Arts Sep 18 'The Last Free Women' follows 4 Afghans rebuilding their lives after escaping the Taliban By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte
Arts Sep 09 Watch 6:39 Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel' For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird traces Cohn’s life and… By Jeff Brown, Sam Weber, Laine Immell, Hunter Bonaparte
Arts Sep 01 Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, among them the novels “Nathan Coulter” and “A Place On Earth,” the anthology “A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997,” and his farming manifesto “The Unsettling of America.”… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Aug 24 Watch 6:05 In new novel 'Under the Falls,' Richard Russo explores places left behind Richard Russo has penned 10 novels, won the Pulitzer Prize, and collaborated on screen adaptations and TV series based on his work. In his latest book, "Under the Falls," Russo continues to revisit the community of his youth. Senior arts… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Hunter Bonaparte
Arts Aug 04 Watch 6:27 Annie Jacobsen and Geoff Bennett discuss 'Biological War' on 'Settle In' What would happen if the next major national security threat wasn't a missile or a bomb but a deliberately engineered pathogen? That's the premise of "Biological War: A Scenario," the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen. Geoff… By Geoff Bennett
Jul 28 Booker Prize semifinalist list includes previous winners Douglas Stuart, Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Judges read 163 novels to come up with the 13 semifinalists announced Tuesday for the 50,000 pound ($66,000) Booker Prize. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 7:47 'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure By Jeffrey Brown, Solveig Rennan In recent years, there has been attention and worries about how reading has changed among kids. Those concerns include the nature of what kids are reading and how many fewer books are part of their education diet. A new cover… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 7:02 'One Day in September' chronicles how baseball's All-Star Game was born By Jeff Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Baseball’s best will showcase their talents on the field in Philadelphia during MLB's All-Star Game. What fans might not know is that the game traces its origins back to an event in Boston more than a century ago. The little-known… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 9:34 Haberman and Swan on 'Regime Change,' their book on Trump's unconstrained 2nd term By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A new book by veteran reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan is offering one of the most revealing looks to date inside the second Trump White House. It’s called "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump." Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 8:25 'The Price of Exclusion' explores lasting impact of racial inequality in medicine By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found… Continue watching