Oct 19 Conversation: Louise Erdrich on Her New Novel, ‘The Round House’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Louise Erdrich, author of the novel "The Round House," which has been nominated for a National Book Award. Continue reading
Oct 08 Monday on the NewsHour: Salman Rushdie By Tom LeGro More of Jeffrey Brown's interview with writer Salman Rushdie. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch In ‘Joseph Anton,’ Salman Rushdie Writes Novelistically About His Own Life In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie recounts, in the third person, his upbringing as a secular muslim trying to understand his religion, as well as living under fatwa, a period when he says he discovered his own resilience. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 04 Conversation: Kevin Powers, Author of ‘The Yellow Birds’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Kevin Powers, author of the novel "The Yellow Birds" and who served in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. Continue reading
Sep 28 Conversation: Junot Diaz By Tom LeGro The writer Junot Diaz is back with a new collection of stories titled "This Is How You Lose Her." They feature several characters from his first novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," which won the Pulitzer Prize for… Continue reading
Sep 21 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Talks About Her New Job and Fourth Book By Tom LeGro The new official face of American poetry is one familiar to NewsHour viewers. Natasha Trethewey has just taken on the job of poet laureate of the United States, appointed by the Librarian of Congress. She's the author of four books… Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch Richard Ford’s Latest Novel ‘Canada’ Is Actually an American Morality Tale Richard Ford's Latest Novel 'Canada' Is Actually an American Morality Tale… Continue watching
Aug 17 Conversation: Graphic Novelist, Director Marjane Satrapi By Tom LeGro Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" won international acclaim as an autobiographical tale, told first in the form of a graphic novel, later turned into a film, of a young girl coming of age amid the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran. Now comes… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Book Examines Varied ‘Tapestry’ of Michelle Obama’s American Ancestry Book Examines Varied 'Tapestry' of Michelle Obama's American Ancestry… Continue watching
Aug 03 Conversation: Marcus Samuelsson on His New Memoir, ‘Yes, Chef’ By Tom LeGro Ray Suarez talks to celebrity chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, whose new memoir, the New York Times bestseller "Yes, Chef," traces his life and career, beginning with his birth in Ethiopia and adoption to a Swedish family, a move that… Continue reading