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Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews, "A Philosophical Investigation," a new science-fiction book by British writer Philip Kerr.

2: Populist voice JIM HIGHTOWER, a former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. His current project is Hightower Radio, a new daily syndicated two-minute radio commentary. He plans on sewing the seeds of grass roots activism in commentaries on subjects ranging from doctor bills and the deficit to toxic dumps and the recession.

Children's book writer and illustrator MAURICE SENDAK. He's been at it for over 40 years. His books are classics: "Where the Wild Things Are," "In the Night Kitchen," and others. They are "unsentimental fantasizes" (LA Times Magazine), challenging the belief that children should be protected from their fears and anxieties. In all, SENDAK has illustrated 80 children's books (19 of which he wrote). He's also designed over 10 opera sets, including one for "The Nutcracker." SENDAK has a new book, about a pack of homeless kids, "We are all in The Dumps with Jack and Guy." (HarperCollins Publishers

Maureen Corrigan has a review of "The Art of Fiction," novelist David Lodge''s collection of 50 essays of literary criticism, published by Viking.

2: Readings from the PEN American Center's benefit for Bosnian Writers, "An Evening For Sarajevo", held last night in New York City. Fifteen American writers read from their work to raise money for the writers of Sarajevo for food and supplies; writers in the beseiged city are fighting to keep their literary culture vital and undiminished in a time of war.

Today's first half is about children who are orphaned after losing their parents to AIDS. Studies estimate that by the year 2000, up to 125,000 U.S. children will be left parentless because of the fatal illness. AIDS workers are now beginning to realize their next step is to help these secondary victims by providing homes, food and counseling. We interview two people on the subject; a single mother with AIDS, and the head of a project designed to address the needs of orphaned kids:1)LAURA JIMENEZ. ("hee-MEN-ez") She is a 42-year-old divorced mother with AIDS. Jimenez lives in a housing project in the Bronx with her 10-year-old son. Her two other children, in their twenties, are married with their own kids. She has worked through desperate times to become an activist for women with AIDS.2) CAROL LEVINE. ("la-VEEN") She is the Executive Director of "The Orphan Project," based in Manhattan. She founded the organization two years ago, after working on the Citizen's Commission on AIDS. The Orphan Project undertook at study of how many children in the New York area were affected by HIV in their families. Levine was surprised at the numbers the study turned up. Now the project is looking at social and policy options to help these children

TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews "Dudley," the new sitcom starring Dudley Moore.

We pay tribute to Frank Zappa who died over the weekend with an excerpt of a 1989 interview with him.

Ward on saxophone solos.

2: Russian literary critic and dissident writer, VICTOR EROFEYEV (ER-row-FAY-ev). He's written his first novel, "Russian Beauty," (Viking). The book, about a young bisexual beauty who leaves the provinces for Moscow, has been a best-seller in Russia. EROFEYEV is also the son of a Soviet diplomat.