Feb 21 Marie Yovanovitch, former diplomat pushed out by Trump, will write a memoir By Hillel Italie, Associated Press According to the publisher, the book will trace her long career, from Mogadishu, Somalia, to Kyiv and “finally back to Washington, D.C. — where, to her dismay, she found a political system beset by many of the same challenges she… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 6:53 This novel makes fun of your child’s meltdown A new, acclaimed novel takes a young child's meltdown and turns it into a surreal satire of modern life. In "Nothing to See Here," author Kevin Wilson uses a universal experience of parenthood to explore some incendiary family dynamics. Wilson… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 7:08 The long history of presidents as authors Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman has written a book called “Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote.” He sits down with John Yang to discuss the long history of presidential writing, the strategy… Continue watching
Feb 10 Why the author of ‘American Prison’ embraces people’s contradictions By Courtney Vinopal “It will make your writing much better in the end,” says Shane Bauer. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:10 Author Malcolm Gladwell on how to talk to strangers Malcolm Gladwell is an acclaimed journalist, author and host of the podcast “Revisionist History.” In his latest book, “Talking to Strangers,” he explores how humans tend to misjudge each other during their first encounters, often perceiving conflict and danger where… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 6:43 ‘Heart Berries’ author Terese Marie Mailhot answers your questions By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Terese Marie Mailhot, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart Berries,” and Jeff announces the February book selection. Continue watching
Jan 13 How Terese Marie Mailhot stopped writing what other people wanted By Courtney Vinopal "I found myself writing the book professors wanted me to write," said author Mailhot, before she decided to strip her "fiction for the truth." Leaving expectations behind, she wrote a memoir, "Heart Berries," because, she said, you have to deal… Continue reading
Jan 07 ‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52 By Associated Press Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling “Prozac Nation” made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 6:35 ‘Trust Exercise’ author Susan Choi on power dynamics and timely fiction Susan Choi’s novel “Trust Exercise” takes place in a high school for the performing arts in an unnamed southern city. But the subjects examined, including consent, power and memory, are universally relevant. “Trust Exercise” won the 2019 National Book Award… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 7:35 ‘Circe’ author Madeline Miller answers your questions By Jeffrey Brown Madeline Miller, author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Circe,” and Jeff announces the January book selection. Continue watching