Arts Jan 05 Discussion questions for ‘Trick Mirror’ Our January 2021 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror."…
Arts Dec 30 Author Ling Ma answers your questions about ‘Severance’ The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel.
Arts Dec 28 ‘Trick Mirror’ is our January book club pick Our January pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.”…
Arts Dec 18 How ‘The Walking Dead’ and a Terrence Malick film inspired this writer’s first book “I thought I could somehow bridge the two,” Ling Ma recently told the PBS NewsHour of her novel "Severance." “What if Terrence Malick directed a zombie B movie and this was the voiceover? Would that be in bad taste?”…
Politics Dec 15 WATCH: Yamiche Alcindor moderates panel on 2020 voting and goals for reform The Bipartisan Policy Center will host a panel discussion moderated by PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor examining challenges with this year's election and future goals for reform.
Arts Dec 09 How the final days of an office job inspired this apocalyptic novel Our December 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s “Severance.”…
Health Dec 09 WATCH: Your questions about COVID-19 and the holiday season, answered With PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz, Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones answered viewer questions about everything from the vaccine rollout process to the risk of gathering with loved ones amid the ongoing pandemic.
Politics Dec 08 WATCH: Senate holds second hearing on COVID-19 early outpatient treatment The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee will hold a second hearing Dec. 8 on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19.
Economy Dec 04 ‘There’s no end in sight.’ Millions fear loss of unemployment benefits amid pandemic In interviews with the PBS NewsHour, people who have remained unemployed for months said they were worried about covering daily living expenses, especially food and housing, and being forced to choose between earning an income and protecting their health.
Arts Dec 04 Discussion questions for ‘Severance’ Our December pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s "Severance."…