Jul 04 UK police investigating 6 assault claims against Kevin Spacey By Associated Press Five of the alleged offenses took place in London between 1996 and 2008, and the sixth in the western English city of Gloucester in 2013. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:46 Kevin Young intertwines personal and public history in 'Brown' As a writer, editor and archivist, Kevin Young is a poet actively engaged with the world. In his new collection, "Brown," Young draws heavily on his boyhood in Topeka, Kansas, tying it in large and small ways to the wider… Continue watching
Jul 02 Antwon Rose's mother wants everybody to hear this poem By Joshua Barajas “I don’t want to say it’s prophetic, but it is,” says Rose's teacher who found the poem. “If you knew this kid, he was a really nice kid. It’s such a loss."… Continue reading
Jul 02 Discussion questions for "Pachinko" By Elizabeth Flock Our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This” is Min Jin Lee’s historical novel “Pachinko.”… Continue reading
Jul 02 Harvey Weinstein accused of forcible sex act by a 3rd woman By Associated Press Harvey Weinstein was accused of a forcible sex act by a third woman in an updated indictment, Manhattan's district attorney said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 5:28 Comedian Cameron Esposito tackles sexual assault in new special "Rape Jokes" By Corinne Segal, Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green As the #MeToo movement inspires bigger conversations around sexual assault, veteran comedian Cameron Esposito does not want the voices of survivors to be left out. In her new special, "Rape Jokes," Esposito talks about sexual violence and her own experience… Continue watching
Jun 27 The July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is 'Pachinko' By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee is our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 6:25 'Less' author Andrew Sean Greer answers your questions Andrew Sean Greer, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces July’s book. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:14 Donald Hall, 89, saw poetry as 'school for feeling' Donald Hall, a former U.S. poet laureate who was widely considered one of the greatest poets of his generation, died over the weekend at the age of 89. Jeffrey Brown remembers the renowned writer with a look back at a… Continue watching
Jun 25 A poem to remember Donald Hall, former U.S. poet laureate By Jennifer Hijazi Hall, a candid, unaffected writer who examined love, loss and rural American life, died Saturday at the age of 89. Continue reading