Arts Jun 27

It’s the story of what happens when one Mexican-American family living on the border comes together for a party -- and a funeral.

Arts Jun 27

N. K. Jemisin, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Liz Flock to answer reader questions on “The Fifth Season,” and Liz announces the July book selection.

Arts Jun 27

Country-blues musician Erika Ryann talked about the experience of playing in honky tonks out West, writing songs on a tractor or on the road, and how necessary it is to be alone when writing.

Arts Jun 21

The world of YA is “finally giving LGBTQ+ teens the literature they deserve," New York Public Library’s manager of young adult programs said.

Arts Jun 18

When N.K. Jemisin began writing “The Fifth Season,” the first of a trilogy of sci-fi books, she knew that she would start the story with the end of the world.

Arts Jun 12

N.K. Jemisin, author of award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," says her frustration and anger over the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer "shaped the story, widened the scope."…

Arts Jun 11

For decades, bands like Testify had been largely underground, but their music has become more visible.

Arts Jun 03

Prison language, or language created by inmates while incarcerated, has a long and vivid history, and is likely as old as the modern prison itself.

Arts Jun 03

Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season." Here are some questions to guide your reading.

Arts May 31

A new crop of writers have sought to depict what a future world might look like if humans don’t do something.