Borders Book Club talks with author Elizabeth Gilbert.

Watch bestselling author Sophie Kinsella talk about her latest Becky Bloomwood (now Brandon) adventure, Shopaholic and Baby.

Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind.

Author Lisa Scottoline discussing the story line of her latest book, Think Twice. As a bonus, the author touts the benefits of book clubs or book discussions.

A quick book review by Doris Mousdale of Arcadia Books.

Maggie Stiefvater, author of "Shiver" and "Lament," sits down with Booklist to talk about the challenges of writing paranormal fiction, the strangeness of being called a romance writer, and who would win in a no-holds-barred cage match between homicidal faeries and love-struck werewolves. Also, she shows off the sketch book that has her in trouble with the Department of Homeland Security.

Hear author Steel hold forth about her latest work.

When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, that stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the greatest concentration of wealth and power in America, to attend the imminent funeral of an old family servant.

Steve Bertrand talks with the master of horror about his fascinating career and latest chilling novel, Under the Dome.

Author Lauren Kate discussing her latest book - Fallen. A one-on-one author discussion about the book.

Things are changing fast. Jessie needs new friends. And her quest is a hilarious tour through high school clique-dom, with a surprising stop along the way--the Dungeons and Dragons crowd, who out-nerd everyone. Will hanging out with them make her a nerd, too? And could she really be crushing on a guy with too-short pants and too-white gym shoes? If you go into the wild nerd yonder, can you ever come back?

A Simon and Schuster video of author Geneen Roth discussing her recent book Women Food and God. I think these direct, one-on-one interviews of the author are always valuable - you get a quick insight into the authors purpose behind the book.

Her heroine, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, has fought and quipped her way to the top of the bestseller lists. Janet Evanovich will now take your questions.

You can always count on the PBS NewsHour to provide detailed and interesting information. Here is an interview with Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, explaining his take on the financial crisis.

Meg Cabot, the prolific author of The Princess Diaries series and other books for young readers, talks about teen fiction and the life experiences that inform her work. Growing up, Cabot faced the type of problems that could serve as the plot of any teen novel: her father was an alcoholic. As means of escape, Cabot took to writing, creating fun worlds and experiences for her characters.

An author video in which John Green reads from the novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson, which he wrote with David Levithan. If you've never seen any of John Green's videos before, you're in for a treat.

Steve Bertrand talks with Dan Brown about his latest novel, The Lost Symbol, and his life as the creator of a bestselling phenomenon.

California gubenatorial candidate Mark Poizner's book "Mount Pleasant" recaps his experience of a year of teaching at Mount Pleasant high school. His book has generated considerable dissention - and anger. THis video summarizes the issues, and shows some Mount Pleasant teachers and students "taking on" the author. The footage also includes quotes directly from the author. It certainly may spark some interest in the book.

It's just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery.