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Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Jacqueline Deval''s new book, "Reckless Appetites" (Ecco).

From 1953 until 1989 HELEN SUZMAN served as an Opposition Member of the South African Parliament. SUZMAN was a pioneering political leader in the fight against apartied and anti-semitism. For thirteen years she was the sole representative in the Parliament to reject race discrimination. In her book, "In No Certain Terms: A South African Memoir" (Knopf), she explains how she used her status to gain access to places out of bounds to the general public--prisons, black townships and "resettlement areas"--and how she came to know Nelson Mandella and other political prisoners.

Rock critic KEN TUCKER has a review of "Whip-Smart" (Matador Records), the new album by Liz Phair.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews trumpeter Eddie Allen''s (aka E.J. Allen) new album, "Another''s Point of View."

Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews a new CD. It''s a reissue from The Hollywood String Quartet, a chamber group made up of studio musicians who wanted to perform the classics. (on the Testament label).

Director DAVID LYNCH, who Mel brooks called "Jimmy Stewart from Mars." LYNCH is the director of "Eraserhead," "The Elephant Man," "Dune" and "Blue Velvet," all of which have received critical acclaim and attained cult status. He is also the creator of the popular but short-lived TV series, "Twin Peaks." LYNCH has published a book of photographs of his movies and his art, called "Images" (Hyperion).

Maureen Corrigan reviews Doctor Johnson and Mr. Savage, by Richard Holmes (Pan

2: Walter Winchell was the man who legitimized gossip columns, tabloid news, and celebrity watching. He rose from a poor New York family to become one of the most read columnists, and eventually consulted with F.D.R. and Joe McCarthy. Writer NEAL GABLER has written a biography about Winchell. "Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity" (Alfred A. Knopf Inc.) helps explain the man who was the source of our current celebrity-obsessed culture.

Musicians ANN RABSON, GAYE ADEGBALOLA and ANDREA FAYE McINTOSH, who make up the blues group Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women. The "Chicago Tribune" says "these women have in abundance," in their songs about "domestic violence, self-respect and being a woman." Their fourth album is "Old, New, Borrowed & Blue" (Alligator Records). The group says the album was named because "We embrace the old. . . we celebrate the new. . . We've begged, stolen, and borrowed a variety of songs, rhythms, licks and tricks."

Bosnian Journalist ZLATO DIZDAREVIC, (pronounced: ZLOTKO DIZ DAR A VICH) an editor of the only daily newspaper in Sarajevo which has continued to publish during the war, and the author of "Sarajevo Under Seige: A War Journal," (Fromm International). He read last night at the PEN American Center's benefit, "An Evening For Sarajevo"

Writer WALLACE STEGNER died today. We remember him with a rebroadcast of our April, 15, 1992 interview

CHRISTOPHER JOYCE. He has just written a book, "Earthly Goods" (Little, Brown and Company)" about searching for medicinal plants in rainforests. CHRISTOPHER JOYCE will talk about the history of seeking drugs in the rainforests, and the recent attempt of pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, and anthropoligists, to preserve the rainforests and comb them for AIDS, alzheimers and diabetes cures. JOYCE is also the founder and editor of the U.S. bureau of "New Scientist" magazine, and is currently a reporter and editor for National Public Radio