May 18 Why a 1946 novel resonates with today’s working-class struggles By Courtney Vinopal In Ann Petry’s 1946 novel “The Street,” which chronicles an African American woman’s pursuit of the American dream, the main character’s predicament is not unlike that of many workers today. Continue reading
May 08 How Tayari Jones discovered an ‘undersung American masterpiece’ By Courtney Vinopal Our May 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Ann Petry’s “The Street.”… Continue reading
May 05 Discussion questions for ‘The Street’ By Courtney Vinopal Our May 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Ann Petry’s “The Street.”… Continue reading
Apr 29 ‘The Street’ is our May book club pick By Courtney Vinopal “The Street” by Ann Petry is the May pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times. Continue reading
Apr 24 These photos helped Julia Phillips capture ‘one of the most beautiful places in the world’ By Julia Phillips "When I arrived in Kamchatka for the first time," wrote Julia Phillips, the author of "Disappearing Earth, "I learned it was even more spectacular than I’d imagined from a distance."… Continue reading
Apr 17 Why ‘Disappearing Earth’ begins with a tale of natural disaster By Courtney Vinopal Our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth.”… Continue reading
Apr 10 Why a writer traveled to a far-off Russian peninsula for her debut novel By Courtney Vinopal Our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth.”… Continue reading
Apr 07 Discussion questions for ‘Disappearing Earth’ By Courtney Vinopal Our April 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Julia Phillips’ “Disappearing Earth.”… Continue reading
Mar 31 ‘Disappearing Earth’ is our April book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our April book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Julia Phillips’ "Disappearing Earth,” a novel about a community’s reckoning with the sudden disappearance of two young girls. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 4:58 ‘Inheritance’ author Dani Shapiro answers your questions Dani Shapiro, author of our March pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Inheritance,” and Jeff announces the April book selection. Continue watching