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Novelist Louise Erdrich returns to the Ojibwe world in her latest work, but The Painted Drum also explores human relationships. The central character steals the title object in order to give it back to its rightful owners.

There's a new marketing tool for book publishers: Trailers on the Web that promote their books. They're called "VidLits." One example: Yiddish with Dick and Jane.

A new cookbook from food writer Marlena Spieler gives a makeover to the ultimate comfort food. With combinations like mozzarella, fig jam and prosciutto, and sage sausage with jack, Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt makes the classic sandwich even better. NPR's Jennifer Ludden joins Spieler in the kitchen.

Melissa Block and food writer Grace Young trek through New York's Chinatown in search of wok hay, the magical essence released by a good wok when it's properly cared for and heated just right.

Steve Inskeep talks with former CIA field commander Gary Berntsen about his new book, Jawbreaker. Berntsen led led the hunt for Osama bin Laden and describes cornering bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan at the end of 2001.

American forces are evacuating thousands of U.S. citizens from war-torn Lebanon. But smaller evacuations take place quite often and receive barely a mention in the media — the evacuation of families and non-essential personnel from U.S. embassies in countries that have become dangerous.

This week, MySpace became the most visited website in the United States, overtaking Yahoo and Google. Michele Norris talks with Spencer Reiss, contributing editor at Wired magazine. Reiss, who recently profiled the site and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, for the magazine, will talk with us about the rise of MySpace and whether it can sustain such rapid growth.

The power of former President Trump's endorsement faltered in Georgia's closely watched primaries on Tuesday. His pick for U.S. Senate won, but so too did two of his biggest political foes.

Nigerian author Wole Soyinka talks about his new memoir with Renee Montagne. It is an intimate look into Nigeria's political turmoil in the last half century.

Instead of going to the beach with her prep school friends, Margot is stuck working at her father's supermarket in the Bronx. Lilliam Rivera says her YA novel was inspired by her own Bronx childhood.