Books
Frida Kahlo mystery
The book, "Finding Frida Kahlo," documents a treasure trove of more than 1,000 previously unknown Kahlo items--but their authenticity is in question.
Asperger's syndrome and a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic
Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page's new memoir, "Parallel Play," looks at how Asperger's syndrome was an asset to his success....
New novel about surviving Africa's ethnic violence
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Tracy Kidder wrote "Strength in What Remains," the true story of a man who survived the ethnic violence between Burundi and Rwanda and managed to find his way to the United States....
The young-adult novel, "The Vast Fields of Ordinary"
The young-adult novel, "The Vast Fields of Ordinary" is the story of Dade, a young man growing up gay in Iowa and his eventful summer between high school and college....
Novelist Lionel Shriver on parenthood
Shriver's book, "We Need to Talk about Kevin" raises questions about the limits of maternal love and the nature of evil itself. ...
Frank McCourt
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt passed away on July 19 -- we pay tribute to him with this 'Studio 360' interview from 2002. ...
What belongs on the Five Foot Book Shelf?
"Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf" was a list of literature classics compiled by Harvard president Charles Eliot back in 1909. Last week we asked YOU to tell us which books you'd put on a Five Foot Shelf in 2009....
Add some Soul to your Fourth of July cookout
Chef Bryant Terry shares recipes for African-American and Southern food at its healthiest, tastiest and most sustainable....
Surf's up for prize-winning Australian novel
This year's winner of Australia's top literary prize is titled "Breath" by Tim Winton, and it's a rarity, world class novel about surfing....
The regional cuisine of 1940s America
An outgrowth of the New Deal, What America Eats became a national compendium of regional cooking....
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