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.