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
Sep 07 Watch 2:50 Want to feel connected? There's a book for that. By PBS News Hour Books “make people who are not like us more human,” says Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation. She grew up loving books and their ability to make readers more empathetic to unfamiliar ideas and characters, even when… Continue watching
Aug 09 How a flood of antibiotics landed in your chicken By Nsikan Akpan In the book "Big Chicken," Maryn McKenna chronicles how humanity went from developing antibiotics to keep healthy to standing on the verge of an onslaught of unstoppable diseases. Continue reading
Jun 16 The 7 best books from indie publishers right now By Elizabeth Flock Books from independent publishers are often less easily surfaced or visible. Here are 7 terrific books from indie presses you may not know. Continue reading
Jun 09 10 things to read when you're grieving By Joshua Barajas The NewsHour asked its staff for recommendations of books or poems that helped them survive a period of loss. In their own words, here are 10 possible reads for someone who's grieving. Continue reading
May 26 19 summer books that will keep you up all night reading By Elizabeth Flock It’s almost summer -- a time to catch up on missed readings, turn back to old favorites, and discover new ones. For the best summer reads, we turned two authors who own independent bookstores: Louise Erdrich, who owns Birchbark Books… Continue reading
May 12 I gave my mom the KFC romance novella. Here's her review By Joshua Barajas She read the whole durn thing. Continue reading
Apr 15 The 8 books librarians can't stop talking about right now By Elizabeth Flock For National Library Week, we asked the New York Public Library -- the largest library in the country and one of the most beloved -- what we should be reading right now. Continue reading