Happy Holidays!!! Happy New Year!!!

I am signing off until the new year. A new front page on our web site is being launched mid-January, my blog will then move to our web site address. Until January, have a safe and happy holiday season.

Edmund

Media News

*Friday morning on the Today Show: Rick Warren, author of The Purpose of Christmas (Howard Books, $17.99, 9781416559009/1416559000).

*Friday on the Diane Rehm Show, in repeat: Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone (Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414497/0375414495).

*Friday on Tavis Smiley: Mitch Albom, author of Have a Little Faith (Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728/0786868724).

*Friday night on the Jay Leno Show, in a repeat: Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, authors of Read All About It! (HarperCollins, $18.89, 9780061560767/0061560766).

News Media

*Today on Fox News' Glenn Beck: Richard Paul Evans, author of The Christmas List (Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9781439150009/1439150001).

*Tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Jeffrey Ross, author of I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges (Simon Spotlight, $24.99, 9781439101407/143910140X).

*Tomorrow morning on Morning Edition: Larry McMurtry, author of Literary Life: A Second Memoir (Simon & Schuster, $24, 9781439159934/1439159939).

*Tomorrow on the Joy Behar Show: Steve Ward and JoAnn Ward, authors of Crash Course in Love (VH1, $17.99, 9781439177334/1439177333).

*Tomorrow on Oprah: Sarah Palin, author of Going Rogue (HarperCollins, $28.99, 9780061997877/0061939897).

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Bruce Feiler, author of America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story (Morrow, $26.99, 9780060574888/0060574887).

*Tomorrow night on Larry King Live: E. Benjamin Skinner, author of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery (Free Press, $16, 9780743290081/0743290089).

*Tomorrow night on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Lance Armstrong, author of Comeback 2.0 (Touchstone, $27.99, 9781439173145/1439173141).

Media News

Today on Dr. Phil: Mitch Albom, author of Have a Little Faith (Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728/0786868724). Albom is also on the Bonnie Hunt Show today and on the Today Show tomorrow morning

*Tonight on the Colbert Report: Nicholas A. Christakis, author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives (Little, Brown, $25.99, 9780316036146/0316036145).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Emma McLaughlin, co-author of Nanny Returns (Atria, $25, 9781416585671/1416585672).

*Tomorrow on the Tavis Smiley Show: Ann Louise Bardach, author of Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington (Scribner, $28, 9781416551508/1416551506).

*Tomorrow on the Bonnie Hunt Show: Deepak Chopra, author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You (Harmony, $25, 9780307452337/0307452336).

*Tomorrow night on Larry King Live: Joel Osteen, author of It's Your Time (Free Press, $25, 9781439100110/143910011X).

Media News

Tomorrow on ABC's World News: Max Cleland, author of Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove (Simon & Schuster, $26, 9781439126059).

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: Mitch Albom, author of Have a Little Faith (Hyperion, $23.99, 9780786868728/0786868724).

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Roger G. Kennedy, author of When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy (Rizzoli, $75, 9780847830893/0847830896).

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Thomas Mallon, author of Yours Ever: People and Their Letters (Pantheon, $26.95, 9780679444268/0679444262).

*Tomorrow on Ellen: Howie Mandel, author of Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me (Bantam, $25, 9780553807868/0553807862)

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves (Viking, $32.95, 9780670021253/0670021253).

*Tomorrow night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Jon Bon Jovi, author of Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful (Collins, $30, 9780061864155/0061864153).

*Also on Late Night: Susie Essman, author of What Would Susie Say?: Bullsh*t Wisdom About Love, Life and Comedy (Simon & Schuster, $25, 9781439150177/1439150176).

*Tomorrow night on the Late Show with David Letterman: Maryjean Ballner, author of Cat Massage: A Whiskers to Tail Guide to Your Cat's Ultimate Petting Experience (St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312154929/0312154925) and Dog Massage: A Whiskers-to-Tail Guide to Your Dog's Ultimate Petting Experience (St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312267278/0312267274).

