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Alice Sebold has produced difficult books before: The Lovely Bones centers on a 14-year-old looking down from heaven after her own rape and murder. Her latest, The Almost Moon, features a middle-aged woman who murders her ailing elderly mother.

Mythology, the latest in the popular "Ology" series for children, explores the stories of ancient Greece. The large books are filled with illustrations and interactive elements, providing a tactile alternative to the Internet.

Best known for her 1962 novel The Golden Notebook, Lessing's life work spans more than a half century. The British author is the 11th woman and the oldest writer to win the Nobel literature award.

In The Namesake, the film based on the best-selling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, a family from India struggles with the immigrant experience and the meaning of identity. Director Mira Nair and actor Kal Penn discuss the film.

Affectionate and relatively indestructible – those historically have been key qualities of a good starter pet. Katherine Grier, author of Pets in America, talks about pets of choice over the decades, good and bad.

Japan's reki-jo, or "history girls," love learning about shoguns' castles and samurai battles, and they idolize historical figures like rock stars. Some observers believe this is more than just a trend: The reki-jo subculture signals a kind of empowerment.

Ad man Terry O'Reilly is behind the Canadian radio show and new book The Age of Persuasion. He uses his insider perspective to dissect the world of advertising.

When you think of baseball, you might think of Cooperstown, N.Y. But it's San Pedro de Macoris, in the Dominican Republic, that's known as "the town where shortstops come from." As of 2008, 79 boys and men from San Pedro had gone to the play in the Major Leagues — including Sammy Sosa, Robinson Cano and Julio Franco.

For too long, Jacob Lentz thinks, certain animals have gotten by on good looks and charm, while more impressive species are ignored by children and stuffed-animal manufacturers. Lentz intends to right this wrong in The Animal Review. See what grades he gave other species.

In One Nation Under Dog, journalist Michael Schaffer argues that the $43 billion industry that's grown around our obsession with our pets is more a reflection of the society we live in than anything else.