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Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, has just published his first novel in seven years. The Diviners satirizes the entertainment industry, circa 2000. Moody tells Linda Wertheimer the book should be read like a TV series.

Brush fires in Southern California have consumed about 20,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. But Frank Stolz of NPR station KPCC says temperatures are down, and so are winds.

Peoria High School is getting a dedicated space for media content production to help students develop and enhance digital learning skills.

An analytical look at the week's news events. Topics include the readiness of Iraqi security forces; a new Supreme Court session with a new chief justice; Tom DeLay's indictment and reporter Judith Miller's grand jury testimony.

Myla Goldberg, author of the best-selling novel Bee Season, talks to host Melissa Block about her new book, Wickett's Remedy. It's set in Boston in 1918, at the outset of the flu epidemic that would kill more than 20 million people around the world in two years.

Literary sleuth Paul Collins reveals obscure credits in authors' closets, including a guide to the Space Invaders arcade game written by Martin Amis and a children's book by Graham Greene.

Chappy Hardy, a.k.a. the Man from Hunger, was forced by Hurricane Katrina to leave his beloved New Orleans. But his search for good, economical eating continues in New York. He finds a low-priced, top-notch burger in the East Village.

New Orleans residents scattered after Hurricane Katrina are anxious to return and see what has become of their homes. Residents of New Orleans East are planning to drive back, even though officials have yet to approve their return.

House Republicans' choice to take over Tom DeLay's duties, Roy Blunt, is known by politicians from both parties for his "velvet" approach. But he has been dogged by his own ethics questions. Host Melissa Block talks to Deirdre Shesgreen, Washington correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

This weekend's Indianapolis 500 boasts only the fourth woman ever to qualify for the legendary race. Steve Inskeep talks with Janet Guthrie, the first woman to break the gender barrier at Indianapolis. Her new book is Janet Guthrie: A Life at Full Throttle.