Brandeis hosts literary luncheonThe 2005 Brandeis University National Women's Committee features five authors for the 15th annual Book and Author Luncheon to be held March 24 at The Phoenician.Larry King, CNN's premier host and correspondent, will speak, as will local author Harvey Mackay. Arizona Republic columnist Kathy Shayna Shockett will moderate. In addition to a presentation by the authors, there will be several boutiques and a Chinese raffle. Following is a sampling from the luncheon's literary menu. Ari Fleischer "Taking Heat" (William Morrow, $26.95 hardcover) Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer offers insight into who President Bush is and how he conducts his affairs, with never-before-heard quotes and anecdotes, particularly on the Middle East peace process and the Iraq war. It's also a book about the White House press corps and the news industry - how news gets made and how news gets reported. Peter S. Greenberg "Hotel Secrets from the Travel Detective" (Villard Books, $14.95 paperback) Greenberg is currently the travel editor for NBC's "Today Show" and the chief correspondent for Discovery Networks and the Travel Channel. Greenberg is also the author of the recent New York Times bestseller, "The Travel Detective," which reveals secrets the airlines, hotels, cruise lines and car rental agencies want to keep secret. Karin Slaughter "Indelible" (William Morrow, $24.95 hardcover) Her last name should have given her a clue, but Slaughter, 33, spent a decade collecting rejection slips for historical novels before she turned to crime fiction. Her new book, which is selected for the Book of the Month and Doubleday Book Club, continues a series based in a small Southern college town, not unlike her hometown, Jonesboro, Ga. Slaughter currently resides in Atlanta. Linda Bloodworth Thomason "Liberating Paris" (William Morrow, $24.95 hardcover) Thomason's debut novel is about a town that has had its heart cut out by losing its Main Street and focuses on six best friends and the year each one turns 40. She might best be known as an official FOB - Friend of Bill, as in former President Bill Clinton. Thomason began her career as the first woman to write for the hit television show "M*A*S*H." She and her husband Harry Thomason collaborated on "Designing Women" and other successful TV shows and were co-chairs of Clinton's first inaugural in 1993. Stephen White "Missing Persons" (Dutton, $24.95 hardcover) White's 13th book, featuring Boulder, Colo.-based clinical psychologist Alan Gregory, went on sale earlier this month. In this novel, Gregory must solve the mystery of the sudden death of a fellow therapist. A Long Island, N.Y., native, White is a graduate of UC Berkeley and now resides with his family in Denver.
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