Dec 20 Watch Journalist Ari Shavit wrestles with complexity of Israel in ‘My Promised Land’ Journalist Ari Shavit wrestles with complexity of Israel in 'My Promised Land'… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch The art of bringing British drama to American screens with ‘Masterpiece’ The art of bringing British drama to American screens with 'Masterpiece'… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Ann Patchett lets readers into her personal life in new collection of essays By PBS News Hour Ann Patchett lets readers into her personal life in new collection of essays… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:51 James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ offers ‘room to laugh’ at difficult history Author James McBride talks about slavery and humor in "The Good Lord Bird."… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch James McBride’s ‘The Good Lord Bird’ offers ‘room to laugh’ at difficult history By PBS News Hour James McBride talks about the National Book Award winner in fiction, "The Good Lord Bird."… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer’s Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer's… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Gov. Scott Walker on how state governance can be a model for Washington Gov. Scott Walker on how state governance can be a model for Washington… Continue watching
Nov 22 Celebrating a Literary Giant: The 50th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death By Victoria Fleischer C.S. Lewis constructed the world of "Narnia" through seven novels, the most recognizable of which is "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Even today, Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling "Wicked," gets lost in C.S. Lewis' world of Narnia. Continue reading
Nov 18 From the archives: Doris Lessing’s unfinished business with ‘Ben, in the World’ By News Desk EmbedVideo(8022); Ray Suarez talks to writer Doris Lessing about her novel, "Ben in the World." This interview first aired in 2000. Video by PBS NewsHour. In 2000, Ray Suarez interviewed Doris Lessing about "Ben, in the World,"… Continue reading
Nov 15 Ann Patchett gets personal in her new collection of essays, ‘This is the Story of a Happy Marriage’ By Victoria Fleischer // Ann Patchett reflects on fiction version nonfiction and the state of books today in a conversation with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown. "Nonfiction is easy and fiction is hard." That's according to Ann Patchett, author of "Bel Canto" and… Continue reading