May 24 Watch Allende Examines the Caribbean's Chaotic History Through New Novel Jeffrey Brown speaks with best-selling author Isabelle Allende about colonialism and slavery in the 19th century Caribbean, and the links between New Orleans and Haiti. Continue watching
Mar 19 Reimagining Nanotechnology By Business Desk Editor’s note: On Friday’s NewsHour, Paul speaks to Felice Frankel and George Whitesides, authors of an extraordinary new book, No Small Matter: Science on the Nanoscale. Frankel and Whitesides bring the virtually invisible world of nanotech to life… Continue reading
Feb 26 Conversation: Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown talks to Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature and the author of the novel "The Museum of Innocence," which was published late last year. Continue reading
Feb 19 Conversation: Alberto Manguel By Arts Desk Jeffrey Brown talks Alberto Manguel, author of "The Library at Night," a series of essays on the "idea" of the library through time and place, from ancient Alexandria to cyberspace, with stops along the way at his personal library of… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch From 'Dark Days' to 'Bright Nights,' Reexamining the Civil Rights Era In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Ray Suarez speaks with historian Peniel Joseph about his new book "Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama."… Continue watching
Dec 11 Conversation: David Byrne Rides and Writes By Arts Desk "I've been riding a bike, in New York mainly, for almost 30 years, just as a way of getting around, starting off just getting around downtown to the clubs, art galleries, dinner with friends," says musician, artist and culture connisseur… Continue reading
Nov 19 Conversation: Robert Kimball, Author of 'Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer' By Arts Desk On Wednesday, prolific songwriter and singer Johnny Mercer would have turned 100. In his lifetime, he worked with more than 200 collaborators and churned out lyrics for more than 1,500 songs for both Broadway and the silver screen, which were… Continue reading
Nov 13 Conversation: Writer Barbara Kingsolver By Arts Desk "The Lacuna," a new novel by Barbara Kingsolver is a sweep of history and a mix of the real and the imaginary. Continue reading
Oct 09 Conversation: Hilary Mantel, Winner of the 2009 Booker Prize By Arts Desk Hilary Mantel took home the coveted Man Booker Prize this week for her novel, "Wolf Hall," a detailed look at the contemptuous court of Henry VIII during the English Reformation. Continue reading
Sep 23 Conversation: Scott Noppe-Brandon on the Power, Possibility of Imagination By Arts Desk In a new book called 'Imagination First,' co-authors Eric Liu and Scott Noppe-Brandon argue that we -- individuals and society -- could badly use some imaginative thinking about the imagination. Continue reading