BookNet's Top 20 Canadian Titles

The following Canadian titles – a mix of fiction and non-fiction – are the big sellers going into the final stretch of the Christmas shopping season. For the two weeks ending Nov. 29, 2009:

1. The Bishop’s Man, Linden MacIntyre(Random House Canada, $32 cl, 9780307357069)
2. Playing with Fire, Theo Fleury and Kirstie McLellan Day(HarperCollins Canada, $32.99 cl, 9781554682393)
3. All of Me, Anne Murray and Michael Posner(Knopf Canada, $35 cl, 9780307398444)
4. A Soldier First, Rick Hillier(HarperCollins Canada, $34.99 cl, 9781554684915)
5. What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell(Little, Brown/H.B. Fenn and Company, $34.99 cl, 9780316075848)
6. The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill(HarperCollins Canada, $24.95 pa, 9781554681563)
7. Canadian Living: the Slow Cooker Collection, Elizabeth Baird(Transcontinental Books, $22.95 pa, 9780980992458)
8. Bravo! Best of Bridge Cookbook, Sally Vaughan-Johnston(Robert Rose, $29.95 spiral, 9780778802204)
9. Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, 1968-2000, John English(Knopf Canada, $39.95 cl, 9780676975239)
10. 100 Photos That Changed Canada(HarperCollins Canada, $45 cl, 9781554684977)
11. The Shack, William P. Young(Windblown Media/Hachette, $15.99 pa, 9780964729230)
12. Extreme Vinyl Café, Stuart Mclean(Viking Canada, $36 cl, 9780670064472)
13. The Best of Chef at Home, Michael Smith(Whitecap Books/H.B. Fenn, $29.95 cl, 9781552859841)
14. Don Cherry’s Hockey Stories and Stuff, Don Cherry(Doubleday Canada, $29.95 pa, 9780385666756)
15. The Golden Mean, Annabel Lyon(Random House Canada, $32.95 cl, 9780307356208)
16. The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood(McClelland & Stewart, $32.99 cl, 9780771008443)
17. The Mistress of Nothing, Kate Pullinger(McArthur & Company, $24.95 pa, 9781552787984)
18. Gretzky’s Tears, Stephen Brunt(Knopf Canada, $34.95 cl, 9780307397294)
19. Love You Forever, Robert Munsch; Sheila McGraw, illus.(Firefly Books, $5.95 pa, 9780920668375)
20. One on One, Peter Mansbridge(Random House Canada, $35 cl, 9780307357847)

Media News

*Today on CNN's Campbell Brown: Walter Isaacson, author of American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane (Simon & Schuster, $25.99, 9781439180648/1439180644).

*Today on the Laura Ingraham Show: William J. Bennett, author of The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas (Howard Books, $16.99, 9781416567462/1416567461). Bennett is also on Hannity tomorrow.

*Today on the Wendy Williams Show: Steven Ward and JoAnn Ward, authors of Crash Course in Love (VH1, $17.99, 9781439177334/1439177333).

*Today on the View: Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, authors of YOU: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy (Free Press, $26.99, 9781416572367/1416572368).

*Tonight on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Howie Mandel, author of Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me (Bantam, $25, 9780553807868/0553807862).

*Also on Tonight: Deepak Chopra, author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You (Harmony, $25, 9780307452337/0307452336).

*Tomorrow on Oprah, in a repeat: Mackenzie Phillips, author of High on Arrival (Simon Spotlight, $25.99, 9781439153857/143915385X).

*Tomorrow on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Mike Huckabee, author of A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit (Sentinel HC, $19.95, 9781595230621/1595230629).

Media News

*Tomorrow on the CBS Early Show: Jon Scieszka, author of Robot Zot (S&S Books for Young Readers, $17.99, 9781416963943/1416963944) will host the "Children's Book Recommendations" segment live at the FAO Schwarz store in New York City.

