Jan 05 10 video games you can play with your family By Michael Boulter It may come as a surprise, but a recent report shows that some two-thirds of parents play video games with their children at least once a week. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 9:00 What orchestras can teach executives about conducting business By Paul Solman Corporate executives are getting a lesson in leadership and communication from the conductor’s podium thanks to the Music Paradigm, a program that trains business leaders in the fine art of teamwork. Paul Solman goes behind the scenes of a recent… Continue watching
Jan 03 Now Read This Book Club Join us each month as we choose a book, discuss it here and take your questions for the author. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:02 Introducing the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, 'Now Read This' By PBS News Hour The PBS NewsHour has teamed up with The New York Times to bring you a new book club called Now Read This. It will allow readers to participate in discussions in real time and ask questions of the authors. The… Continue watching
Jan 03 Now Read This Book Club A partnership between PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 'Persist. Read, write, and improve.' Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she's ever received By Elizabeth Flock The author shares her writing advice, daily writing routine and more. Continue reading
Jan 03 Discussion questions for 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' By Elizabeth Flock Use these questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Continue reading
Jan 03 What is the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club? By Elizabeth Flock Now Read This is a new book club and partnership from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 New York Times Book Review: In 'Sing, Unburied, Sing,' a Haunted Road Trip to Prison By Tracy K. Smith Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reviews "Sing, Unburied, Sing."… Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:09 How poet Rupi Kaur became a hero to millions of young women By PBS NewsHour, Jaywon Choe, Elizabeth Flock Rupi Kaur, one of Instagram’s favorite poets, writes about love, heartbreak and womanhood. She speaks to Jeffrey Brown about her rise to fame and her message for young women. Continue watching