Comedian Amy Sedaris visits her old grade school, Brooks Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C., Oct. 20, 2006. She talked about her new book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence."
Sex and the Radio
Candace Bushnell, author of "Sex and the City," poses in the studio after the debut of her weekly show, "Candace Bushnell's Sex, Success & Sensibility," on Sirius satellite radio in New York on Nov. 16, 2006.
Dolly For Literacy
Dolly Parton smiles during an interview in Toronto on Nov. 21, 2006. She was in Canada to launch a literacy program. The singer is working on songs for a new album and writing a Broadway version of the hit movie "Nine To Five."
Distinguished Professor
Harvard biology professor Edward O. Wilson, 77, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, poses at his residence in Lexington, Mass., on Nov., 14, 2006. His latest book is "The Creation, An Appeal to Save Life on Earth."
Dramatic Reading
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal performs during a reading of Jose Saramago's novel "Las Intermitencias de la Muerte" at the Diana Theatre on Nov. 29, 2006.
Edwards' Latest Project
Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., is handed a copy of his new book, "Home," during a book signing at the Harvard Bookseller in Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 27, 2006.
Regan On Air
Book publisher Judith Regan is photographed in the studio of her "Judith Regan Show" on Sirius Satellite Radio in New York on Nov. 16, 2006. She is the head of ReganBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins.
High Honors
German-writing Czech author Lenka Reinerova, 90, speaks with the media after she received the German Grand Cross of Merit in Prague on Nov. 17, 2006. Reinerova, who is considered the last Czech author writing in German, received the award for her lifelong work as a grande dame of Czech-German-Jewish literature.
Keeping The Boot
Leon Gorman stands outside the L.L. Bean retail store in Freeport, Maine, on Nov. 16, 2006. Gorman, 71, stepped in to rescue the family business started by his grandfather, L.L. Bean, and has published a memoir about his experience.
In The Swim
Lisa Suhay of Norfolk, Va., author of the children's book, "There Goes a Mermaid! - A NorFolktale," is photographed on Sept. 28, 2006, with one of the mermaid statues she covers in her book. The statue is titled "Nora Folk."
From Nadine To Nelson
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, receives the Ambassador of Conscience Award from Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, left, at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 1, 2006. Gordimer described Mandela as one of the greatest men of the 20th century and a man who, through his leadership and dedication to justice and equality, put morality back into government.
A Solzhenitsyn Legacy
Natalya Solzhenitsyn holds a book at a news conference in Moscow on Nov. 16, 2006. Alexander Solzhenitsyn's wife and editor presented the initial three volumes of the first full collection of his works to be published in Russia, a country still struggling with the legacy of the oppressive era he documented.
About That Ending
British writer Philippa Gregory speaks at a Dallas bookstore on Oct. 2, 2006, during a stop on her U.S. book tour. Gregory says that to write good historical fiction, one must forget that the ending is a foregone conclusion.
Novelist With Promise
Novelist Sefi Ransome-Kuti, whose pen name is Sefi Atta, poses with one of her books at her home in Meridian, Miss., on Oct. 12, 2006. Earlier this year, her "Everything Good Will Come" won the first Soyinka Prize, established in Nigeria to honor the Nobel laureate and judged by Africans.
Star Gets 'Inspired'
Star Jones Reynolds arrives at a stage production called "Inspired By ... The Bible Experience: New Testament" in Los Angeles on Nov. 15, 2006. The title refers to the new audio Bible released by Zondervan. In the world of audio books, it's a smash. It has been at or near the No. 1 spot among the best-selling books listed on Wal-Mart's Web site since its early fall release.
Daddy On TV
Kale Timmons, 1, left, and brother Colvin Timmons, 3, play with the book "The Flag We Love," in front of the television while their father, Travis Timmons, reads the book on video on Nov. 11, 2006, at the Timmons home in Coshocton, Ohio. A national literacy program is giving soldiers in Iraq a chance to read to their young children back home through video recordings.
Down Mexico Way
Writer Tomas Eloy Martinez of Argentina speaks during a conference on the Guadalajara International Book Fair at Guadalajara's Expo on Nov. 26, 2006.
More From Mexico
Writer Guillermo Arriaga listens to actor Diego Luna, left, during a presentation of his book, "El Bufalo de la Noche," during the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Nov. 27, 2006.
Meeting Of Literary Minds
Mexican writer Carlos Monsivais, second left, smiles as he is greeted by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago, left, of Portugal, Colombia's Gabriel Garcia Marquez, second right and South Africa's Nadine Gordimer, far right, during the opening ceremony of the Guadalajara International Book Fair on Nov. 25, 2006.
One For The Holidays
OK. So they are not exactly book "people," but they sure are cute! They are the stars "I'll be Home for Christmas," a new hour-long holiday special based on the best-selling Toot & Puddle book series by Holly Hobbie.