*Tomorrow on Morning Edition Saturday: Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon discuss Ounce Dice Trice by Alastair Reid and Ben Shahn (New York Review Children's Collection, $15.95, 9781590173206/1590173201).

*On CBS Sunday Morning: Matteo Pericoli, author of The City Out My Window: 63 Views on New York (Simon & Schuster, $21.99, 9781416569909/1416569901).

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Grace Lin, author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown, $16.99, 978036114271/0316114278). Al Roker selected this book as his December pick on October 23.

*Tomorrow morning on the Early Show: Jaden Hair, creator of steamykitchen.com and author of The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight's Dinner (Tuttle Publishing, $27.95, 9780804840286/0804840288).

Media News

*Tomorrow on Live with Regis & Kelly: Lance Armstrong, author of Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal (Touchstone, $27.99, 9781439173145/1439173141).

&Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Greg Mortenson, author of Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Viking, $26.95, 9780670021154/0670021156).

*Tomorrow on the View: Mike Huckabee, author of A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit (Sentinel, $19.95, 9781595230621/1595230629).

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Malcolm Gladwell, author of What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (Little, Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848/0316075841).

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart Show: David Carter, author of White Noise: A Pop-up Book for Children of All Ages (Little Simon, $22.99, 9781416940944/1416940944), who will help Martha create a holiday pop-up centerpiece.

Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Michael Specter, author of Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives (Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594202308/1594202303).

BookNet's Top Books on Sports

Gear up for the Vancouver Winter Olympics with these top 20 bestselling sports and recreation titles. For the two weeks ending Nov. 22, 2009:

1. Gretzky’s Tears, Stephen Brunt(Knopf Canada, $34.95 cl, 9780307397294)
2. Canada’s Olympic Hockey History, 1920–2010, Andrew Podnieks(Key Porter, $40 pa, 9781551683232)
3. The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons(Random House Canada, $37 cl, 9780345511768)
4. Why the Leafs Suck and How They Can Be Fixed, Al Strachan(HarperCollins Canada, $22.99 pa, 9781554685462)
5. Hockey Dad, Bob McKenzie(John Wiley & Sons Canada, $29.95 cl, 9780470159392)
6. Leafs AbomiNation, David Feschuk, Michael Grange(Random House Canada, $19.67 pa, 9780307357762)
7. NHL Official Guide and Record Book 2010(Triumph Books/Monarch Books of Canada, $29.95 pa, 9781894801164)
8. Curl to Win, Russ Howard(HarperCollins Canada, $29.99 cl, 9780002008488)
9. Survive! Les Stroud(HarperCollins Canada, $21.95 pa, 9780002008860)
10. The Montreal Canadiens, D’Arcy Jenish(Doubleday Canada, $22 pa, 9780385663250)
11. Jacques Plante, Todd Denault(McClelland & Stewart, $32.99 cl, 9780771026331)
12. Survive! Ultimate Edition, Les Stroud(HarperCollins Canada, $34.99 pa, 9781554686377)13. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer(Knopf Canada, $9.99 mm, 9780307475251)
14. Home Ice, Lorna Schultz Nicholson(H.B. Fenn, $25 pa, 9781551683256)
15. Got Fight? Forrest Griffin, Erich Krauss(HarperCollins Canada, $31.50 cl, 9780061721717)16. TSN 25 Years(John Wiley & Sons Canada, $39.95 cl, 9780470736487)
17. Searching for Bobby Orr, Stephen Brunt(Knopf Canada, $22 pa, 9780676976526)
18. Saskatchewan Roughriders, Robert Lorin Calder (Centax Books & Distribution, $54.95 cl, 9781897010617)

Media News

Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: Julie Powell, author of Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession (Little, Brown, $24.99, 9780316003360/0316003360).

Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Lance Armstrong, author of Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal (Touchstone, $27.99, 9781439173145/1439173141).

