Thursday, May 24, 2007

Iranian-Americans Detained in Iran

10 a.m. (ET)

Just days ahead of a meeting of Iranian and U.S. officials in Baghdad to talk about Iraq's security, Iran has detained a fourth Iranian-American of dual citizenship. A conversation about the Islamic Republic's imprisonment of scholar Haleh...

Hilma Wolitzer: "Summer Reading" (Ballantine Books)

11 a.m. (ET)

Summer reading may bring to mind glossy magazines and juicy beach books. But for the characters in a new novel by Hilma Wolitzer it means tackling classics that change their lives. She talks about her writing and the love of good books.

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