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It's a cross between Secret Santa and Make-a-Wish. For more than 20 years, ordinary Brazilians have read letters addressed to Santa that end up at their local post office and helped fulfill those wishes. The Father Christmas Project helps about half a million kids, some of whom ask for basic things like food and beds.

Writer David Rowell always imagined what a seaside town with a boardwalk could be. He found it as an adult, on Delaware's Rehoboth Beach.

The characters Neel Mukherjee's new novel all want better lives, and — to say the least — they're seldom rewarded. A State of Freedom is a dark, brutal read, but also surprisingly beautiful.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with José R. Ralat about his new job as "taco editor" for Texas Monthly magazine.

Toni Morrison's 1987 work Beloved is the best American novel of the past quarter-century. That's according to a vote of writers and critics who were invited to weigh in with their choices by The New York Times Book Review.

A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.

For some insight into the fighter pilot culture, Linda talks with Captain Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy Captain Aviator. She was trained to fly planes like the fighter that collided with the US reconnaissance plane. Mariner is now a Research Fellow for the University of Tennessee, Center for the Study for War and Society.

The cherry season is all too short, so make the most of it while you still can. While it's tempting to use cherries for desserts such as a trifle or clafoutis, they are equally suited to breakfast, appetizers and as accents in dinner dishes.

Viz City's Sandy Brown Jensen explores Eugene's vibrant Native American arts community during Heritage Month, featuring the wishing tree exhibit at the Don Dexter Gallery, the ancestral works of Ka'ila Farrell-Smith at the Hult Center, and the powerful spirit animals of Rick Bartow.

The highlight of Brazil's Carnival are the Samba parades, where 12 teams — called schools — compete for the top prize in Rio de Janeiro Monday night.