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Fiction master E.L. Doctorow returns with short stories, while novelist Cristina Garcia finds intrigue among "lady matadors," and Teju Cole looks afresh at post-Sept. 11 New York. In nonfiction, a mother learns self-acceptance through yoga and an economist explodes conventional wisdom about sports.

Novelist Jodi Picoult explores life and death, while oncologist David Agus models new health practices, virologist Nathan Wolfe tracks emerging diseases, Dava Sobel reflects on Copernicus, and Charles Shields looks at novelist Kurt Vonnegut.

Do 22 veterans really take their lives daily? Despite this number becoming a rallying cry for activists trying to prevent suicide among vets, new research suggests the statistic is a bit of a guess.

Governor John Kasich’s lead over his Democratic challenger has surpassed 20 points in the latest independent poll. The survey by Quinnipiac University…

Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo is back, along with filmmaker Albert Brooks, whose first novel is about America in the year 2030. There's also Jo Ann Beard's debut novel about a 14-year-old in the 1970s; James Tate's selected poems; and technology writer Stephen Baker's look at the computer that competed against humans on Jeopardy!

This week on Swing with Bill Cartwright you'll hear Pied Pipers' "Mairzy Doats," Frank Sinatra's "Witchcraft" and Les Brown's My Blue Heaven.

This week on Swing with Bill Cartwright you'll hear Judy Garland's "How Long Has This Been Going On," Gene Krupa's "Drummin' Man" and Benny Goodman's ...

Travel 'round the world with us on this week's Swing with Bill Cartwright . You'll hear Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia On My Mind," Tony Bennett's...

This week on Swing with Bill Cartwright you'll hear some delightfully fun tunes, such as Seth MacFarlane's "You're the Cream in My Coffee," Phil Harris'...

We get right to the heart of the matter in this week's Swing with Bill Cartwright. You'll hear Johnny Mercer performing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," Paul Anka's...