Pics of the Week, 7/4

This week our pictures present the winner of a Delacorte Press contest for trip to see the movie adaptation of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; the presentation of an award to Howard Publishing author John William Smith; and a party for a new thriller by Forbes senior editor Lawrence Light.
	HAVE PANTS WILL TRAVEL Ann Brashares, author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, greeted the winner of Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers' contest for a trip to the premiere of the movie adaptation. Pictured (l. to r.) at the movie's Los Angeles opening are Heather Keenan, winner's guest; Brashares; and Kelly Korman, contest winner.
	ONE MILLION SERVED Howard Publishing president John Howard presents author John William Smith with a plaque commemorating the sale of more then one million books at a luncheon during the Pepperdine Bible Lectureship. Pictured (l. to r.) are Denny Boultinghouse, Howard executive editor; Smith; Howard.
	MONEY TALKS Magazine publisher and ex-politician Steve Forbes (r.) threw a party for Lawrence Light, a senior editor at Forbes magazine and the author of Too Rich to Live, a debut thriller from Dorchester Publishing.