Maria Bartiromo

This week marks the second anniversary of an event that shook the financial industry to its core. In her newly released book, The Weekend that Changed Wall Street, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo gives an insider's look at the fateful days surrounding the fall of Lehman Brothers.

Here's an early peak at the books everyone will be talking about in the autumn. There are works by George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and Maria Bartiromo, among many others, in what promises to be a busy publishing season.

The grim economy is hurting even those golden beings we call celebrities, as meeting and convention organizers cut back on speaking fees. Companies are keeping a tighter lid on costs for meetings, and in some cases opting to hold video conferences rather than in-person gatherings. That means less...