In the past few years, the character of Iron Man has become more central to the Marvel Comics universe than before.

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 3, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

NEW YORK Nearly two years after Star Jones left "The View" on rocky terms, the 46-year-old TV personality has criticized former boss Barbara Walters for writing about her.

"The Girl on the Fridge" by Etgar Keret; Farrar, Straus & Giroux ($12)

FRESNO, Calif. After his acclaimed first book of short stories was published in 1934, William Saroyan sent a letter to Random House asking: "Do you think it would help any if I was photographed swinging on a trapeze?"

Maybe it's because she's a mother to three boys; maybe it's just because she's a compassionate person. But Stephenie Meyer loves to see the good in people - even the "bad guys."

"The Story of a Marriage" by Andrew Sean Greer; Farrar, Straus and Giroux ($22)

"The Hollow" by Nora Roberts; Jove ($7.99, paperback)

MADISON, Wis. Shaking hands with Tom Farley Jr., I don't quite see the resemblance to Chris.

LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles gang member who wrote a critically praised autobiography behind bars has been sentenced to six years in state prison for a 2006 carjacking.

NEW YORK A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most.

NEW YORK Prince the musical auteur is becoming an author.

NEW YORK No one doubts she's hard-driving. But she has never learned to drive, Barbara Walters reveals in her new memoir, "Audition."

NEW YORK National Geographic won three National Magazine Awards on Thursday including general excellence, the industry's top honor, while Vanity Fair picked up two.

Books make great gifts for moms, and I highly recommend "Daufuskie Island," originally published in 1982 by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. This visual diary of sorts offers a 25th Anniversary Edition of stunning photographs that tell a unique story through the powerful lens of a camera.

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, April 26, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide.

NEW YORK A book about the rise and stunning decline of former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, co-authored by the makers of a book and documentary about the fall of Enron, is being published by Penguin Group (USA), Penguin imprint Portfolio announced Wednesday.

NEW YORK Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles with cancer and substance abuse, is writing a memoir, "Straw," that will come out in 2009, publisher Ecco announced Wednesday

Space operas return to bookshelves as Peter F. Hamilton takes readers into "The Dreaming Void" (Del Rey; $27), the first book of a new trilogy (though it looks back to "Pandora's Star" and "Judas Unchained").