one would guess.

James Frey

James Frey poses for a portrait outside a cafe in New York in this March 24, 2003 file photo. The author of the notorious "A Million Little Pieces," the addiction memoir he acknowledged largely fabricating, will have a novel published in summer 2008 by HarperCollins.

Liz Allison

Liz Allison displays her latest book "Winning a NASCAR Driver" at her home in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 31, 2007.

Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy has won one of Britain's oldest literary honors for his novel of a father and son's travels through a post-apocalyptic America. The University of Edinburgh announced on Aug. 25, 2007, that McCarthy won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction for "The Road," which earlier won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. This undated file photo was provided by publisher Alfred A. Knopf.

Marcus LiBrizzi

Marcus LiBrizzi, author of "Dark Woods, Chill Waters: Ghost Tales of Down East Maine, " left, and Extreme Makeover's TV host Ty Pennington pose in front of an allegedly haunted house in Milbridge, Maine, just before heavy equipment rolled in to demolish the home. LiBrizzi's book contains a chapter, "On Pins and Needles," describing the ghostly hauntings in the house.

Vivian Cash

Johnny Cash's first wife is co-author of the book "I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny." This undated photo supplied by publishers Simon and Schuster shows Vivian Cash with Johnny Cash in the early 1960s.

Tommy Hilfiger

From left, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, actor Cuba Gooding Jr., and president of the Conde Nast Media Group Richard Beckman arrive at a launch party for Hilfiger's new book, "Iconic America" at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Sept. 5, 2007.

Robby Benson

Author/actor Robby Benson and actress Joely Fisher pose before signing copies of his new book, "Who Stole The Funny? A Novel of Hollywood," at Book Soup in West Hollywood on Aug. 28, 2007.

Harper Lee

Author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor on Aug. 20, 2007, in at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Lee's only published work is the acclaimed "To Kill A Mockingbird" in 1961.