Media News

*This morning on Good Morning America: Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz, authors of YOU: Having a Baby: The Owner's Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy (Free Press, $26.99, 9781416572367/1416572368).

*This morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe: James Bradley, author of The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War (Little, Brown, $29.99, 9780316008952/0316008958).---This morning Morning Edition will dedicate an episode to audiobooks with Neil Gaiman, author of The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780060530921/0060530928).

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: a conversation with Wendell Berry.-

*Today on Talk of the Nation: Charlie Murphy, author of The Making of a Stand-Up Guy (Simon Spotlight, $24.99, 9781439123140/1439123144).

*Today on the View: Deepak Chopra, author of Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You (Harmony, $25, 9780307452337/0307452336).

*Today on CNN's Joy Behar Show: Jeffrey Ross, author of I Only Roast the Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges (Simon Spotlight, $24.99, 9781439101407/143910140X).

*Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: David Bianculli, author of Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" (Touchstone, $24.99, 9781439101162/1439101167).

*Also on GMA: Howie Mandel, author of Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me (Bantam, $25, 9780553807868/0553807862).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Chesley Sullenberger, author of Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters (Morrow, $25.99, 9780061924682/0061924687).

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart Show: Alexandra Horowitz, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (Scribner, $27, 9781416583400/1416583408).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Thomas Friedman, author of Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America (Picador, $16, 9780312428921/0312428928).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: Sherman Alexie, author of War Dances (Grove Press, $23, 9780802119193/0802119190).

*Tomorrow night on the Late Show with David Letterman, in a repeat: Guy Fieri, author of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip... with Recipes! (Morrow, $19.95, 9780061724886/0061724882).

Media News

*Friday on the Today Show: Lee Eisenberg, author of Shoptimism: Why the American Consumer Will Keep on Buying No Matter What (Free Press, $26, 9780743296250/0743296257).

*Friday on the Diane Rehm Show: Steve Roberts, author of From Every End of This Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America (Harper, $25.99, 9780061245619/0061245615).

*Friday night on the Jay Leno Show: Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, authors of Read All About It! (HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780061560750/0061560758).

*Saturday on NBC's Weekend Today: Glynis McCants, author of Love by the Numbers (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $21.99, 9781402224492/1402224494).

Hachette Book Group Canada News

EATING ANIMALS by Jonathan Safran Foer had some terrific Canadian coverage this weekend, including rave reviews in THE GLOBE AND MAIL on Nov 14 and THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS on Nov 15 and will be interviewed next week for CBC RADIO ONE - THE SUNDAY EDITION (with guest host Kevin Sylvester) out of CBC’s NY studio. The 30 minute interview is scheduled to air around 9 am on Nov 29.
Review quotes as follows:
o “Now, having read Jonathan Safran Foer's book (twice), I am relieved to report I like it even better… How terrific that he has emerged with an accessible, snappily written work destined for mainstream media focus and a wide readership… What Foer contributes is his uniquely arresting ability to convey unspeakable descriptions and first-person accounts of how food animals live and die.” —The Globe and Mail
o “[A] wide-ranging, personal and effective exploration of how meat gets to our mouths -- and whether it should at all…” —Winnipeg Free Press

Michael Connelly had a half page profile in the TORONTO STAR’s Entertainment section on Nov 14 (highest circ. newspaper in Canada).

Malcolm Gladwell discussed his latest national bestseller, WHAT THE DOG SAW, on CBC Radio’s THE CURRENT (national radio) on Nov 18. Listen to the full 30 minute interview HERE (part 3). He also had interviews last week with THE GLOBE AND MAIL and CANADIAN BUSINESS MAGAZINE (print dates tbc).

