Two 20-year old self-help/relationship titles picked up by Brazil’s Marcos Pereira of GMT Sextante – “What Smart Women Know” and “Men Like Women Who Like Themselves” – are hitting a nerve with a generation of Brazilian women who are just now climbing the economic ladder that their American counterparts scaled 20 years before.

Julia Roberts. Katherine Heigl. Meg Ryan. Brad Pitt. Gerard Butler. James Gandolfini. Billy Crystal. Sarah Jessica Parker. Kim Cattrall, Oprah Winfrey. For bestselling author Steven Carter, this is Hollywood's A-plus list. For the past two decades these celebrity superstars have been driving the sales of Carter's books, especially his classic New York Times bestseller "Men Who Can't Love".

It was a rare occasion in Los Angeles: a party for successful, world-famous writers without any screen credits. In fact, no screenwriters were invited. And it was an atypical location: a small, no-name restaurant on the edge of Hollywood, devoid of producers, directors, or paparazzi. Yet these authors – a group of serious writers considered by many to be a vanishing breed – seemed to be truly enjoying their opportunity to be with their peers.

Los Angeles, CA – September 30, 2008 - Hollywood’s A-list producers, directors and actors are often accused of being barely literate, but movie-makers know that movie-goers can still read. And that has given “Men Who Can’t Love,” the classic bestseller by Steven Carter and Julia Sokol, a long career in the Hollywood spotlight. If Carter's success is any indication, bestsellers are becoming part of the Hollywood formula for box office revenue.