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
Oct 02 Watch Remembering Tom Clancy, 66, blockbuster novelist of high-tech spy thrillers Remembering Tom Clancy, 66, blockbuster novelist of high-tech spy thrillers… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch How the implausible quest to ‘have it all’ may set women up for disappointment How the implausible quest to 'have it all' may set women up for disappointment… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Rita Moreno reflects on life as an entertainer, stereotype roles in Hollywood Rita Moreno reflects on life as an entertainer, stereotype roles in Hollywood… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Rita Moreno reflects on life as an entertainer, stereotype roles in Hollywood By PBS News Hour, Ray Suarez Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch Graham Nash Talks ‘Wild Tales’ and Musical Friends A member of the 1960s British rock group the Hollies and one-fourth of the super-group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Graham Nash has just come out with a new memoir of his life called "Wild Tales." Jeffrey Brown caught up… Continue watching