» A Secret Mission On the Streets
Danielle Steel goes public about her work helping the homeless

» The Diversion That Saved Andre Dubus III’s New Novel
“I was grateful that the novel steered me to this area of ignorance and forced me to rectify it.”

» Oprah’s gifts to Stanford grads: Self-help books
How many of them to do you think got ditched before they even left the stadium?

» Da Vinci Code movie banned from filming in church
Rome’s diocese won’t be allowing “Angels & Demons” crews into their churches, having not been fond of “The Da Vinci Code.”

» The government should do more to encourage reading for pleasure
Michael Rosen is speaking of the British government, mainly. Interesting comments from the crowd.