Actress Joan Allen, right, reads from "Hidden Kitchens," a book by National Public Radio's Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson, left, and Nikki Silva at Illy's "Beauty Has a Taste" exhibition in New York on Oct. 1, 2006.
'The Showgirl Princess'
Singer Kylie Minogue signs autographs for her new book, "The Showgirl Princess," at Waterstone's Oxford Street in London on Sept. 30, 2006.
New From Haddon
British author Mark Haddon poses prior to an interview with The Associated Press in London on Sept. 7, 2006. Haddon, who wrote the critical and commercially acclaimed "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time," which won the 2003 Whitbread Book prize, is about to publish a new novel, "A Spot of Bother."
New Novel
Writer Doris Lessing, 86, sits in her home in a quiet block of north London on April 17, 2006. Lessing is author of the classic "The Golden Notebook" and more than 40 other works, including an upcoming novel, "The Cleft."
Beautiful View
Anne Mitchell Whisnant, author of "Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History," sits near the Chestao View overlook on the parkway near Linville, N.C., on Sept. 16, 2006.
Record Read
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reads from "Peter and the Starcatchers" at Disney MGM Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on Sept. 28, 2006. Bush was joined by 120 middle school students and roughly 300,000 students across the state via live broadcast, in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Most People Reading Aloud Simultaneously in Multiple Locations."
Faithful Texans
A photo of Leroy Behnke from the book "The Amazing Faith of Texas: Common Ground on Higher Ground." The full-color coffee table book is splashed with character-etched faces of faithful Texans and their houses of worship.
New Poem
Poet Robert Frost, of Ripton, Vt., poses at a dinner at the Theodore Roosevelt Association in New York on Oct. 27, 1954. An unpublished Frost poem, a tribute to a friend killed during World War I, has been rediscovered and will appear in the fall issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review, the University of Virginia announced.
Musharraf's Memoir
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf speaks about the experiences chronicled in his new book, "In the Line of Fire," about contemporary issues and challenges facing Pakistan and the world at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York on Sept. 26, 2006.
Ready For The Ring
German boxer Henry Maske shows his new book, the autobiography "The One Who Gives Up, Loses," in Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany, on Sept. 27, 2006. Maske will have a comeback next year after a 10-year break.
Best Seller
Actor Bob Newhart signs copies of his book, "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This," at Borders in Westwood, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2006.
Kidd's Play
Author Sue Monk Kidd poses at Phoebe Pember House in Charleston, S.C., on Aug. 10, 2006. It's been a busy few months for Kidd. Her new book "Firstlight," a compilation of her earliest inspirational writings, will be published in October. She has another book under contract, while a television movie of her last best-seller, "The Mermaid Chair," aired on the Lifetime Channel in September.
Devine Digs
Writer Sue Hostetler attends the launch party of her book "Hip Hollywood Homes" at Blackman Cruz in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2006.
For a Cause
Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, left, and Evelyn Lauder attend a booksigning of Lauder's new book "In Great Taste: Fresh, Simple Recipes for Eating and Living Well," in conjunction with the 14th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign kickoff at Bloomingdale's in New York on Sept. 22, 2006.
Author John Grisham jokes with the crowd about the night Stephen King stayed at his house during a fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 24, 2006.
Tall Tales
Author Stephen King, center, buries his head in his hands as author John Grisham, not shown, tells the crowd about a night King stayed at his house during a fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb, right, at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 24, 2006. At right is Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.
Music & More
A fan takes a picture of the the rock band U2, left to right, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono and The Edge during a book signing Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, in New York.
Bono, a member of Irish rock band U2, talks as he signs a copy of the new book about the band "U2 by U2" during a signing session at a bookstore in London on Sept 22, 2006.
Members of Irish rock band U2, from left, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Bono and The Edge, pose in front of a large archive photo of themselves for the media during their book "U2 by U2" signing session at a bookstore in London on Sept 22, 2006.
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke holds a copy of his latest book at the opening of the Exit conference to mark the 10-year anniversary of Australia's first legal voluntary euthanasia death, in Sydney on Sept. 22, 2006. In September 1996, 66-year-old Bob Dent who had prostate cancer, was the first person to make use of the Northern Territory's laws sanctioning assisted suicide.