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Liane speaks with Christine Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, editors of "Roverandom" (Houghton Mifflin), a newly-published fantasy by one of the 20th-century's most popular writers, the late J.R.R. Tolkien. The author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" originally wrote "Roverandom" as a story for his son.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Love Affair," the remake of "An Affair to Remember," starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.

NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB REPORTS ON HARMONICA LEGEND LARRY ADLER, NOW 80 YEARS OLD AND LIVING IN ENGLAND. HE WAS A WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN IN AMERICA, THEN WAS CALLED TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE HOUSE UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, WHERE HE REFUSED TO COOPERATE. HE MOVED TO ENGLAND AND CONTINUED TO PERFORM, AND NOW HE'S RELEASED A NEW CD.

Writer TAYLOR BRANCH. The first volume of his exhaustive history of the Civil Rights movement - "Parting the Waters, America in the King Years"(SS) - was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1989. In it, Branch covered the period from 1954 to 1963. Branch is a former staff member of Harper''s, and Esquire. This interview was originally broadcast in 1988.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Ralph Sayer, a dairy and livestock farmer from Canton, Maine, about the army of caterpillars that's invaded his farm, and much of the state. Army worms, as they are known, infest grass and crops. Sayer says they've dramatically reduced the amount of hay he's been able to bale.

Republican Joe Mitchell and Democrat Teddy Landis talk about what they think fellow 20-something voters want to hear on issues such as abortion and gun control.

Massachusetts has watched its tax revenues shrink in response to the slow economy. Now Gov. Deval Patrick has proposed painful cuts to state services.

By some estimates, there are two rats for every person in the nation's capital. The rodents populate dustbins, bushes and alleys from the cobbled streets of chic Georgetown to the trendy Adams-Morgan neighborhood. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from the rat-patrol in the District of Columbia.

An artist educated at MIT has a unique perspective on his trade. Using lasers, heart monitors and other technological gadgets, Christopher Janney explores the nature of creativity and origin of the soul.

NPR's Julie Rovner reports that the House of Representatives is voting this week on legislation known as the Patients' Bill of Rights, an issue Congress has been working for nearly five years. But health care officials argue that changes in the health care system have made the legislation irrelevant.