About Elizabeth @lizflock
Elizabeth Flock is a reporter and producer for the NewsHour. She can be reached at eflock@newshour.org
Elizabeth’s Recent Stories
Arts Sep 19
5 forgotten books about geography and place to read nowBest-selling author Robert Kaplan, whose "Earning the Rockies" is the September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, shares five of his favorite writers whose books provide a rich sense of place.
Arts Sep 13
An annotated page from Robert Kaplan’s ‘Earning the Rockies’To really earn the sight of the Rockies and comprehend what those mountains mean, Robert Kaplan writes that you have to drive for days across the prairie and the Great Plains. Flying there in an hour or two won't cut…
Arts Sep 10
Write ‘what is absolutely true in your eyes,’ says best-selling author Robert KaplanRobert D. Kaplan, author of our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, describes the journey that inspired him, why everyone should read "The Federalist Papers," and why the number of copies of books he sells is…
Arts Sep 04
Discussion questions for ‘Earning the Rockies’"Earning the Rockies" is our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This."…
Arts Aug 28
The September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Earning the Rockies’"Earning the Rockies" is a mix of road trip, memoir, history and political analysis by Robert D. Kaplan, a geopolitical thinker and bestselling author of 18 books on foreign affairs and travel.
Arts Aug 17
An annotated page from ‘What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky’Lesley Nneka Arimah annotates a page of "Glory," explaining where she got the opening scene, how she sees Glory, and the challenge of writing unlikeable characters.
Arts Aug 07
‘If the short story is a sprint, the novel is a marathon,’ and more writing advice from Lesley Nneka Arimah"I eventually became the writer I needed to be to pull it off," writer Lesley Nneka Arimah says of her debut short story collection. "What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky" is our August pick for the…
Arts Aug 01
Discussion questions for “What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky”Our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut short story collection “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky.”…
Arts Jul 30
The August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is…We’re excited to announce that "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."…
Arts Jul 30
Min Jin Lee’s easy family recipe for Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Soh-Bahgi)Kimchi, a dish made from fermented vegetables, is a staple food in Korean cuisine and in author Min Jin Lee's family. Here's her mother's recipe.
