Apr 01 Watch Conversation: Tea Obreht, Author of ‘The Tiger’s Wife’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Tea Obreht, author of the novel, "The Tiger's Wife."… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Revisiting the Reagan Assassination Attempt, 30 Years Later Judy Woodruff talks to the surgeon who operated on Reagan and an author of a new book. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Journalist, Author Roger Rosenblatt Outlines His 4 Reasons to Write Roger Rosenblatt -- novelist, playwright, journalist and, of course, NewsHour essayist for many years -- also teaches writing. His latest book, "Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing," is a based on a class he… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Gary Trudeau Reflects on 40 Years of Drawing ‘Doonesbury’ It's been 40 years since Garry Trudeau first drew the popular comic strip "Doonesbury." The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist speaks with Jeffrey Brown about a new book chronicling his decades of work. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Shares Life Lessons With New Generation Andrew Young, a top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., and his godson/co-author Kabir Sehgal speak with Judy Woodruff about passing on life lessons and words of advice for a new generation, plus their new book "Walk in My Shoes."… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch America’s Cornucopia of Recipes Food columnist and cookbook author Molly O'Neill has spent the past decade traveling cross-country in search of America's recipes. Jeffrey Brown talks to O'Neill about the result of her travels: a cookbook. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Edwidge Danticat on the Luxury of Creating Art Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat speaks with Jeffrey Brown about her earthquake-ravaged homeland, feeling guilty for having the time and security to create art and her new collection of essays, "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work."… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Franzen Explores the Post-9/11 Family in ‘Freedom’ Jeffrey Brown talks to best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen about new book '"Freedom."… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Religious Diversity and the Building Blocks of ‘American Grace’ Paul Solman talks with author Robert Putnam about his new book "American Grace," which delves into the role of religion in the United States. Continue watching
Oct 01 Both Temps and e-Books Were Hot at the National Book Festival this Year The scorching 93 degree heat on Saturday was not enough to deter throngs of book lovers from coming out for the 10th Annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Library of Congress. Art Beat took to the… Continue reading