Mar 12 Watch 3:05 How to retrain your shrinking attention span By PBS News Hour What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your… Continue watching
Mar 06 To be a better writer, read your words aloud, says Mohsin Hamid By Jennifer Hijazi "Exit West" author Mohsin Hamid shares his daily writing routine, favorite books and the best bit of writer's advice he's ever received. Continue reading
Feb 15 The forgotten murders of the Osage people for the oil beneath their land By David Grann Author David Grann shares powerful images from one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations, which he details in his book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI."… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 7:30 In ‘The Heart Is a Shifting Sea,’ Indian couples navigate domestic squalls and rapid change By PBS News Hour “The Heart is a Shifting Sea” is a story of modern love told through the eyes of three Indian couples in Mumbai. The NewsHour’s Elizabeth Flock spent years following how these men and women navigate marriage and relationships at a… Continue watching
Jan 03 ‘Persist. Read, write, and improve.’ Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she’s ever received By Elizabeth Flock The author shares her writing advice, daily writing routine and more. Continue reading
Jan 03 Discussion questions for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Elizabeth Flock Use these questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Continue reading
Jan 03 What is the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club? By Elizabeth Flock Now Read This is a new book club and partnership from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 New York Times Book Review: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison By Tracy K. Smith Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reviews "Sing, Unburied, Sing."… Continue reading
Nov 30 How giving away free books became a Baltimore institution By Michael Boulter It’s a four-room warehouse where anyone can walk in, take as many books as they want and walk out. There’s no cash register and no clerk, just rows and rows of free books for anyone who wants them. Continue reading
Sep 15 13 fall books that will make you think By Elizabeth Flock If summer is the time for escape reading, fall may be a great time to "re-engage" with thought-provoking books about politics, identity, life after a hurricane and the role of technology in our lives. Continue reading