Authors go to a bookstore, read from their work, sign a few books and call it a night. Occasionally, readings draw a crowd. For instance, when Kurt Vonnegut read from his new book at the beginning of the school year, the Barnes and Noble on Astor Place had to close down an entire floor. But that was just a floor. In Hollywood, premieres take up entire blocks.
Celebrities arrive in limos with their supermodel dates in tow.
Legions of fans practically maul each other to get a piece of Leonardo DiCaprio's eyelash. Of course, in both the literary world and Hollywood, there are award ceremonies. None are televised, or at least the ceremonies are not broadcast in their entirety. In Hollywood, multi-million dollar salaries are now commonplace. Very few authors' advances are even remotely close to the amount of money made by Hollywood stars.