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Author and boxing trainer F.X. Toole's personal story — and writings — inspired Clint Eastwood's Oscar-contending film Million Dollar Baby.

After having his novel repeatedly rejected by publishing houses, writer Ron McLarty took his work straight to the people, and to the Internet. But now McLarty, a successful character actor who's been on both TV's Law and Order and on Broadway, has another challenge: attracting readers.

In Pride of Carthage, David Anthony Durham delivers a historical novel about the great North African general, Hannibal. Reviewer Alan Cheuse calls it a masterly rendering of antique Mediterranean-and world-history.

Citizens in Bihar, India, a state in the world's largest democracy, go to the polls to elect a new state government amid an outbreak of abductions so severe that kidnappings have been characterized as an industry.

Ken Tucker's new book is Kissing Bill O'Reilly, Roasting Miss Piggy, a look at television. His new book touches on TV mainstays, from James Garner to Pamela Anderson and David Brinkley.

It's a new form of outsourcing: teachers in India are tutoring American children in math over the Internet. The Delhi-based company Career Launcher is one example: It contracts with a U.S. company to provide extra tutoring. The market has expanded since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Having sacked his government and seized power, Nepal's King Gyanendra's next move remains to be seen. Observers are particularly concerned with how he will approach the Maoist insurgents who control much of the mountain kingdom.

There has been an explosion of e-mail in offices across the country, and not all of it is spam. Business consultant Marilyn Paul offers ways to rein in e-mail — and make it a tool instead of a burden.

A new collection of short stories traces the coming of age of three sisters in Uganda. Author Doreen Baingana address issues of class, religion and cultural identity in Tropical Fish: Stories Out Of Entebbe. She talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

The commonly applied term of "mishap" for transportation misfortune in New Delhi, says Philip Reeves, hardly describes the reality of such incidents. He describes the perils of riding a motorcycle on the crowded streets of his neighborhood.