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Linda talks with Eden Ross Lipson, editor of The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for Children, about the newly released third edition of the Guide, which reviews one thousand and one titles in the book. She recommends some books that aren't well known, but children always love. And she has some holiday suggestions.

Noah Adams speaks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the joys and perils of modern sports ownership. The sports owner of today runs a multi-million dollar operation. They are subject to fines and suspensions. And can risk damaging the competitive balance that gives the vitality to their sport by trying too hard to get ahead of the competition.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports that three western states have reached an agreement on how to share water from the Colorado River. California has been using more than its allowance of water for years, but with increased demand from Arizona and Nevada, the state will have to cut back on its consumption.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the waning hours of the 106th Congress. An overdue budget deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars is finally set and ready to be voted on. But last minute objections from Senate Appropriations chairman Ted Stevens of Alaska over fishing rights is holding up the agreement.

Colorado ski resorts work to increase cloud seeding and produce more snow on the slopes, saying the past year was one of the worst on record for snowfall. Eric Whitney from member station KSUT reports.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports from Brunei where President Clinton is attending the annual summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Even though he lacks a clear successor, Clinton reassured world leaders that both candidates have stated their commitment to a strong US role in global trade.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on how some Angelenos are dealing with the uncertainty over the outcome of the presidential election. Students in a high school government class are having a ball, a city councilman is having trouble getting people to focus on local business and foreign tourists are amused.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a program created by the nation's drug companies that help poor people pay for prescription drugs. Rising healthcare costs were a major issue during the presidential campaign. (7:15) Some of the links mentioned in this report may be found on the Morning Edition index page.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on an agreement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and top accounting firms for guidelines requiring the companies to disclose the value of their consulting contracts with businesses they also audit. Both sides agree the new voluntary rules will help assure investors that they're getting a reliable look at a company's financial health.

From member station KPBS in San Diego, Carrie Kahn reports on Mexican entrepreneurs are buying thousands of used trucks in the US and bringing them back to Mexico to be resold. The business flourished under an 8-month grace period the Mexican government allowed on import duties. With regular taxes being reinstated tomorrow, the price of used vehicles along the border is soaring.

Oregon's college football teams are accustomed to losing. But they are laughing stocks no more. This season, as NPR's Tom Goldman reports, the University of Oregon and Oregon State University are both ranked in the top 15. The Ducks and the Beavers don't have fearsome nicknames, but the two schools could square off in one of the most important games in Oregon's history --- for a berth in the Rose Bowl.

In journalist Kevin Nguyen's first novel, characters build relationships with each other online that translate to the real world — with mixed results.

An eccentric, a free spirit and an unflaggingly open-minded heroine, Mame Dennis taught more than one protege — including NPR's Bob Mondello — how to open new windows without worrying about the view.

Bolz-Weber's new book pulls from her own experiences, stories told by her parishioners and the Bible itself for an examination of the way conservative Christian ideas about sex affect our lives.

J.K. Rowling has just published her third mystery under the pseudonym. This time, detective Cormoran Strike and his beautiful assistant are battling a serial killer — and their own dark pasts.

David J. Peterson has crafted languages for TV shows and films — even a whole language for a single giant, in Game of Thrones. For him, every language is a balance of the technical and the artistic.

Thirty years ago today, the Rev. Jim Jones led more than 900 of his followers in a murder and suicide ritual in the jungles of Guyana. NPR's Tony Cox takes a look back at Jonestown, through the eyes of three people who were entwined with the tragedy.

Beverly Jenkins writes historical romances — about free black towns, lawmen and cowboys and Civil War vets. She says her mission is to illuminate the parts of black history you don't learn in school.

Wiley Cash's new novel follows two sisters whose errant father kidnaps them out of foster care after their mother dies. Cash tells NPR's Rachel Martin about his decision to set the story during Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's 1998 home run battle.

The presidential hopeful has had trouble being consistent on trade. Labor unions are important in Democratic politics, but her work as secretary of state is putting her in a bind on trade.

Ralph Frias and Eugene Levine, two veterans, speak about the D-Day landings in Normandy 70 years ago. They offer stories and relate what it was like to take part in a day that changed the world.

Jakob Dylan discusses the new Wallflowers CD, Rebel, Sweetheart, and tells Melissa Block about the ways his songwriting has changed over the course of five albums.

Fifteen years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut, All Hail the Queen, Queen Latifah has a new CD of jazz, soul and pop standards covering artists as diverse as Dinah Washington and Al Green.

Late last year, Rick Springfield reprised his role as Dr. Noah Drake on the long-running ABC daytime drama General Hospital. Springfield talks about why he came back, and his new album.

Scott Simon talks with singer-songwriter Carole King, who is on tour for her new double-CD set, Welcome to My Living Room.