Sep 04 Discussion questions for ‘Earning the Rockies’ By Elizabeth Flock "Earning the Rockies" is our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This."… Continue reading
Aug 28 The September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Earning the Rockies’ By Elizabeth Flock "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. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:27 Author Lesley Nneka Arimah answers your questions 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… Continue watching
Aug 17 An annotated page from ‘What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky’ By Elizabeth Flock 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. Continue reading
Aug 07 ‘If the short story is a sprint, the novel is a marathon,’ and more writing advice from Lesley Nneka Arimah By Elizabeth Flock "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… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:16 Are you a man who is interested in book clubs? Here are rules for starting your own 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… Continue watching
Aug 01 Discussion questions for “What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky” By Elizabeth Flock 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.”… Continue reading
Jul 30 The August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is… By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 7:09 ‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee answers your questions Min Jin Lee, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces August’s book. Continue watching
Jul 30 Min Jin Lee’s easy family recipe for Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Soh-Bahgi) By Elizabeth Flock Kimchi, a dish made from fermented vegetables, is a staple food in Korean cuisine and in author Min Jin Lee's family. Here's her mother's recipe. Continue reading