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Author Shani Boianjiu's debut novel draws on her own military experience to tell the story of three young women in the Israel Defense Forces. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says the book has a refreshing frankness that's initially very appealing — but its episodic nature wears thin after a while.

Coloring books are everywhere. Some kids and parents love them. Even grown-ups are getting in on the fun. But do they have any educational value?

CCAP. Four letters. One site. And an oversized impact on Wisconsin. The state’s most popular open record database lets you look up court records of anyone you’d like. And many people do. Sometimes, they learn more than they were expecting.

Companies in China are using deepfake technology to create avatars of dead relatives and loved ones. Does the technology help or hurt the grieving process?

Thanks to a mix of retirements and defeats on Tuesday, some of the most high-profile lawmakers will soon be exiting Capitol Hill, from Paul Ryan to Beto O'Rourke to Claire McCaskill.

NPR'S MIKE SHUSTER REPORTS ON HOW LEGISLATION, WHICH HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED, IS AFFECTING AN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THOUSANDS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT-PEOPLE IN REFUGEE CAMPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA.

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the way people make economic decisions. In his book, Predictably Irrational, he explains how the reasoning behind these decisions is often flawed due to invisible forces at work in people's brains.

Host Bob Edwards begins a series on leadership by interviewing Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey offers some suggestions to President-Elect George W. Bush and talks generally about what good leadership requires. (4:56) The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is published by Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 06716

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews a new history of gospel music, People Get Ready! by Robert Darden.

In a land where the ground is always frozen, one creature has nourished man both physically and spiritually. Anthropologist Piers Vitebsky discusses The Reindeer People, his book about the Eveny herders of Siberia.