Children's Book Week is an annual event that began in 1919. Public libraries go all out for this national celebration of children's literature. Activities include creative book cover contests, book readings, sleepovers, author presentations, bumper sticker contests and even a favorite book contest. There's a lot of positive buzz, including my personal praises, about a new children's book titled, "Ancient Egypt: A First Look at People of the Nile," by author and illustrator Bruce Strachan. He successfully resurrects a kingdom that existed two thousand years ago.

In the past few years, the character of Iron Man has become more central to the Marvel Comics universe than before.

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

NEW YORK Nearly two years after Star Jones left "The View" on rocky terms, the 46-year-old TV personality has criticized former boss Barbara Walters for writing about her.

FRESNO, Calif. After his acclaimed first book of short stories was published in 1934, William Saroyan sent a letter to Random House asking: "Do you think it would help any if I was photographed swinging on a trapeze?"

Maybe it's because she's a mother to three boys; maybe it's just because she's a compassionate person. But Stephenie Meyer loves to see the good in people - even the "bad guys."

MADISON, Wis. Shaking hands with Tom Farley Jr., I don't quite see the resemblance to Chris.

LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles gang member who wrote a critically praised autobiography behind bars has been sentenced to six years in state prison for a 2006 carjacking.

NEW YORK A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most.

NEW YORK Prince the musical auteur is becoming an author.

NEW YORK No one doubts she's hard-driving. But she has never learned to drive, Barbara Walters reveals in her new memoir, "Audition."

NEW YORK National Geographic won three National Magazine Awards on Thursday including general excellence, the industry's top honor, while Vanity Fair picked up two.

Books make great gifts for moms, and I highly recommend "Daufuskie Island," originally published in 1982 by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. This visual diary of sorts offers a 25th Anniversary Edition of stunning photographs that tell a unique story through the powerful lens of a camera.

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 26, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

NEW YORK A book about the rise and stunning decline of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, co-authored by the makers of a book and documentary about the fall of Enron, is being published by Penguin Group (USA), Penguin imprint Portfolio announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles with cancer and substance abuse, is writing a memoir, "Straw," that will come out in 2009, publisher Ecco announced Wednesday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. When her husband's 40th birthday approached, Charla Muller wanted just the right gift.

NEW YORK He's so fast, he can even outrun death: Barry Allen, aka The Flash, is speeding back to life 23 years after being killed off.

NEW YORK Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sharing what he has learned in business and government in a new book due out later this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES Miley Cyrus is taking issue with a photo of herself that's going around, and it's not another amateur, truth-or-dare Internet snapshot - it's the handiwork of Annie Leibovitz.

The dream of Cuban independence sparked both hope and resistance. So it seems fitting that the bold mountains of Cuba were the backdrop for some of the most personal poetry ever written.

NEW YORK The owner of the New York Daily News has offered $580 million to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co.