n=0
authors=new Array()

n++; authors[n]="Robert Abel|robertabel||F|American writer, author of 'Riding a Tiger'"
n++; authors[n]="Dewi Anggraeni|dewianggraeni||F|Indonesia author, living in Australia, author of 'Neighbourhood Tales'"
n++; authors[n]="Dean Barrett|deanbarrett||FN|Bangkok-based American writer of Asian fiction and non-fiction"
n++; authors[n]="Ann Beatty|annbeatty||N|Illustrator of books on Hong Kong and China"
n++; authors[n]="Ken Beatty|kenbeatty||N|Hong Kong-based writer and educator"
n++; authors[n]="Jasper Becker|jasperbecker||N|South China Morning Post Beijing Bureau Chief"
n++; authors[n]="Gillian Bickley|gillianbickley||N|Writer and researcher, author of 'Hong Kong Invaded!'"
n++; authors[n]="Verner Bickley|vernerbickley||NC|Writer and researcher, author of 'Searching for Frederick'"
n++; authors[n]="Robert Favole|robertfavole||C|American children's novelist, resident in HK, author of 'Monday Redux'"
n++; authors[n]="Larry Feign|larryfeign||H|Cartoonist, creator of 'Lily Wong'"
n++; authors[n]="Charles Foran|charlesforan|www.charlesforan.com|FN|Canadian novelist, resident in HK, author of 'House of Fire'"
n++; authors[n]="Angus Forsyth|angusforsyth||N|Hong Kong-based author of 'Jades from China'"
n++; authors[n]="Valery Garrett|valerygarrett||N|Hong Kong-based author of 'Heaven is High'"
n++; authors[n]="Brian Hawkins|brianhawkins|www.minderphenomenon.com/hawkins.php|N|Hong Kong-based author of 'The Phenomenon That Was ... Minder'"
n++; authors[n]="Steven Irvine|stevenirvine||F|Editor of FinanceAsia and author of 'Merkin Brothers'"
n++; authors[n]="Alex Kuo|alexkuo||FP|American author of 'Lipstick'"
n++; authors[n]="Annabel Jackson|annabeljackson||N|Writer of non-fiction books about Asian art, travel and cooking"
n++; authors[n]="Agnes Lam|agneslam||P|Hong Kong / Singaporean poet, author of 'Woman to Woman'"
n++; authors[n]="Stephen Leather|stephenleather|www.stephenleather.com|F|British writer of thrillers set in Asia"
n++; authors[n]="Shirley Geok-lin Lim|shirleylim||FNP|Winner, Commonwealth Poetry Prize & American Book Award"
n++; authors[n]="Romesh Gunesekera|romeshgunesekera|www.romeshgunesekera.com|F|Author of 'The Sandglass' and Booker prize nominee 'Reef'"
n++; authors[n]="Leong Liew Geok|leongliewgeok||P|Malaysian/Singaporean poet, author of 'Women Without Men'"
n++; authors[n]="Marra PL Lanot|marralanot||PN|Philippine poet, journalist and author"
n++; authors[n]="Lau Siew Mei|lausiewmei||F|Australian/Singaporean author of 'Playing Madame Mao'"
n++; authors[n]="Reine Arcache Melvin|reinearcachemelvin||F|Filipino author, living in Paris"
n++; authors[n]="Timothy Mo|timothymo|www.timothymo.com|F|Booker award finalist, author of 'The Monkey King'"
n++; authors[n]="Christopher Moore|christophermoore|www.cgmoore.com|F|Bangkok-based author (fiction)"
n++; authors[n]="Jake Needham|jakeneedham|www.jakeneedham.com|F|American author of Asian-based suspense novels, based in Bangkok"
n++; authors[n]="Nell Nelson|nellnelson|nellnelson.com/Index.htm|N|HK-based columnist, author of 'Eat Cook Hong Kong'"
n++; authors[n]="Bill Purves|billpurves||N|Hong Kong-based writer of non-fiction, including 'China on the Lam'"
n++; authors[n]="Mani Rao|manirao|www.manirao.net|P|Hong Kong-based poet"
n++; authors[n]="Karmel Schreyer|karmelschreyer||C|Hong Kong-based children's writer, author of 'Naomi'"
n++; authors[n]="Madeleine Marie Slavick|madeleineslavick||PN|Hong Kong-based poet, writer and photographer"
n++; authors[n]="Atima Srivastava|atimasrivastava||F|British author of 'Looking for Maya'"
n++; authors[n]="Peter Suart|petersuart||C|English author of the Tik & Tok series of children's books"
n++; authors[n]="Pira Sudham|pirasudham|www.pirasudham.com|F|Thai Nobel nominee, author of 'The Force of Karma'"
n++; authors[n]="Hwee Hwee Tan|hweehweetan|www.geocities.com/hweehwee_tan|F|Singaporean author of 'Foreign Bodies' and 'Mammon, Inc.'"
n++; authors[n]="Eddie Tay|eddietay||P|Author of 'Remants', a collection of poems"
n++; authors[n]="Hsu-Ming Teo|hsumingteo||F|Australian author of 'Love & Vertigo'"
n++; authors[n]="Roseanne Thong|roseannethong||C|Hong Kong resident children's author"
n++; authors[n]="Gail Tsukiyama|gailtsukiyama|literati.net/Tsukiyama/|F|American author of 'Women of the Silk'"
n++; authors[n]="Jake van der Kamp|jakevanderkamp||N|Hong Kong columnist and financial analyst, author of 'Doctor! Doctor!'"
n++; authors[n]="Nury Vittachi|nuryvittachi|www.fengshuidetective.com|FNC|Hong Kong columnist and novelist, author of 'The Feng Shui Detective'"
n++; authors[n]="Annie Wang|anniewang||F|Author of 'Lili : A Novel of Tiananmen'"
n++; authors[n]="Shawn Wong|shawnwong||F|American author of 'American Knees'"
n++; authors[n]="Xu Xi|xuxi||F|Hong Kong author resident in US, author of 'Unwalled City'"
n++; authors[n]="Vivian Yang|vivianyang|www.shanghaiyang.com|F|Shanghai-born author and Literature Fellow of New Jersey Arts Council"
n++; authors[n]="Alfred A. Yuson|alfredyuson||FNP|Filipino author and poet, author of 'Mothers Like Elephants'"

cats="F=Fiction|N=Non-Fiction|P=Poetry|H=Humour|C=Children's".split("|")
ncats=cats.length

m=0
whatsnew=new Array()
m++; whatsnew[m]="Monday Redux|Robert Favole|www.paddyfield.com.hk/mainstore/covers/962863190X.jpg"
m++; whatsnew[m]="The Phenomenon That Was ... Minder|Brian Hawkins|www.paddyfield.com.hk/authors/images/150minder.jpg"
m++; whatsnew[m]="ChameleonKids|Nury Vittachi|www.paddyfield.com.hk/mainstore/covers/9628631985.jpg"
m++; whatsnew[m]="Singing Bird Will Come: Naomi in Hong Kong|Karmel Schreyer|www.paddyfield.com.hk/mainstore/covers/1894283309.jpg"