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In this photo provided by the New Yorker author Stephen King attends a book signing that was part of the New Yorker Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, in New York. Nineteen lucky bidders who raised 90,000 dollars by paying for the right to name a character -- or a place or thing --in works by noted authors including King and John Grisham. All the money goes to the First Amendment Project, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization devoted to protecting freedom of information, expression and petition. The online auction began Sept.1 and ended Sunday, Sept.25. (AP Photo/New York Festiival,Albert Ferreira )