"The Demi-Monde: Winter" by Rod Rees; William Morrow ($26.99)

"Big Hugs, Little Hugs"

Meet McKay Jenkins, University of Delaware professor, who's feeling just fine but one day goes to the doctor and learns he has a tumor the size of a navel orange growing in his abdomen.

It's as natural a pairing as steak and baked potato. Americans love their celebrities, and Americans love to eat. So why not celebrity cookbooks?

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday, Feb. 3: