And today, she still uses a low-tech strategy to crank out each tome. Below, she answers EW’s burning book questions. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What is the first thing ever that you remember writing? Credit: Beowulf Sheehan; Custom House I was proud of my little shelf of self-published books. What is the last book that made you cry? I havent had such a visceral response to a novel in a long time. I am tempted to read this novel again to see if I can figure out how she does it....

Read her insights below. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is the first thing ever that you remember writing? About 20 of those books persist in a Ziploc bag in my daughter’s room in Brooklyn. Credit: Brigitte Lacombe; Knopf Doubleday What is the last book that made you cry? Which book is at the top of your current To-Read list? Where do you write? This summer I’m writing at a writer friend’s desk in Blue Hill, Maine....

1 spot on theNew York Timesbest-seller list last week, a staggering achievement for a literary debut. I would tell a story in this sort of neurotic way, to a gathering of my stuffed animals. It was helpful to prove to my father that I could make money from writing. Credit: Elisabeth Caren for EW; Avid Reader Press/Simon + Schuster What is the last book that made you cry?Lets Hope for the Best, by Carolina Setterwall....

All five seasons ofHighway to Heavenwill follow theAmy Poehlercomedy out on Oct. 31. Heading out the door with it isEmelie, andSleeping with Other People. But there’s a whole slew of fun Halloween content arriving for viewers to enjoy. Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images; Everett Collection (2) Check out the full list of what’s leaving Netflix in Oct. below.

Is there anything as niggling as hearing a song in a TV ad you know you know, but you dontquiteknow enough to name it? Or anything as exhilarating as catching a snippet of a song for the first time that you have to hear again right away? First off: The Palm Pre from Sprint, featuring angular L.A. rockers Io Echos Doorway (thats singer Joanna Gikas vamping in the 3-D phone); you’re free to find the song on iTunes, orstreaming here on their MySpace:...

This is going to be long, but I cant stop myself. [Imagine this next bit said in the movie trailer guys voice.] Wont you come along? Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Can we allpleaseagree that the article he reprinted is NOT A REVIEW?? Im not sure thats even a thesis that should be up for debate. The article is, empirically, NOT A REVIEW. Its essentially a press release. Does it make you more comfortable if we stick to nothing but positivity and bunnies?...

It could be because TV doesnt get more dramatic than Calgarys Battle of the Brians. (Relive it with Boitanos commentary here.) Or that at 44, hes still throwing triples in TV specials like his annualBrian Boitano Skating Spectacular. Credit: Dan Rosenstrauch/Contra Costa Times/ZUMA Press Then catch him in NBCs Music of Seal on Ice on New Years Day.) Or because youre still singing the song What Would Brian Boitano Do?...

Whitney Pastoreksblogging of the eventgot us to thinking about our own best ever festival experiences. My favorite show was probably an outdoor greatest hit setNeil Youngperformed withBooker T. and the MGs. I seem to recall actually starting to weep by the time they got round to performing Powderfinger. Reggae legends Black Uhuru were due to play on the main stage at 3pm. But 3pm came and went with no sign of the Sly and Robbie-led dubmeisters....

Bruce is a direct line to all thats true in this sty world. Or rather, loving him to the point of action. Its like Bruce knows everything Ive ever felt, everything Ive ever wanted, Javed tells Roops. Credit: Nick Wall/Warner Bros. Its all-consuming, elemental, even feral a head-on collision smashing in your guts, man. Theres, of course, the familial aspect. Undoubtedly, many Springsteen fans have found a well of comfort and familiarity in those same father-son issues....

We track down the Spice Girls of the ’80s. They were sugar and spice and made nice rock & roll. Not Ginger, Scary, Baby, et al. (They had mini-reunions in 90 and 94.) It wasnt my first band, like it was for some of them, says bassist Kathy Valentine. And I knew that one band in a million gets to that point. Heres what they did from that point on....

But at its core,The Bacheloretteis so much more than that. But lets not focus on the end result. Weve watched as the Bachelorette made bad choices. Credit: Bob D’Amico/ABC/Getty Images Weve watched as the Bachelorette made the occasional good choice. Dont be fooled by a romantic dance in the middle of a street. Real life isnota fairytale, guys. It doesnt work in the real world. Sometimes, your second pick is really your first pick, even though hes your second pick....

Check here to see how many new episodes are left for these prime-time shows before the writers' strike puts them on involuntary hiatus As of Nov. 16, 2007 0 NEW EPISODES LEFTThe Office(NBC) 2 NEW EPISODES LEFTMy Name Is Earl(NBC)Private Practice(ABC)The Unit(CBS)Two and a Half Men(CBS) 4 NEW EPISODES LEFTBig Shots(ABC)Brothers & Sisters(ABC)Criminal Minds(CBS)Dirty Sexy Money(ABC)Shark(CBS)The Game(The CW)30 Rock(NBC)Til Death(Fox)Womens Murder Club(ABC) 5 NEW EPISODES LEFTBones(Fox)Chuck(NBC)Gossip Girl(The CW)House(Fox)Journeyman(NBC)Prison Break(Fox)Reaper(The CW)Supernatural(The CW)Ugly Betty(ABC)...

Both the YA novel and its audiobook will be available for purchase on Sept. 1. The bookfollows Amal Shahid, a Black, Muslim teenager who has always been an artist and a poet. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words: his art. HarperCollins Its a pretty important and incredible read," Herisse tells EW exclusively in a statement. “This is the first audiobook that Ive ever recorded, so thats really exciting....