Book Tour Highlights

Paul McCartney reads passages from "High in the Clouds," a children's fantasy book he co-authored, to students from Fairburn Elementary School, at a Borders bookstore in Los Angeles Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney reads passages from "High in the Clouds," a children's fantasy book he co-authored, at a book-signing session at a Borders Books and Music store in Los Angeles Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005.

Billy Crystal

Actor Billy Crystal poses with a copy of his new book "700 Sundays" at a book signing at Duttons Beverly Hills on Nov. 4, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The book is based on his Tony-winning Broadway show.

Jayne Meadows

Jayne Meadows Allen and Ben Alba autograph books at the Los Angeles launch of Alba's "INVENTING LATE NIGHT: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show" at Dutton's Beverly Hills Books on Nov. 4, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor waits for an autograph from Jayne Meadows Allen and Ben Alba at the launch of Alba's "INVENTING LATE NIGHT: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show" at Dutton's Beverly Hills Books on Nov. 4, 2005, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Kim Cattrall

Actress Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha in the series "Sex and the City," arrives for a press conference for her book "Sexual Intelligence" Nov. 3, 2005, in Berlin, Germany.

Martha Stewart

Domestic diva Martha Stewart signs copies of her new book, "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook" at Williams-Sonoma at Columbus Circle in New York on Nov. 4, 2005.

Maya Angelou

Poet Maya Angelou was honored at a reception hosted by Women In Film and the Hallmark Channel Nov. 15, 2005, at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles.

Michelin Guide

Eric Ripert signs a Michelin Guide for a fan at the release of the hotly anticipated Michelin Guide to New York City at the Guggenheim Museum on Nov. 2, 2005, in New York.

Doug Gresham

Doug Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," reads the book to children Tuesday at Beverly Center in Los Angeles. The event kicked off the film's interactive "Snow Globe Experience," unveiled at 11 Taubman shopping centers around the U.S.

Nicole Richie

Singer Lionel Richie and his daughter, actress Nicole Richie, pose with Nicole's new book "The Truth About Diamonds" at the book signing ceremony at the Virgin Mega Store in New York's Times Square on Nov. 10, 2005.

Petra Nemcova

Model Petra Nemcova signs copies of her book, "Love Always, Petra," during the Lord & Taylor Christmas window unveiling Nov. 15, 2005, in New York.

German actor Rufus Beck smiles during a press conference at Dussmann bookstore on Nov. 8, 2005, in Berlin, Germany. Beck voices the children's audio book "Der kleine Nick".

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter, screen star of the 1950s and '60s, signs a copy of his book, "Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star," for Jim Pullen at the Left Bank Books store Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, in St. Louis.

Tab Hunter, the 1950s and '60s movie star, talks with fans at a signing for his new book "Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star," at Left Bank Books, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, in St. Louis. In his memoir, Hunter writes about being a closeted gay actor in 1950s Hollywood.

Todd English

Celebrity chef Todd English signs one of his cookbooks for a fan during a book signing and cooking exhibit in the culinary store Sur La Table in New York, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005. English was among a group of chefs brought in to sign cookbooks and hand out recipe samples.

Actor Matthew Modine, right, (R) and Steven Toia, vice president of sales for David Chu Design, pose in David Chu's boutique at Sak's Fifth Avenue while promoting Modine's new book "Full Metal Jacket Diary" on Nov. 17, 2005, in New York.