1) Alan Cheuse reviews "The Wasted Vigil" - a post 9/11 novel by Nadeem Aslam, set in Afghanistan; 2) American journalist Sarah Lyall's field guide to the British is called "The Anglo Files"; 3) Three books about the hidden life of suburban males: "Ordinary People," "Independence Day," and "Project X"; 4) Susan Stamberg speaks with actor Robert Wagner about his new memoir "Pieces of My Heart"

1) Author Salman Rushdie recommends "Cosmicomics" by Italo Calvino for "You Must Read This"; 2) Marilynne Robinson revisits the setting and characters of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Gilead" in her new book, "Home"; 3) Poet and author E. Ethelbert Miller's new memoir "In the Fifth Inning" tells of baseball and secrecy; 4) "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series will continue - with the next book to be written by "Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer; 5) Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen write of their years as a comedy team in the 60s and 70s in "Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White"

1) An appreciation of David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky, who says the author of "Infinite Jest" created a 'new style and a new comedy'; 2) Audiotapes of Agatha Christie offer a glimpse of the creator of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot; 3) "The Forever War" by Dexter Filkins describes the time he's spent in Iraq, covering the war for the New York Times; 4) Philip Roth's latest novel "Indignation"; 5) "You Must Remember This" is a history of Warner Brothers by Richard Schickel, who gives Renee Montagne a studio tour

1) Writer David Foster Wallace has committed suicide - the author of "Infinite Jest" was 46 years old; 2) Bob Woodward's "The War Within" is his fourth look inside the White House of George W. Bush; 3) Daniel Mendelsohn has a new collection of critical essays called "How Beautiful It Is, and How Easily It Can Be Broken"; 4) The publishing world and fans alike are using movie-style trailers to hype books; 5) Our "3 Books" series continues with recommendations for political novels; 6) "ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine" by John La Puma shows how eating the right foods can improve your health;

1) In "How Does It Feel to Be Part of the Problem?" Moustafa Bayoumi writes of the experiences of young muslims in post-9/11 America; 2) Curtis Sittenfeld recommends three non-chick lit books written by smart women; 3) "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" is the memoir of literary forger Lee Israel - who sold phony letters 'by' Noel Coward, Dorothy Parker, and Lillian Hellman; 4) Meghan McCain has a new book for children: "My Dad, John McCain"

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