just today james patterson announced that he's launching a book called jimmy patterson. we needed to cover it. we're looking for information on what publishers are doing, authors are doing. very broad spectrum. >> give me a brought understanding of what bookexpo america is? >> an annual trade show held in the left side of manhattan. it's once a year. people in the book trade, all over the worldcom together and find out and to meet and have cultural exchanges. if you were walking today, a very extensive booth from china because they are a special guest of honor. that has proven to be controversial. so that's also become news worthy. certainly something that has been interesting to keep track of. >> so being where book is coming out in the fall, twice a year, so you have online? >> yes, you can. >> you'll be able to download. it's free. you don't have to pay a single can he cent. you can prefer it on your online retailers, amazon, editions available. for convenience you might be able to see. the one we're looking at is the adult trade edition. we do for adult and childrens

for today james patterson announced he is launching a children's book called jimmy patterson, so once i heard that, i knew that was immediately newsworthy and we had to cover it. were looking for information on what publishers are doing, what authors are doing, and anything that falls in that broad-spectrum. >> give me a broad understanding of what eea or book expo is. >> book expo america is the annual trade show for the books industry. it is held at the jacob job is center on the west side of manhattan. it is once a year, it's a it's a place for people in the book trade, not just based in the united states but all of the world to come together and find out what the hottest new titles are for the fall, the winter, and beyond. to meet and have cultural exchanges. if you're walking today you would have seen an extensive booth from china because they are special guest of honor. that in itself has been a little controversy because pan-american center has held counterprogramming protesting china's presence here. that is also become a newsworthy story that has been interesting to keep trac

patterson there. the latest on china. >>> we've got breaking news on former president jimmy carter. sue has the story. >> indeed i do., kelly. and the former president jimmy carter is revealing he has cancer. he says in a statement that the recent liver surgery that he had, which was back in august on 3rd of august revealed he has cancer in other parts of his body. he says i will be rearranging my schedule as necessary to undergo treatment by physicians at emory health care. president carter, 90 years old now, 39th president of the united states from 1977 to 1981. received the nobel peace prize in the year 2002. the carter family, unfortunately, has a long history of various kinds of cancer. he lost both his mother and his father as well as both of his sisters and a brother of pancreatic cancer. he's been undergoing very regular and thorough exams on a yearly basis to make sure he does not develop that disease. and unfortunately at this point, he has. it apareparently started in his liver but now in other parts of his body. we wish him all the best as he undergoes treatment and await more statements from the carter f