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In his last season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson was as much diplomat as basketball coach. He resigned at the end of the season. His new book is The Last Season.

The outcome of Tuesday's election is not met with much optimism in Baghdad. Iraqis closely followed the U.S. vote, able to get more information than they could under Saddam. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Phil Jackson's new book, The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul, is a journal of Jackson's 2003-04 season spent coaching the Los Angeles Lakers. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Jackson.

The Last Night of a Damned Soul, the first novel by Algerian playwright Slimane Benaissa to be translated into English, follows a young Arab-American man's entanglement in a terrorist plot. Hear reviewer Alan Cheuse.

The polarizing opera singer may be gone, but she is not forgotten. Callas died 27 years ago. When she was alive and singing, she was the opera diva many people enjoyed criticizing.

Reid is Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The Washington Post. Previously he was the Post's London bureau chief, and their Tokyo bureau chief. He is also an NPR commentator. His new book is The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy.

Boston Celtics icon Red Auerbach is full of stories. Now retired, he still evokes moments that made legends out of Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird — and Auerbach himself. NPR's Steve Inskeep and Auerbach discuss a life in basketball.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks to James Howe, the author of Bunnicula. The book follows the Monroe family and their pets, Chester the cat, Harold the dog, and a brand-new bunny rabbit, Bunnicula — who may just be a vampire.

To make sure your Halloween costume is authentic, try consulting A Field Guide to Monsters: This Book Could Save Your Life before you head out the door. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks monster facts and history with the book's co-author Dave Elliot.

She's worth billions, she has her own theme park and her face graces thousands of products. At 30, Hello Kitty is one of the great marketing phenomenons of all time... and she's just so darn cute. NPR's Susan Stone reports.