‘Bud’ Shrake, co-author of best-selling ‘Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book,’ dies at 77

September 30th, 2009 ERIC BANA was lucky to land the lead in THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE - because the original novel's author wanted ADRIEN BRODY for the role. Audrey Niffenegger penned the best-selling book the hit film, starring Bana and Rachel McAdams, was based on.

September 30th, 2009 Palin already a best-sellerNEW YORK — Sarah Palin finished her book quickly and became a best seller even faster. Just two days after HarperCollins announced that the release of Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue," had been moved up from the spring to Nov.

September 25th, 2009 Father of the late Tim Russert dies in NY at 85BUFFALO, N.Y. — The father of the late "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert has died in Buffalo, N.Y.

September 15th, 2009 Vidal, Eggers to receive honorary awardsNEW YORK — Congratulations, Gore Vidal. The author, playwright and political commentator will receive an honorary National Book Award medal this fall for "Distinguished Contribution to American Letters." Vidal, who turns 84 next month, is known for such best sellers as "Burr" and "Lincoln," and for the play "The Best Man." Award organizers also announced Tuesday that Dave Eggers, 39, will be presented the "Literarian Award" for community service.

August 17th, 2009 Comedian Steve Harvey joins 'Good Morning America'NEW YORK — ABC says comedian Steve Harvey is joining "Good Morning America" for reports on family and relationship topics. Harvey's first segment is scheduled for Wednesday's broadcast.

July 30th, 2009 Coroner: Heart disease killed author HarrisLOS ANGELES — A coroner's official says heart disease, complicated by high blood pressure and a hardening of the arteries, is what killed author E. Lynn Harris last week.

July 24th, 2009 Author seeks court OK to publish Salinger spinoffNEW YORK — A Swedish author has asked a federal appeals court in New York to let him publish a book he claims is a parody of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye." Fredrik Colting was blocked by a federal judge earlier this month from publishing in the United States his novel "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye." Colting said in his appeal filed Thursday that the judge erred in concluding that his book infringed Salinger's copyright.

July 1st, 2009 Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff bookNEW YORK — A federal judge has ruled that a Swedish author cannot publish in the United States a book he wrote that was advertised as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher In The Rye." Judge Deborah Batts issued her ruling Wednesday after hearing arguments in a lawsuit brought by the 90-year-old Salinger against the publishers of "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye." The book was scheduled to be published in the United States this summer.

June 24th, 2009 Author acknowledges lifting Wiki materialNEW YORK — The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work. Chris Anderson, known for the influential business book "The Long Tail," said he was mistaken for using passages — without attribution — that closely resembled material from Wikipedia and other sources included in his latest release, "Free: The Future of a Radical Price." "This is entirely my own screwup, and will be corrected," Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, wrote on his blog Wednesday.

June 24th, 2009 Elisabeth Hasselbeck: No merit to plagiarism claimBOSTON — "The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck says a claim that she plagiarized parts of her best-selling diet book is "without merit." Hasselbeck defended her book "The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide" on Wednesday, speaking to the camera briefly just before the first break on the ABC daytime show. Susan Hassett, a self-published author on Cape Cod, alleges in the lawsuit filed in Massachusetts that Hasselbeck lifted content from her book on celiac disease "word for word." It doesn't cite specific examples.

June 23rd, 2009 'View' co-host Hasselbeck is accused of plagiarismBOSTON — Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a co-host of ABC's "The View," has been accused of plagiarism. A lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts alleges that Hasselbeck lifted "word for word" content from a book on celiac disease written by a self-published author on Cape Cod.

May 14th, 2009 Rafael Escalona, vallenato legend, dies at 81BOGOTA — Rafael Escalona, the prolific composer and performer of vallenato classics that define the Colombian-born genre, has died of cancer. He was 81. His son and namesake confirmed Escalona's death on Wednesday at a hospital in the Colombian capital.

May 9th, 2009 Bud Shrake, co-author of golf best-seller, diesDALLAS — Bud Shrake, the co-author of "Harvey Penick's Little Red Book" who was known to have had drinks with Jack Ruby and was the longtime companion of former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, died Friday.

May 6th, 2009 NC woman who spent 61 years in iron lung diesRALEIGH, N.C. — A woman who spent 61 years in an iron lung yet graduated from college and wrote a book about her life has died at her North Carolina home.

May 4th, 2009 Beck is Back, with 3 booksNEW YORK — Glenn Beck loves the publishing game. The conservative commentator and best-selling author has reached an agreement with Simon & Schuster for a series of books — fiction and nonfiction, for young and for old, in a variety of formats — the publisher announced Monday.