Gail Collins and her recently published book, WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED, are praised in the Dec issue of CHATELAINE MAGAZINE, on newsstands now: “The consensus at Chatelaine is that Gail Collins can do no wrong…”

THE HORSE BOY documentary premiered in Canada on Nov 13. The film has had fantastic reviews in numerous media outlets, including the TORONTO STAR, NATIONAL POST, METRO NEWS, TRIBUTE.CA, CTV.CA, EYE WEEKLY. The TORONTO STAR gave the film 3 of 4 stars, and said it “ succeeds both as a provocative inquiry into the mysteries of autism and as a true-life adventure tale.” All this movie publicity is giving Rupert Isaacson’s book of the same name a nice publicity push, as many of the reviews also mention the book. Note as well that NOW MAGAZINE, a Toronto alt weekly, ran a contest and we provided books as prizing.

Sue Johnson, author of HOLD ME TIGHT, had a feature interview Nov 12 on CBC Radio’s IDEAS (national radio). Her book has been out since April 2008 and remains ranked close to the top 100 on Amazon.ca.

JULIE POWELL, author of CLEAVING (Little Brown, Dec), will be interviewed next week in New York by GLOBE AND MAIL Life columnist Sarah Hampson. The interview is schedule to run just after the pub date – around Dec 3/4/5 (date TBC).

UPCOMING AUTHOR TOURS:
SANJAY GUPTA / CHEATING DEATH (Grand Central)
· November 16, TORONTO – speaking event
NICOLE WILLIAMS / GIRL ON TOP (Center Street)
November 25, TORONTO – media day
She has interviews with THE GLOBE AND MAIL, the NATIONAL POST, BUSINESS NEWS NETWORK, and NEWSTALK 1010.
HAROLD EVANS / MY PAPER CHASE (Little Brown)
December 8, TORONTO – Bob Ramsay Luncheon, media day
Interviews are confirmed with: CBC RADIO ONE - THE CURRENT, CBC TV - THE HOUR, TORONTO STAR, TVONTARIO - Allan Gregg in Conversation, and the NATIONAL POST will review the book in Phil Marchand’s literary column. Media is very interested so lots more to come!
MITCH JOEL / SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION (Business Plus)
March 9, CALGARY – The Power Within


RECENT CANADIAN MEDIA HITS (alphabetical by title, national media):
BIG MAN / Clarence Clemons (Grand Central)
· METRO NEWS, AP story, 11/12
· GUELPH MERCURY, AP story, 11/13
· KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD, AP story, 11/12
EATING ANIMALS / Jonathan Safran Foer (Little Brown)
· THE GLOBE AND MAIL, review, 11/14
· CALGARY HERALD, interview, 11/15
· WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, review, 11/15
HOLD ME TIGHT / Sue Johnson (Little Brown)
· CBC RADIO (national), Ideas, interview, 11/12
NINE DRAGONS / Michael Connelly (Little Brown)
· TORONTO STAR, profile, 11/15
· WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, review, 11/15
PERMISSION SLIPS / Sherri Shepherd (Grand Central)
· CALGARY HERALD, review, 11/5
SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION / Mitch Joel (Business Plus)
· MARKETING MAGAZINE, mention, 11/9
THE HORSE BOY / Rupert Isaacson (Little Brown)
· TORONTO STAR, movie review, 11/13
· METRO NEWS, movie review, 11/12
· WINDSOR STAR, movie review, 11/13
· TRIBUTE.CA, movie review, 11/13
· CTV.CA, movie review, 11/16
· NATIONAL POST, movie review, 11/12
· EYE WEEKLY (Toronto), movie review, 11/12
THE MONUMENTS MEN / Robert M. Edsel (Center Street)
· TORONTO STAR, review, 11/8
TWILIGHT SAGA / Stephenie Meyer (LBYR)
· CALGARY HERALD, New Moon article, 11/16
· VANCOUVER SUN, New moon article, 11/13
· WINDSOR STAR, 11/13
· REGINA LEADER POST, 11/13
· VANCOUVER SUN, 11/13
· EDMONTON JOURNAL, 11/14
· CALGARY HERALD, New moon article, 11/14
· VANCOUVER PROVINCE, 11/14
· EDMONTON JOURNAL, 11/14
· HALIFAX CHRONICLE HERALD, 11/14
· CHATELAINE MAGAZINE, movie mention, Dec issue
· REGINA LEADER POST, 11/10
· WINDSOR STAR, 11/10
· EDMONTON JOURNAL, 11/10
· NATIONAL POST, 11/9
· METRO NEWS, 11/9
· TRIBUTE, 11/16/09
· TORONTO STAR, 11/7
· EDMONTON JOURNAL, 11/3
· THE GLOBE AND MAIL, 11/16
WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED / Gail Collins (Little Brown)
· CHATELAINE MAGAZINE, review, Dec issue

