Aug 14 Conversation: Novelist Richard Russo By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo about his latest book, "That Old Cape Magic."… Continue reading
Jul 09 Conversation: Chimamanda Adichie, Author of ‘The Thing Around Your Neck’ By Arts Desk In her new short story collection, "The Thing Around Your Neck," Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie moves back and forth between two continents the way she has in real life. Continue reading
Jun 30 Conversation: Werner Herzog By Arts Desk In 1982 in the Peruvian jungle, Werner Herzog was making a film about an opera fanatic who would do anything to bring music to his remote city: Fitzcarraldo and his small crew face deadly river rapids, indigenous tribes with spears… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch Author Examines Drug Trade, Afghan Insurgency Author and former ABC news producer Gretchen Peters talks about her book about the drug trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan and how it is fueling the insurgency. Continue watching
Jun 12 Conversation: Historian Simon Schama By Arts Desk Historian Simon Schama is well-known for his books and television documentaries on art and a wide range of other subjects. Continue reading
May 13 Conversation: Author Mark Kurlansky on ‘America Eats’ By Arts Desk Throughout the Depression, an ambitious New Deal project called "America Eats" employed secretaries and unemployed journalists, as well as literary luminaries -- Nelson Algren, Zora Neale Hurston and Eudora Welty -- to research and write about the nation's gastronomic traditions,… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Poet Hicok Reflects on Economic Hardships in Mich. Bob Hicok was born and raised in Michigan, worked in factories and once owned an automotive die design business there before becoming a professor at Virginia Tech. His poetry reflects on the economic hardships suffered in his home state. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Legandary Author, Radio Host Studs Terkel Dies Legendary Chicagoan and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel, renowned as a historian, author and radio broadcaster who excelled at capturing the stories of everyday Americans, died Friday at age 96. The NewsHour remembers Terkel with a clip from a past… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch In Shifting Media Landscape, Print Publications Transition to Web As print publications lose subscribers to the Web, some are making major staff cuts and one -- the Christian Science Monitor -- is axing its paper edition in favor of online-only content. Analysts weigh in on the changes and what… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Trillin Remembers Beloved Wife in His Latest Book Journalist, humorist and novelist Calvin Trillin's latest book pays homage to his wife, Alice, who passed away in 2001. Jeffrey Brown speaks with him about his latest book and the memory of his wife. Continue watching