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Music Critic Tom Moon reviews Everybody Loves You, the debut CD from Kaki King, a twenty-three-year old self-taught guitarist. The album is available from Velour Records.

Actor Hume Cronyn died Monday at the age of 91. NPR's Ari Shapiro has an appreciation.

The U.S. military in Iraq launches Operation Desert Scorpion, conducting house-to-house searches and detaining dozens of Iraqis believed to be Baath Party loyalists or members of terrorist organizations. The largest raids occur in Fallujah, where coordinated attacks on American troops have increased in recent weeks. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

Our summer reading series continues with playwright, screenwriter and novelist Suzan-Lori Parks, a 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for her play Topdog/Underdog. She's been rereading two old favorites: Eugen Herrigel's Zen in the Art of Archery (Random House; ISBN: 0375705090) and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (Perennial Classics; ISBN: 0060931418).

A new study finds that for nearly 4 million poor people with severe disabilities, a key U.S. government subsidy has not kept pace with rising rents -- forcing many into sub-standard housing. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

U.S. air and ground troops attack what military officials call a suspected guerilla training camp, killing about 70 anti-U.S. forces. In a separate incident, 27 Iraqi fighters die when a U.S. armored patrol returns fire after coming under attack north of Baghdad. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

In the early 1900s, Henry Ford introduced America to the Model T and the assembly line. The innovations Ford started helped reshape American society. Now, the Ford Motor Co.'s future depends on the leadership of another Ford family member, Bill Ford Jr. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

A sniper kills an American soldier and several explosions rock Baghdad as U.S. forces in Iraq continue to face attacks despite a week-long military campaign to quell the violence. The U.S. civil administration says it will create a new criminal court to try those accused of inciting violence against U.S. and British military forces. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Songwriter Gillian Welch describes her music. Welch's duet with Alison Krauss was a highlight of the Grammy award-winning soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan considers the new trend in "pink" books -- books by women featuring strong but girly heroines.