Hes sold more than 250 million books but even John Grisham is worried about the future of the printed word in the wake of best-sellers going for as little as $9 at major retailers, and the rise of e-book readers like the Kindle. Its a disaster in the long term, he said Tuesday.

It sounds like a movie plot: a bizarre extortion scheme involving a beautiful wife, her wealthy husband and young lover, and a phony $50,000 ransom demand.

President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is promising to visit more cities than a conventional book tour when her memoir "Going Rogue" is published later this month. She's also trying to line up interviews with Bill O'Reilly, Barbara Walters and Rush Limbaugh.

The legal war between former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers is over. A joint statement released Tuesday says Prejean and the organizers of the pageant reached a confidential settlement on dueling lawsuits.

Marine Maj. Brian Dennis told the heartwarming story of Nubs, a stray mutt he managed to get to the U.S. from Iraq after the dog trekked 75 miles across the war-torn nation to be with his new buddy. No one really knows how he did it, Dennis said. It was just amazing.

How much feline is too much feline in the town of Dudley, Mass.? If you have four of the furry four-legged friends without special dispensation, you've gone too far. The town just made it illegal to own more than three cats without getting a $50 residential kennel license.

Jodie Sweetin was Americas sweetheart when she played Stephanie Tanner on Full House. But she later became a meth addict, even using drugs while pretending to be recovered and warning young people against them. I made some really poor choices, she said.

The stress of a divorce played out in the tabloid press is starting to take a toll not only on Kate Gosselin, but also on her eight children, she said in a new interview. In addition, Gosselin said close, trusted people are cashing in on her story. You tend not to trust, she said.

Your infant is screaming and nothing you do seems to satisfy her. In her book, "Child Sense," child development expert Priscilla J. Dunstan shares how to decode your baby's crying. In this excerpt, she writes about how she learned the language.