The London court case over The Da Vinci Code is being hailed as one reason for the resurgence in popularity of Dan Brown’s novel.

Bruce Willis has jumped to the defence of controversial author James Frey declaring he was unfairly attacked on Oprah Winfrey's TV show last month.

Oprah Winfrey has angrily laid into an author whose drug abuse memoir she promoted, saying revelations that he had made up parts of it had embarrassed and disappointed her.

A writer whose memoir about drug abuse became a massive bestseller in the US after Oprah Winfrey chose it for her book club has been accused of exaggerating his criminal record in the work.