Celebrity chef Jessica Seinfeld has denied claims she stole recipes from fellow cook Missy Chase Lapine to use in her own book.

Lapine sued Seinfeld and her comedian husband Jerry earlier this year for copyright infringement and defamation.

Lapine claimed the recipes in Jessica Seinfeld’s best selling cookbook Deceptively Delicious are “brazenly plagiarised” from those in her own book, The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies For Hiding Healthy Foods In Kids’ Favourite Meals.

The last remaining autographed photo of holocaust hero Oskar Schindler is to be sold at auction.

The German industrialist, made famous in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning Schindler’s List, was responsible for saving 1,400 Jews from death during World War II.

Schindler signed the photo in 1949 before giving it to a family he had taken in during the war. It currently belongs to Sholamit Vesengred, the son of two Holocaust survivors, who hopes to attract bids of up to $150,000 when the picture goes under the hammer later this year.

Veteran rocker Bob Dylan is hoping to win over a new legion of fans - after writing a picture book for .

The singer has penned the 40-page tome Forever Young for ages three and up, with the book set for release later this year.

According to a statement, the book is a “heartwarming and meaningful story about the importance of doing good”.

Forever Young will hit stores on October 6.

William Shatnet is angry Star Trek bosses failed to offer him a guest spot in the new movie - but he hopes the film is a success and boosts sales of his sci-fi novels.

Shatner expected a call from director J.J. Abrams to reprise his role ahead of his forthcoming movie, despite the fact his character Captain Kirk died in 1994 film Star Trek: Generations.

But the actor was overlooked and never received the call back.

Kiss star Gene Simmons is poised to shock the literary world with his latest book - a frank history of prostitution.

The tome - entitled Ladies Of The Night - will offer readers a historical insight into the world’s oldest profession, plus Simmons’ take on the trade from a very personal perspective.

“They (prostitutes) make a very good living doing what biology dictates, which is they charge for their companionship,” he says.

Veteran comedienne Joan Rivers will deter her retirement by launching a new career - as a crime writer.

The 74-year-old admits she has long admired crime authors P.D. James, Patricia Cornwell and Agatha Christie - and soon plans to fulfil a lifelong ambition of publishing her own crime stories.

George Michael is to pen his memoirs for publishing giant HarperCollins.

The gay singer promises a “no-holds-barred” autobiography, which will be released in August 2009.

Publishing sources insist the new book will give an in-depth insight into Michael’s personal and professional life, including his controversial arrest in 1998 when he was caught engaging in a lewd sex act in a Beverly Hills public toilet and his recent marijuana possession troubles.

Outspoken critic of Israel and prolific children’s novelist and poet Michael Rosen has been appointed the fifth children’s laureate.

Rosen, who has written over 140 books succeeds Jacqueline Wilson and will hold the title for two years.

“I hope that I’ll be able to boost all children’s reading for pleasure but also to give a special lift to the wonderful diverse world of poetry for children,” he says. “I see my job as Children’s Laureate being an ambassador for fun with books.”