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Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,an account of Palins time as governor and as a vice-presidential candidate is on its way. The book is written by Frank Bailey,one of her former aides. Howard Books announced that on May 24,it would publish the book. In a statement,Howard Books called it a chilling exposé of Palin and the story of one mans slow drift from his most cherished beliefs to his ultimate redemption. Baileys book will come before a widely anticipated book about Palin,The Rogue,by the author and the journalist Joe McGinniss,which is expected to be released in September.

Rio,a 3D animated film was No. 1 at North American theatres with an estimated 40 million in ticket sales. The tale of a Minnesota macaw on the hunt for love in South America,Rio cost 20th Century Fox about 90 million to makecheaper than many animated filmsand has already caught on overseas,where ticket sales total about 128 million. Scream 4,which cost the Weinstein Company about 40 million to make,was second with 19.3 million. That result was 57 per cent less than the opening weekend in 2000 for the last installment of the Scream franchise.

Ann Coulter,the conservative columnist and author has vowed to take on the liberal mob in her new book,Demonic,whose publication was announced on Tuesday. The book is scheduled for release on June 7 by Crown Forum part of Random House. The publisher says Coulter will address topics including the Democratic Partys coddling of violent mobs,and the false history of civil rights given by the media and the truth about the original Tea Party. Her last book,Guilty,spent nine weeks on The New York Times best-seller list.

American Idol has defied television gravity. After steadily losing audience share for the last several years,it has reversed the trend this season,gaining total viewers for the first time since 2007. Admittedly the gains are slight; Idol is averaging 25 million viewers this season,up 1 per cent over the same time last season. But by the standards of TV math,which anticipates declines every year until a show dies,the uptick is striking. Whats more striking is the lead Idol has over its competitors. It has a 79 per cent higher rating among 18-to- 49-year-olds than the next biggest show,Modern Family.