Dec 15 12 books to read from 2022 By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz share some of their favorite books of the year. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Annie Ernaux, French author of deeply personal works, wins Nobel Prize in literature Ernaux has mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, illuminating murky corners of memory, family and society. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:53 Author Sophia Nelson shares self-care lessons for pandemic times Stress levels shot up in the spring of 2020 and for a lot of people, they never came back down. Best-selling author Sophia Nelson has a new self-care book aimed at offering some help during the pandemic, "Be The One… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:15 Author Mohsin Hamid explores the construct of race in his new novel 'The Last White Man' By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet A work of imagination asks us to see race in a new way from a novelist once again taking on magical realism in his fiction. Jeffrey Brown talks with Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 7:07 Author Geraldine Brooks delves into an untold story of a racehorse and his caretaker By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A history-making racehorse, and the people around it, are re-imagined in a new work of fiction dealing with obsession and justice. Jeffrey Brown talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks about her latest novel, “Horse,” for our arts and culture… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 7:58 NewsHour staff members discuss new books they have written By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet If you are looking for something good to read this summer, you might start with the books written by our very own NewsHour staff. Three of our colleagues are out now with a memoir, a novel and a non-fiction book,… Continue watching
Apr 21 Mark Twain's weird but perfect ending By Dr. Howard Markel The night Twain was born, there was a brilliant view of Halley's Comet flying right over his hometown. Continue reading
Sep 17 Fiction longlist for National Book Awards includes Richard Powers, Lauren Groff By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Powers' “Bewilderment” is his first book since the Pulitzer winning “The Overstory.” Groff's “Matrix” is her third consecutive work to receive a National Book Award nomination, following “Fates and Furies” and the story collection “Florida.” Anthony Doerr's “Cloud Cuckoo Land”… Continue reading
Dec 30 Author Ling Ma answers your questions about 'Severance' By Courtney Vinopal The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel. Continue reading
Jul 06 Tell-all book by Trump niece will be released sooner than previously planned By Associated Press The revised date, announced Monday, came after a New York appellate court cleared the way for the book's publication following a legal challenge by President Donald Trump's brother. Continue reading