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The unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.

New Hampshire indentured servant turned novelist Harriet Wilson wrote Our Nig more than a century ago. The work is the first known publication by an African American woman. Now Wilson will become the first person of color in New Hampshire history to have a monument in her likeness.

Religion professor Timothy Beal piles his family into a motor home and hits the highway on a tour of religious attractions in the American South. Beal documents his journey in the book, Roadside Religion.

Author and playwright Pearl Cleage's success has helped her to become one of the preeminent authors of African-American women's fiction. She talks about her new book, Babylon Sisters, centering on a mother and daughter making the best of life and love in Atlanta.

Author Judith Moore's darkly humorous and unflinching memoir recounts growing up "heavy" with an abusive mother. Moore revels in the delights of a cheeseburger, and the subtle victory of rising above her past.

Middle East expert Kenneth Pollack talks about his book The Persian Puzzle, an analysis of the complex relationship between the U.S. and Iran over the decades. Pollack notes that relations between the two countries have often been fractious and filled with misinformation on both sides.

Many animals, including some exotic ones, flourish along the margins of suburban development: red-tailed hawks, coyotes, snakes. Lisa Couturier tells Jennifer Ludden about her book The Hopes of Snakes. It weaves stories of animals with the lives of humans around them.

Some fans don't wait until opening day for baseball season. They indulge their sports fantasies year-round. Many play video games with splashy graphics. But the most enduring baseball diversion is a humble board game called Strat-O-Matic with an influential and devoted following.

A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams, co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang, has been on San Quentin's death row since 1979. But behind bars, he's written nine children's books and urges young people to avoid the gang life. A profile of Williams' violent past and uncertain future.