Oct 22nd, 2008 · Just in time for Halloween: A wax head of singer Paul McCartney is on the loose. The mop-topped likeness came from a wax museum at a seaside resort in England. A London auctioneer had taken it — in a cardboard box — to be appraised. And then left the box under a train seat somewhere between London and Reading. There's a reward for the head of Sir Paul, whose whereabouts remained something of a magical mystery.
Jan 19th, 2007 · Book critic Maureen Corrigan's memoir about her lifelong love of reading is Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books. This interview originally aired on Sep. 12, 2005.
Nov 9th, 2006 · If you have some excuse for not voting this week, don't tell it in front of Anna Urban. She is 95 and has been voting since the 1930s. And she didn't want to miss her chance to vote in Reading, Penn. So when she didn't have a ride to the polls, she dialed 911. Think of it as a civic emergency. Dispatchers forwarded her call to county election officials. And one of them drove by to pick her up.
Jan 19th, 2006 · The wet spell in the Pacific Northwest is seen as an opportunity for Nancy Pearl, the Seattle librarian who regularly shares her recommended readings. She shares her list of books for a rainy day.
Jan 15th, 2006 · The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- and to fellow civil rights icon Rosa Parks -- with inspirational music and readings. The glee clubs of Morehouse and Spelman colleges (left) also lend their voices to the annual celebration.
Dec 24th, 2005 · It's a Weekend Edition Saturday holiday favorite: "A Visit from St. Nicholas" with a Latin accent. Claudio Sanchez reads the poem.
Dec 21st, 2005 · Vermont Country Store employees spend their days reading customer requests for vintage board game, perfumes and other homey items that have long since disappeared from other stores. They get permission to re-create the items as they were and bring them back for another generation of customers. Vermont Public Radio's Lynne McCrea reports.
Dec 19th, 2005 · The newest addition to poetry sites on the Web has the lofty goal of becoming the first port of call for poetry lovers around the world. Launched by British poet laureate Andrew Motion, The Poetry Archive boasts an extensive collection of poets reading their own work.