A publisher sued MC Hammer for return of a $61,000 advance on a book on fatherhood it says he never delivered.

The death of Pope John Paul II has boosted interest in The Da Vinci Code by novelist Dan Brown. He has been attacked by a leading cardinal for offending the Catholic Church.

The death of Pope John Paul has boosted interest in The Da Vinci Code novelist Dan Brown, an author who has been attacked by a leading cardinal for offending the Catholic church.