Arts Sep 24 Watch 9:10 Bestselling book ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles police violence against black teenagers The young adult novel "The Hate U Give" tells the story of a teenager whose childhood friend is shot and killed by a police officer. In the book, now a finalist for a National Book Award and Kirkus Prize, author… By PBS News Hour
Arts Sep 24 Author Angie Thomas sheds light on ‘private, hidden conversations’ about race, says former professor The founder of the creative writing program that inspired author Angie Thomas to write “The Hate U Give” remembers how the book started. By artsdesk
Arts Apr 15 The 8 books librarians can’t stop talking about right now For National Library Week, we asked the New York Public Library -- the largest library in the country and one of the most beloved -- what we should be reading right now. By Elizabeth Flock