Oct 24 The wonders and woes of the travel industry in Elizabeth Becker's 'Overbooked' By Victoria Fleischer Elizabeth Becker, an award-winning former foreign and war correspondent for the New York Times, explores the best and worst of the tourism industry in her new book, "Overbooked: The Global Business of Travel and Tourism." The United Nations estimates that… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama 'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Novelist Jonathan Lethem offers look at the personal side of American radicalism Novelist Jonathan Lethem offers look at the personal side of American radicalism… Continue watching
Oct 18 Author Jonathan Lethem looks at American communism in 'Dissident Gardens' By Victoria Fleischer // Jonathan Lethem’s new novel, “Dissident Gardens,” is a look back at American communism across decades and generations through the eyes of Rose Zimmer and her daughter, Miriam. Lethem sat down with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 6:46 Stanley Crouch recounts rise of jazz giant Charlie 'Bird' Parker Stanley Crouch recounts rise of jazz giant Charlie 'Bird' Parker… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Jim Lehrer returns to haunting 'what if' in novel on the JFK assassination What if the glass bubble top on the car in which President John F. Kennedy was riding in Dallas had not been removed by a Secret Service agent? The NewsHour's own Jim Lehrer explores that idea in "Top Down: A… Continue watching
Oct 14 Stanley Crouch on 'Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker' By Victoria Fleischer Listen to Chief Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown's interview with Stanley Crouch above "The Jazz story ... it's the American story" or so says Stanley Crouch, jazz scholar and author of the new book, "Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 'Depth of insight' into human relations distinguishes Nobel-laureate Munro 'Depth of insight' into human relations distinguishes Nobel-laureate Munro… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Alice McDermott invokes a voice little heard in life or literature for 'Someone' Alice McDermott invokes a voice little heard in life or literature for 'Someone'… Continue watching
Oct 03 In 'Someone,' Alice McDermott tells 'ordinary' woman's tale By Margaret Myers Alice McDermott tells the story of an ordinary woman named Marie from childhood to death in her new novel, "Someone." The narrative centers on a woman who is shy, plain, unremarkable on the surface, but has a very active internal… Continue reading