Literary Daybook, April 11

Herman Munster, rock god

Pain pills and angry mothers

Want to speed up baseball? Take away the home run

Can't stand the heat? Get out of the newsroom

"Gaud

He's baaaaack

Bush stonewalling continues

When doves cry

Cruzin' for a bruisin'

Bestsellers

"Frailty"

"The Sweetest Thing"

Let's talk about "Sexaholix"

"Human Nature"

Lynda Barry

The Iraq-ANWR connection

Lurch and destroy

Microsoft's mythical man-years

Naked interiors