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: Heidi Montag, author of How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press, and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture (Grand Central, $19.99, 9780446555913/0446555916).

*Today on Oprah: Sarah Palin, author of Going Rogue: An American Life (HarperCollins, $28.99, 9780061939891/0061939897). Tomorrow ABC News begins airing parts of a Barbara Walters interview with Palin.

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Alan Sipress, author of The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic (Viking, $27.95, 9780670021277/067002127X).

*Today on the View: Joseph Califano, author of How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents (Fireside, $15, 9781439156315/143915631X).

*Tonight on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan (Pantheon, $26, 9780307378798/0307378799).

*Tonight on the Colbert Report: Paul Goldberger, author of Why Architecture Matters (Yale University Press, $26, 9780300144307/030014430X).

*Tonight on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: They Might Be Giants, authors of Kids Go! (Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9780743272759/0743272757).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Carrie Fisher, author of Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster, $13.99, 9781439153710/143915371X).

*Tomorrow on Rachael Ray: Jorge Posada and Laura Posada, authors of Fit Home Team: The Posada Family Guide to Health, Exercise, and Nutrition the Inexpensive and Simple Way (Atria, $25, 9781439109311/1439109311).

*Tomorrow on Fox News's Hannity: Vince Flynn, author of Pursuit of Honor (Atria, $27.99, 9781416595168/1416595163).

*Tomorrow night on Larry King Live: T.D. Jakes, author of The Memory Quilt: A Christmas Story for Our Times (Atria, $19.99, 9781439170458/1439170452).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: Malcolm Gladwell, author of What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (Little, Brown, $27.99, 9780316075848/0316075841).

ScotiaBank Giller Award Announced!

Canada’s Premier Prize for Fiction Names a Winner - Toronto, ON (November 10, 2009) – Linden MacIntyre has been named the 2009 winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop’s Man, published by Random House Canada. The announcement was made live on Bravo! and BookTelevision at a black-tie dinner and award ceremony that drew nearly 500 members of the publishing, media and arts communities.
The largest annual prize for fiction in the country, the Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $50,000 to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English and $5,000 to each of the finalists.

9780307357069 Random House of Canada, $32.00

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: David Gaus, author of DamGoodSweet: Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style (Taunton Press, $25, 9781600851186/1600851185).

*Tomorrow on the Diane Rehm Show: Ali Eteraz, author of Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061567087/0061567086).

*Tomorrow on Fox News's Hannity: William J. Bennett, author of The True Saint Nicholas: Why He Matters to Christmas (Howard Books, $16.99, 9781416567462/1416567461).

*Tomorrow on the Bonnie Hunt Show: Michael Groover, author of My Delicious Life with Paula Deen (Simon & Schuster, $25, 9781439159996/1439159998) and Paula Deen, author of It Ain't All About the Cookin' (Simon & Schuster, $14, 9781439163351/1439163359). Both authors will also appear tomorrow on Extra.

*Tomorrow night on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Al Gore, author of Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis (Rodale, $26.99, 9781594867347/1594867348).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Jane Goodall, author of Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink (Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446581776/0446581771).

*Tomorrow night on the Colbert Report: Stephen King, author of Under the Dome (Scribner, $35, 9781439148501/1439148503).