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Wynton Marsalis puts down his horn and picks up his pen for his latest project: Jazz ABZ. In the book, the jazz trumpeter shares his deep knowledge of jazz in all its forms with children.

Sri Lankans vote Thursday in a close presidential race. The election comes as the country grapples with a range of problems, including the distribution of tsunami aid. But political analysts say at heart, it's referendum on the peace process in an ongoing ethnic conflict.

On Good Friday, March 27, 1964, the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America struck Anchorage, Alaska. It sent tsunami waves rushing down the northwest coast to Crescent City, Calif.

Over the past two years, Howard Dully, 56, has embarked on a quest to discover the story behind the procedure he received as a 12-year-old boy: a transorbital or "ice-pick" lobotomy.

President Bush's three recent Supreme Court nominations reveal the complications and motives involved when politicians choose the nation's top judges, legal observers say. Political science professor David Yalof is an expert on the history and evolution of the Supreme Court nomination process.

Alan Cheuse reviews George Saunders's first full-length novel, a political satire called The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. At only 130 pages, including illustrations, the book is nonetheless a scathingly funny indictment of American politics.

Graphic novelist Harvey Pekar emerged from obscurity in the surprise film hit American Splendor. His new graphic novel, The Quitter, offers details of Pekar's upbringing in 1950s Cleveland.

B.K.S Iyengar is considered the world's greatest living yoga master, and at the age of 87, he can still stand on his head and hold a conversation at the same time. His new book charts his personal journey to mental and physical well-being.

Author John Updike's new book,Still Looking, collects many of his essays on American art. Susan Stamberg recently talked to Updike about the book and his relationship with art.

Michael Schumacher, author of Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, talks about the ship's history and its disappearance 30 years ago.