This is page 38 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Johnny Depp, Hunter Thompson and the Cannon (2005-05-31): Funerals don't get much weirder than this.

Maureen Dowd: Are Men Necessary? (2005-05-31): Maureen Dowd, following the success of her New York Times bestseller, Bushworld, has turned her focus on sexual politics.

Oprah's Book Club is Back (2005-05-28): It's Back! Oprah has answered authors' prayers and officially announced in her newsletter that Oprah's Book Club will return on June 3rd.

Food Bloggers Unite to Write Book (2005-05-24): Food bloggers are uniting to write a book.

The Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century (2005-05-22): Who has the "power of rhetorical eloquence" in America? That was the question addressed by Stephen E.

Around the World in 80 Dates (2005-05-19): The is some interesting news in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer about Jennifer Cox, the author of Around the World in 80 Dates, which was a bestseller in Britain and has just been released in the U.

Books Find Spiritual Side of Star Wars (2005-05-18): A USA Today article discusses several books that discuss the spiritual side of the blockbuster Star Wars saga.

Read the World Project Promotes Translations (2005-05-17): Booksellers and book publisher are uniting for Read the World, a project to help promote translations worldwide.

Everything Bad Is Good for You? (2005-05-12): Just when you thought you had reached your limit of having yet another expert tell you that everything you do is bad for you, along comes a new book that pooh-poohs all the experts.

Tina Brown and Princess Diana (2005-05-09): Reuters reports that Tina Brown is leaving CNBC to work on her new book about Princess Diana.

The 24 Year Overdue Library Book (2005-05-03): Now that's a really overdue library book.

What Would It Be Like to Be on the Daily Show? (2005-05-03): The Freakonomics author Steven D. Levitt describes what it is like as an author to be on The Daily Show

Journalist Zheng Yichun Stands Trial in China (2005-04-27): The Committee to Protect Journalists reports on the trial of Zheng Yichun, who was tried yesterday in China on charges of "inciting subversion.

Book Sense Names Book Winners (2005-04-25): Book Sense has named this year's winners of the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.

Who Writes Those Letters to the Editor? (2005-04-24): Think that those well-written letters to the editor in your local newspaper are always written by real people? Think again, says the Contra Costa Times.

New Pope Topples Harry Potter From German Bestseller Lists (2005-04-21): Reuters reports that Germans are rushing to the bookstores to read the new Pope's writings.

Bloggers Get Book Deals (2005-04-18): A new USA Today article offers a look at several bloggers who have cut book deals.

No Ghostwriter For Jane Fonda (2005-04-16): Kate Medina, Random House executive editor and editor of the bestelling autobiography of Jane Fonda, My Life So Far swears that Ms.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Books Announced (2005-04-13): The 2005 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced.

Judith Regan Goes Hollywood (2005-04-12): Variety reports that celebrity book publisher Judith Regan is heading for Hollywood to expand her brand in film and TV.