Arts Jun 12 Writing is an ‘every-single-day kind of job,’ says author Andrew Sean Greer One that requires a good night's sleep.
Arts Jun 04 Discussion questions for ‘Less’ Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This” is Andrew Sean Greer's comic novel “Less.”…
Arts Jun 04 Listen to ‘Educated’ author Tara Westover sing ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’ The May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” about growing up in a Mormon survivalist family in rural Idaho.
Arts May 31 The June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Less’ We’re excited to announce that “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer is our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”…
Arts May 18 3 documentaries the Duplass Brothers want you to watch now Jay and Mark Duplass are known for making quirky, funny, empathetic films and television -- and almost always on their own terms. Here are three documentaries that influenced them.
Arts May 15 Why every nonfiction writer once wanted to be Tom Wolfe Journalist and author Susan Orlean said that Tom Wolfe work changed her life and convinced her to write nonfiction. “Because his style was so extreme, it suggested the most possibility," she said.
Arts May 11 Tara Westover annotates the first page of her memoir, ‘Educated’ Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” which describes growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho, is our May pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”…
Arts May 07 ‘Inspiration is a myth’ and more writer’s advice from author Tara Westover Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” which describes growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho, is our May pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”…
Arts May 04 Discussion questions for ‘Educated’ Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” which describes growing up in a survivalist family in rural Idaho and then going on to Harvard and Cambridge, is our April pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”…
Arts May 02 After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything Beyond bots, what does Russian propaganda look like? How is it made? To find out, I spent a day inside the newsroom of Radio Sputnik, a Russian government-funded media outlet, and a week consuming only Sputnik news.