Nature photographer Dudley Edmondson is comfortable on icy mountains, along white water rivers, in birdy swamps and deep in wilderness woods, and thinks other African-Americans should be, too. (Today)

The demilitarized zone separating the Koreas seems an unlikely literary metaphor, but it set the direction of Chatham University's first international writers' conference last weekend. (Today)

Book editor Bob Hoover's selection of the week (Today)

Let's just say it flat-out: "Our White House" (Candlewick Press, $29.99) is a stunning gathering of children's-book stars, all with a (Today)

"The Dark Knight," the biggest moneymaker of the year and second only to "Titanic" in all-time domestic grosses, will be released on DVD on Dec. 9. (Today)