Visitors walk through the Hachette Book Group's exhibition in May at BookExpo America, the annual industry convention in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Isabel Allende has earned laurels for her work in both Chile and the United States. Peter Morgan/AP hide caption
Maurice Sendak stands with a character from his book Where the Wild Things Are in 2002. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
David Quammen's new book is an extended excerpt of his previous one, Spillover, which explored how dangerous pathogens jump from animals to people. Courtesy of David Quammen hide caption
Former President George W. Bush (right) and his father, former President George H.W. Bush, wave as they leave a family wedding in Washington, D.C., in May 2006. Normand Blouin-Pool/Getty Images hide caption