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Roald Dahl's stories have proved irresistible for movie makers as well as children. But before they can start shooting, filmmakers must get permission from Dahl's widow and live up to her rigorous standards.

Conspirata is the second novel in author Robert Harris' trilogy about the Roman politician Cicero. The series pits Cicero, who is called a hypocrite for his willingness to compromise, against Julius Caesar, who seeks to refashion the Roman republic in his own image.

Host Jacki Lyden talks to director Atom Egoyan about his latest film, Adoration. It's a meditation on loss and identity that centers around a young boy who lost his parents in a car wreck. In the film, the boy spins a lie about their true identities that ends up getting out of control.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to federal Judge Mark Bennett of Iowa, who opposes mandatory minimum charging and sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenses.

Novelist Celeste Ng knows Shaker Heights, Ohio well. Writing about your own hometown is "like writing about a relative," she says. "You love them dearly, and yet you also know all of their quirks."

In California, activists and environmentalists are seeking to halt construction of a new $500 million rail yard next to the Port of Los Angeles. Activists say the massive project would mean even more pollution for nearby neighborhoods that already have some of the worst air in the country.

Utility’s longtime lobbyist gives interpretation of wiretapped calls

In honor of the newly discovered planet, 2012 VP113, aka Biden, author Jason Sheehan recommends First Light by Richard Preston and Andy Weir suggests the short story "Flatlander," by Larry Niven.

In 2008, Clark Rockefeller kidnapped his daughter and led police on a weeklong chase. Turned out he wasn't a Rockefeller at all; he was an impostor who happened to be friends with writer Walter Kirn.

Reuters editor Chrystia Freeland traveled the world, interviewing multimillionaires and billionaires for her new book, Plutocrats. She says there's a startling disconnect between those at the very top and the rest of us — one that has the power to transform society in unfortunate ways.