Books on NPR

As part of my own personal project to stay attune to NPR podcasts, I've been spending a good portion of the day at work catching up on last week's programs. And lo and behold, they talk about books an awful lot! Here are a few programs I thought would be of interest to the booking world. The Julia Child interview is particularly enjoyable!

• Sixties 'Vices' Collide in Pynchon's New Novel from Fresh Air, August 12, 2009 (5 min 7 sec)
• A Classic List of Must-Read Children's Books from Morning Edition, August 12, 2009 (5 min 15 sec)
• Morally Complex 'Magicians' Recasts Potter's World from All Things Considered, August 11, 2009 (5 min 15 sec)
• Murderers, Marauders, and the Dark Side of London from Morning Edition, August 10, 2009 (7 min 19 sec)
• 'Julie & Julia': Take Two Foodies, Stir on Screen from Fresh Air, August 7, 2009 (6 min 17 sec)
• Julia Child: An American, Forever in Paris from Fresh Air, August 7, 2009 (14 min 55 sec)
• 'Best Friends Forever': Sassy, Smart Chick Lit from Fresh Air, August 6, 2009 (5 min 47 sec)

Have you seen Julie & Julia? I'm curious about how the characters are each portrayed on screen in contrast to the book, based on the reviewer's comments.

It's also refreshing to hear positive criticism of chick-lit!

And do you have anything to add to the 'Must-Read' children's classics?