Aug 09 10 kids’ books that made us fall in love with reading By Elizabeth Flock Have you and your child read "The Borrowers" or "The Outsiders"? What about "Octagon Magic"?… Continue reading
Aug 06 Lessons we can learn from Toni Morrison By Joshua Barajas The American novelist wasn’t afraid to speak publicly about the themes in her novels and to challenge journalists on their questions. Here are several lessons to remember about Morrison’s career as a writer. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:32 Remembering Toni Morrison’s ‘beautiful human urgency’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday at age 88. The acclaimed writer, editor and professor helped transform American literature, bringing forth a black perspective that had rarely been heard. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Princeton University’s Tracy… Continue watching
Jul 31 A rediscovered John Steinbeck short story is a comical tale of a chef and his cat By Alison Thoet A little-known short story by John Steinbeck has been published for the first time in English today, 65 years after it first emerged in a French daily in Paris. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:14 ‘The House of Broken Angels’ author Luis Alberto Urrea answers your questions By Jeffrey Brown Luis Alberto Urrea, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The House of Broken Angels,” and Jeff announces the August book selection. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:13 George Will on American conservatism and Trump’s ‘lasting damage’ By Judy Woodruff Longtime columnist George Will recently left the Republican Party in protest of what he sees as its shifting values. At the Aspen Ideas Festival, Will spoke with Judy Woodruff about his new book, “The Conservative Sensibility,” his perspective on how… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 7:11 Author Colson Whitehead on ‘The Nickel Boys’ and fantasy vs. realism Pulitzer-winning author Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, “The Nickel Boys,” is based on the true story of a boys’ reform school in the Florida Panhandle that became notorious for horrific abuse. Jeffrey Brown sat down with Whitehead recently to discuss why… Continue watching
Jul 08 Discussion questions for ‘The House of Broken Angels’ By Elizabeth Flock Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read our July book club pick. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 6:05 New documentary presents Toni Morrison in her own words A recent documentary about Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison brings the renowned writer’s words to screen, while sharing an intimate personal look at her through the eyes of a close friend. John Yang sits down with director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, who has… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 6:41 Arthur Brooks on why we hate our political enemies — and how to stop Arthur Brooks is the former president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative Washington, D.C., think tank. Troubled by the level of animosity in the current U.S. political landscape, he's analyzed why we increasingly hate those with whom we disagree… Continue watching