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The story of FBI agent-turned-spy Robert Hanssen is told in the new film Breach with Chris Cooper as Hanssen and Ryan Phillippe and Laura Linney as his pursuers.

Our summer reading series profiles novelist Jackie Collins, author of 22 novels, including Lucky and Hollywood Wives. This summer Collins is reading Her (Knopf; ISBN: 037541388X) by Laura Zigman, Billy (Overlook Press; ISBN: 1585673080) by Pamela Stephenson, and Killing Pablo (Penguin USA; ISBN: 0142000957) by Mark Bowden.

This week the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival features high school contributors. Jennifer Steele and Laura Mandelberg are two of the writers featured in the 10th annual Young Poets Competition, co-sponsored by the festival. They read from their poems for Weekend Edition.

It's World War II, the Germans are bombing London and the widowed Mrs. Laura Henderson opens The Windmill Theater, a burlesque club. That's the gist of Dame Judi Dench's latest film, the quirky Mrs. Henderson Presents.

First Lady Laura Bush spent three days on the West Coast this week, promoting her initiative to help America's youth -- in particular, America's young men. NPR's David Greene has this report of Mrs. Bush's trip.

NPR's Laura Sydell reports on a national convention held in Washington, D.C., this week for people who own franchise businesses, or are hoping to. There are more than 750,000 franchises in the United States, but there are no statistics on how many go out of business each year.

Fresh Air's TV critic reviews HBO's Recount, about the uncertain and still-controversial aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. The movie stars Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern and Tom Wilkinson.

Farmers in western Kansas are in the midst of harvesting a poor wheat crop that has been damaged by this year's drought and cold winter. NPR's Laura Ziegler reports that the new farm bill has enough flexibility to allow farmers to plant a different crop to recoup their losses, which is a change from past policy.

Reviewer Alan Cheuse reviews the latest novel from Laura Esquivel, titled "The Law of Love." Though she became quite famous for the novel-with-recipes "Like Water for Chocolate," Cheuse is not that impressed with her novel-with-music book and CD package.

Melissa Block talks with Don George, global travel editor for Lonely Planet, and Laura Kidder, editorial director for Fodor's travel, about travel hot spots. With the Euro worth about $1.30 and the summer travel season upon us, where people should go to find good international travel bargains? Argentina and Southeast Asia are two non-European alternatives offered by George. Kidder says there's plenty to see in Canada, and Latin-America. She also raves about Portugal as a cheaper European destination. George adds that travelers can have a great time in Eastern Europe -- and don't forget about Latvia and Estonia.