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Stephen Greenblatt Reads an Excerpt From 'The Swerve'

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt reads an excerpt from "The Swerve." Continue


Sherlock's Moriarty: The Making of a Modern Villian

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Masterpiece



When the time came for Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss and actor Andrew Scott to unleash Sherlock's nemesis Jim Moriarty, they gave us a true arch-villain for the 21st century. Now, they share their insights into the character and take us deep into the mind of the madman. Continue


Conversation: Poet Natalie Diaz

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PBS NewsHour



A profile of poet Natalie Diaz and her language preservation work will air on the NewsHour soon, but here below is sneak peak of our interview with the 33-year-old writer, conducted along the banks of the Colorado River. Continue


Art in the Twenty-First Century, "Balance" - Preview

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View the works and techniques of artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold and Sarah Sze. 5/4/2012 Continue


What is Your Favorite Judy Blume Book?

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Tavis Smiley



Watch her interview on Tavis Smiley and join the conversation on Facebook. Continue


Art in the Twenty-First Century, "Boundaries" - Preview

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View the works and techiniques of artists David Altmejd, assume vivid astro focus, Tabaimo and Lynda Benglis. 4/20/2012 Continue


Naomi Shihab Nye Reads Two Poems

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Naomi Shihab Nye reads two poems: "Hello Palestine," an homage to her father who lost his home and arrived in the United States a refugee, and "Cinco de Mayo," which explores how people are present in our memories and lives even after they have died. Continue


Watch Great Expectations Cast Interviews

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Masterpiece



Great Expectations stars Gillian Anderson (Miss Havisham), Douglas Booth (Pip) and Vanessa Kirby (Estella) discuss their characters and reflect on the continuing relevance of Charles Dickens in these video interviews. Continue


Sherlock, Season 2 - Preview

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Masterpiece



Rejoin the 21st-century team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they battle the worst that modern criminality has to offer. 5/6/2012 Continue


Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel

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American Masters



Margaret Mitchell was no ordinary writer. The one book she published in her lifetime - Gone With the Wind - sold millions of copies during the Great Depression in America and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, 75 years ago. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel engages leading authors, historians, biographers, and people with personal connections to Mitchell to reveal a complex and mysterious woman. Continue


Summer 2012 Reading List

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Washington Week



Looking for some good summer reading? Check out the books Gwen and the Washington Week panelists recommend for the beach, the car, the plane or the pool. From fiction to politics, history to biography, there is something for everybody. The smartest reporters in Washington, D.C. bring you their suggestions for the summer's best reads. Continue


Leslie Maitland Reads From 'Crossing the Borders of Time'

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Investigative reporter Leslie Maitland reads from her book, "Crossing the Borders of Time." Continue


Weekly Poem: 'Cinco de Mayo'

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Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem "Cinco de Mayo" from her book, "Transfer." Continue


Guilty Pleasures - Trailer

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POV



Every four seconds a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British counterpart, Mills & Boon, is sold somewhere in the world. Julie Moggan’s 'Guilty Pleasures' takes an amusing and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts between the everyday lives of the books’ readers and the fantasy worlds that offer them escape. Continue


Chautauqua: An American Narrative - Preview

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Trace the history and impact of the Chautauqua Institution and capture its contemporary essence and energy. 4/27/2012 Continue


Extended Interview: Naomi Shihab Nye

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Poet Naomi Shihab Nye talks more about her work and teaching poetry. Continue


Weekly Poem: Katherine Larson Reads 'Metamorphosis'

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Katherine Larson won the 2010 Yale Younger Poets Prize and the 2012 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her book "Radial Symmetry." She is also the recipient of a Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship. Continue


Art in the Twenty-First Century, "Change"

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View the works and techniques of artists Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui and Catherine Opie. 4/13/2012 Continue


Harper Lee: Hey, Boo

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American Masters



One of the biggest bestsellers of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird is the first and only novel by a young woman named Nelle Harper Lee, who said that she wanted to be South Alabama's Jane Austen. Lee won the Pulitzer Prize and became a mystery when she stopped speaking to press in 1964. Harper Lee: Hey, Boo explores the history of the novel and offers an unprecedented look at the novelist's life. Continue


View a Slideshow from Masterpiece's Great Expectations

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Masterpiece



From the murky swamp of The Forge, to the haunting Satis House and the well-appointed halls of London, explore the varied worlds of Great Expectations in this slideshow. Continue


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