Arts Dec 10 We read these 29 books in 2019. You should too As the year draws to a close, PBS NewsHour staff members suggest some of the books that made them slow down and enjoy reading this year. By Jeffrey Brown
Arts Dec 31 Watch 8:42 The best books of 2018, according to experts In 2018, notable new books often reflected and supplemented conversations around current trends, topics and events. Author Ann Patchett and Washington Post book critic Carlos Lozada join Jeffrey Brown to share their favorite books of the year.
Arts Mar 12 Watch 3:05 How to retrain your shrinking attention span What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Mar 12 Opinion: The secret to being fully present Author Ann Patchett says "admitting that I’m incapable of multitasking was an important first step."… By Ann Patchett
Nov 24 Watch 8:29 The best reads of 2017, from Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink By PBS NewsHour What were the best new books you read this year? Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink recently sat down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss their own picks for recommended reads of 2017. Continue watching
Nov 24 5 books from 2017 that these authors think you should read By Larisa Epatko Memoirs that make you think about judgment and injustice, a funny -- but unexpectedly dark -- novel, and a guide to a happy marriage. These are the books that authors Daniel Pink and Ann Patchett chose as their top picks… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 7:39 Novelist Ann Patchett on how independent bookstores build community By PBS NewsHour If you shop at the East Nashville Farmers’ Market you can buy fruits and vegetables; but you can also meet a famous author with a stop by the traveling bookmobile. Ann Patchett is a co-owner of the Parnassus Books, founded… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 8:24 Bestselling authors share their favorite books of 2014 By PBS NewsHour What did our favorite authors read this year? Jeffrey Brown asks novelist Ann Patchett and business writer Daniel Pink for their top recommendations of 2014, including a young adult novel written in verse and a book about humanity’s place in… Continue watching
Dec 30 Authors Ann Patchett and Daniel Pink talk what makes a great book By PBS NewsHour Ann Patchett, author of “This is the Story of a Happy Marriage” and Daniel Pink, author of “To Sell is Human,” sat down with Jeffrey Brown in Washington’s Politics and Prose bookstore to talk about the factors that make a… Continue reading