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In his latest "Letter from India," NPR's Philip Reeves explains how the wealth gap plays into India's obsession with murder — both fictional and real.

In the last century, Basque people fleeing Francisco Franco's dictatorship flocked to America. "Hidden Kitchens" explores their world of outdoor, below-the-ground, Dutch oven cooking traditions.

A special Nepalese assembly voted Wednesday to formally abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy and turn Nepal into a republic. King Gyanendra has remained unpopular since he seized absolute power in 2005.

Counterterrorism expert served for 30 years, under several presidents; he joins Dave Davies to discuss what he describes as a culture of mediocrity in U.S. national-security programs.

Diana Abu-Jaber admits that she used to think of mysteries and thrillers as "silly summertime reading, all about suspense and action." But, she says, not all thrillers are cut from the same cloth. She presents her list of smart murder mysteries.

When Bob Morris' widowed father decided to start dating again — at the age of 80 — guess who found himself sorting through the personals? In Assisted Loving, Morris chronicles the search for Dad's new Ms. Right — and his own misadventures in the romantic jungle that is Manhattan's gay ghetto.

Ian Fleming's estate has contracted with writer Sebastian Faulks to write another installment of James Bond's adventures. The latest 007 novel — Devil May Care — features a villain with a hairy, ape hand; a psychopathic killer named Chagrin and (of course) a Bond girl or two.

Published images of a vast nuclear submarine base on China's Hainan Island trouble Indian officials, who fear the base will enable the Chinese navy to dominate crucial sea lanes in the Indian Ocean.

In essays on the 'In Character' blog, NPR audiences have been waxing thoughtful about their own favorite characters. An 11-year-old, in foster care for the past four years, says he feels a kinship with the protagonist of A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray.

Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan presents her nonfiction summer reading list — three true tales, plus one book of fiction she just couldn't resist.