‘The House of Broken Angels’ is our July book club pick
It’s the story of what happens when one Mexican-American family living on the border comes together for a party -- and a funeral.
‘The Fifth Season’ is June’s pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club
In N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," the world is menaced by environmental catastrophe, and its inhabitants struggle to survive.
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If you're longing to be transported, here are some recommendations from "Now Read This" book club members.
‘Don’t write—just type,’ and more advice from author Daniel Mendelsohn
"If you think of writing as a job, as just getting the stuff out there, you’ll do a lot better than if you keep waiting for the angel of inspiration to visit," says Mendelsohn.
William Burns, former deputy secretary of state and ambassador to Russia, may have spent more time with Vladimir Putin than other American diplomat. In his book, “The Back Channel,” Burns discusses how a “sense of grievance” underlies Putin's interactions with…
For poet Hala Alyan, year 29 was an "emotional border" comprised of necessary endings and new beginnings.
"When women enjoy their own sources of income, and the state guarantees social security in old age, illness, and disability, women have no economic reason to stay in abusive, unfulfilling, or otherwise unhealthy relationships," writes Kristen Ghodsee.
Best-selling author John Grisham became a lawyer, got bored and turned his courtroom experience into legal thrillers instead. His latest, "The Reckoning," tells of the murder of a Mississippi preacher by a returning World War II hero, who confesses to…
Katie Kitamura, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “A Separation,” plus Jeff announces December’s book.
