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Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson, best known for "Speak" and "Fever 1793" visited with middle school students, where she shared her journey of becoming an author. Her newest book, "Prom," just debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Don Piper's amazing story is not another near death experience tale. It's the story of a man who was literally dead for 90 minutes, who was brought back to life to tell his story, that heaven is real.

40 year-old book sells 14,000 copies in 4 hours.

A look at the bestseller market

Author Elizabeth Gilbert's number one New York Times' bestseller book, "Eat, Pray, and Love" may have touches of New Age theology from her trip to India, but for the most part, it carries important truths to Christians searching to grow in their faith.

The authors of this book are Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child who have written a series of novels together, many of them making bestseller lists. They are known for their suspenseful mysteries, though I think this one may have missed its mark.

Rockers find success on the New York Times Bestseller List.

just read in the paper that O.J.Simpson's book "If I Did It", a supposedly 'fictional account of how he murdered his wife and her boyfriend, has reached No.2 on the New York Times bestseller list.

The Fibonacci sequence of numbers, 1,1,2,3,5,8,13...figures importantly in Dan Brown's bestseller, the Da Vinci Code. Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician with a curious history.

Clarks Island, in Massachusetts, is a long way from the setting of In Cold Blood and worlds away from the New York literary scene Capote moved into after his bestseller was published.

There is a new survey, Women and Books 2007, that has some interesting revelations. Women buy approximately 66% of the non-fiction books sold, but women non-fiction authors only represent 15% of those who make it onto the New York Times Bestseller list.

Although the company markets several articles of clothing such as hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets, and jeans the bestseller is a pair of shoes, the Bape Sta.

Lothar-Guenther Buchheim, the celebrated German writer, painter, and founder of the Museum der Phantasie died this week at the age of 89. Buchheim authored the 1973 international bestseller "Das Boot," which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film of the same name.

Six months before the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is due to be released in stores, pre-sales have already placed it at number one.

This holiday season, show your father or grandfather how much they really mean to you. Instead of that new bestseller, surprise them with something a little more nostalgic.

Review of Mary Roarch's 2005 bestseller, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. Outlines pros and cons of Roach's methodology and style.

Anita Blake has it all: sexy supernatural lovers, amazing powers, and a reputation as the fiercest Necromancer in history. This article provides a brief overview of the series, from 1993's GUILTY PLEASURES to 2006's #1 NYT Bestseller, DANSE MACABRE.

A review of the chick lit craze and a look forward to this summer's beach reads.

Dean Koontz is well known for writing suspense and horror. Several of his books have reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

The upcoming Fahrenheit for pc looks to be a bestseller amongst pc gamers.

Who exactly is Hayao Miyazaki? The force behind some of Japan's biggest animated greats. Meet the man and his works.

A brief and interesting look into the history of one of the most common house-hold items today; the aluminum can. From its conception to its modern uses, this piece illustrates the important role aluminum cans play in our daily lives.

Read this interesting article and find out about George Carlin, the famous comedian, actor, and author!

One man's list of the best punk songs to come out of England during the 1970s.

9/11/2001 was not an accident, nor was it unforeseen. And the "terrorists" involved now occupy the White House.

When the expectant parents seem to have everything you may still feel the urge to buy the new baby a gift. Here are some suggestions for gifts you can give the family that has it all.

Review of the 2003 Adam Nicolson best seller "God Secretaries." The book examines the scenario that led to the creation of the King James Bible. An excellent primer for those both inside and outside the church.

Writing an author's bio can be frustrating and panic-inducing. It's not easy to come up with something that describes why you're the person to write what you're writing in 3 sentences ... but you can.

If you're considering adopting an alias for your written work, be aware of the reasons for and against psuedonyms. You could be walking into a confusing situation, or you might be protecting your work from degradation.

How can you make your query letter stand out from the rest? Here are some tips to make your letter one that gets read!

Born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, John Stewart has become a major figure in the television landscape in his role on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In January of 2006 he was chosen to be host of the 78th Academy Awards.

We are sometimes dealt hands which leave us thirsty for inspiration. Though many things can give us that extra boost, there are some things that take us on a road we have never before traveled.

If you are confused by the chronology of the Jack Ryan series, this guide's for you....

A guide to pitching a weekly column to a local or area newspaper or other publication

Saul Bellow's final novel is indeed an odd beast. A hybrid of the anti-novel (there's very little external conflict), biography (the account of Abe Ravelstein), and memoir of a barely-disguised Bellow himself.

German books are suddenly and inexplicably selling very well overseas. These cover a wide field of variety.

Writer's block, once it's bitten a writer, sinks its teeth in and begins to work its way into your mind. If you don't defeat it immediately, it can be around for quite some time and leave you frustrated. You have to stop it immediately!

The Print On Demand industry is full of good companies that have a reputation for good business and good publishing practices, but on the other hand any industry has it's lower life forms.

After almost two years waiting, fans of the Wheel of Time series have been starved for this continuance of Robert Jordan's fantasy epic. Knife of Dreams delivers everything you have come to expect from Jordan's masterful storytelling.

Unlike most fiction writers who have tackled the legend of King Arthur, Marion Zimmer Bradley has takes a different look, retelling the legend from the female and pagan points of view. This paper compares her telling of the Arthur legend with others'.

Bret Easton Ellis has made great literary strides since his young days as a social commentator on the youth drug scene of wealthy Los Angeles. His latest novel, "Lunar Park," forces the reader to come to grips with Ellis's own past.

Best-selling children's author Sarah Weeks visited with elementary students, telling them about some of her stories and about what goes in to the writing process.

Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell follows up his successful first book titled The Tipping Point with another work that takes an offbeat look at science.

A closer look at the characters of Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter and their relationship to one another, as well as a look at the obsessive desiresof the killer Buffalo Bill.

Very few of us are putting the time and effort into making healthy lifestyle changes. Instead we're counting carbs while adding inches, busting sugar along with our egos and watching our weight go up, and down, and up again.

Thomas Friedman presents globalization success stories that show how outsourcing and offshoring improve the international economy. Yet, the world is not really flat so long as as social inequality, nationalism and protectionism remain barriers to growth.

You're all excited and can't wait to see what has been written. You're clicking onto your book's page when...Oh no! They hated your book!

There have been some silly diet plans published over the years, but none as silly as the new Thematic Diets.