Best-selling children's author GP Taylor, whose own books were threatened with burning in the US, gives his reaction.
" Author of 10 best-selling books, he's been dubbed the "noir prophet" of cyberpunk and "the god of speculative fiction.
Abroad, she was the country's best-known journalist, a prolific author and columnist.
"It's snooping only if we don't tell them we're doing it, " said Scott Steinberg the author of the best-selling "Modern Parent's Guide" series.
But Simon Jenkins, author of a book on England's 1, 000 best houses, points out that the first aristocrats who opened their doors to the prying public were masters at giving the customers what they wanted.
British author Aminatta Forna's novel The Memory of Love has won best book at the Commonwealth Writers' Prize ceremony in Sydney.
Gabriele, one of the pope's closest personal assistants, was convicted in October of aggravated theft for leaking secret papers from the pontiff's personal apartment to an author who included them in a best-selling book.
Fans of the author will love and recognize all the hallmarks of Boyd's best books: a historical thriller, rife with espionage, set in the not-too-distant past, featuring an exotic and exquisitely drawn locale and a cameo from a famous historical figure, in this case Sigmund Freud.
The author outlines their most famous pictures, but she's at her best conjuring up their personalities and often outrageous conduct.
His rise to prominence coincided with his success as the best-selling author of two books, 2004's "Big Russ and Me" and 2006's "Wisdom of Our Fathers, " which documented his journey from blue-collar beginnings to law school to Washington powerhouse.
The cardiothoracic surgeon, best-selling author and self-ordained "America's doctor" parlayed a frequent guest gig on Winfrey's show into a series of his own.
Safe Haven, the latest romantic drama to be drawn from the works of best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, rounds out this week's top five.
Christensen is the Robert Jane Cizik professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School and author or co-author of five books including The New York Times best sellers The Innovator's Dilemma and The Innovator's Solution.
This is Maurice Sendak at 76, as Jennifer Ludden found after a trip into the New England woods to interview the famed author and illustrator of books for young readers, best known for 1964's Where the Wild Things Are.
He is also co-author of The Market Gurus: Stock Investing Strategies You Can Use From Wall Street's Best.
"A crew neck is a more casual American sportswear look and therefore, the American sportswear collar complements it best, " says Mr. Julian, the author of two men's style guides.
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Ray Perman, the author of Hubris: How HBOS Wrecked the Best Bank in Britain, said the commission's criticism was unusual in singling out individuals.
The witty book took the overall prize, while author and Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson took the younger reader's award for her book Best Friends.
BBC: It is the only book award voted for entirely by children
Author Julia Donaldson, who is best known for The Gruffalo and was appointed the new Children's Laureate earlier this week, received the same honour.
Wall Street Meat's author, Andy Kessler, once ran a hedge fund, Velocity Capital, named the country's third-best performer in 1999 by Barron's.
With the Santiago business traveler in mind, CNN asked Lonely Planet's Bridget Gleeson, co- author of Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island Travel Guide, to lend her expertise in selecting the city's best spots.
Hoey and Smith expecting their version to take the place of Mr. Fitzgerald's book, which didn't make much money for the author in his own lifetime but is now on best-seller lists.
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