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NPR's Debbie Elliott explores the nature of sports fandom with author Warren St. John. His lifetime passion for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide leads him to spend a football season with fellow fans who travel in vast recreational vehicles to every game — no exceptions.

The Old Farmer's Almanac has been around since the 19th century, when its readership was mainly farmers. The newly released 2005 edition has been updated for a 21st-century audience. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with publisher John Pierce.

In March 2003, reporter Evan Wright was in central Iraq with Marines leading the charge toward Baghdad. He captured his experience in "The Killer Elite," this year's winner of the National Magazine Award for "Excellence in Reporting." NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with Wright.

In his book Why the Electoral College Is Bad for America, author George Edwards argues the system may be outdated and irrelevant in today's political climate. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Edwards about how the Electoral College impacts voting in the United States.

The most wanted man in India has met his end. For decades, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan eluded capture in the forests of southern India as he smuggled ivory and sandalwood worth millions and terrorized villagers. After a long undercover operation, authorities killed him in a late-night shoot-out. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

In the 1950s, composer William Bolcom began an ambitious project to set the 46 poems in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience to music. A massive work, the result premiered in 1984. Now, a recording of Bolcom's work has finally been released. NPR's Jeffrey Freymann-Weyr reports.

Joyce Carol Oates returns with The Falls, a haunting tale of tragedy and redemption. Set in Niagara, the waterfalls exert a deathly pull on two generations of a family. NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with the author.

The 20 finalists for the 2004 National Book Awards were announced today, and for the first time in the awards' 55-year history, all five of the fiction finalists are women. Greta Cunningham of Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Bob Dylan says that being labeled the voice of his generation actually got in the way of what he really wanted to do: write songs and play them. Hear his interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Five women are accused of killing a man who they say had been terrorizing them in Nagpur, a central Indian city of 2 million. Akku Yadav, who reportedly committed rape, extortion, theft and murder, was bludgeoned to death in a courthouse while awaiting trial. More than 100 attorneys are offering free legal assistance to the women. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.