An annotated page from Robert Kaplan’s ‘Earning the Rockies’
To really earn the sight of the Rockies and comprehend what those mountains mean, Robert Kaplan writes that you have to drive for days across the prairie and the Great Plains. Flying there in an hour or two won't cut…
Write ‘what is absolutely true in your eyes,’ says best-selling author Robert Kaplan
Robert D. Kaplan, author of our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, describes the journey that inspired him, why everyone should read "The Federalist Papers," and why the number of copies of books he sells is…
Discussion questions for ‘Earning the Rockies’
"Earning the Rockies" is our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This."…
The September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Earning the Rockies’
"Earning the Rockies" is a mix of road trip, memoir, history and political analysis by Robert D. Kaplan, a geopolitical thinker and bestselling author of 18 books on foreign affairs and travel.
We've read a family saga, a comedic novel and an acclaimed memoir of growing up in rural Idaho. This month for "Now Read This," our book club in partnership with the New York Times: a debut collection of short stories…
Lesley Nneka Arimah annotates a page of "Glory," explaining where she got the opening scene, how she sees Glory, and the challenge of writing unlikeable characters.
"I eventually became the writer I needed to be to pull it off," writer Lesley Nneka Arimah says of her debut short story collection. "What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky" is our August pick for the…
Maybe you’re a guy. Maybe you like books. Maybe you like talking with people about books. So what's stopping you from having your own book club, a.k.a. “Literary Domination Society”? Author Nick Arvin shares his humble opinion on why men…
Our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut short story collection “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky.”…
