Apr 09 5 books for troubled times from this indie bookstore in Pakistan By Elizabeth Flock "The Last Word," an independent bookseller in Lahore, Pakistan, recommends five books that "celebrate the provocateur, the vilified, and the misunderstood."… Continue reading
Mar 03 5 books that will make you think about what it means to be human By Elizabeth Flock This week, we went to Boulder Book Store in Boulder, Colorado for their thoughts on what to read. Here are five recommendations from the staff, who chose to focus on books that explore joy, inclusivity and the human condition. Continue reading
Feb 06 8 books on politics to read right now, from indie bookstore Politics & Prose By Elizabeth Flock This week, we went to our local independent bookseller, Politics and Prose, for their thoughts on what to read right now. Here are eight books -- both old and new -- recommended by the P&P staff, who chose to focus… Continue reading
Jan 13 What book has been most meaningful to you? By Elizabeth Flock Will Schwalbe, New York Times best-selling author of "The End of Your Life Book Club," and now, of the new "Books for Living," sat down with our arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about what books are for. Continue reading
Dec 29 What were your favorite books, films and TV shows of 2016? By Dave Berndtson What outstanding works of literature, television, art, and film captured your attention in 2016? Our arts correspondent, Jeffrey Brown, spoke this week with leading voices in the arts about some of the most compelling contributions in these fields. Now we… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 7:05 The best books of 2016, according to 2 best-selling authors By PBS News Hour What were the best books of 2016? Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink at popular Washington, D.C., bookstore Politics and Prose to discuss their picks. Continue watching
Dec 27 4 more books our critics loved this year By Travis Daub What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites. Continue reading
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Sep 19 Watch The new librarian of Congress on the value of 'free information' By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress has a new chief: Carla Hayden. Most of her predecessors in the role have come from scholarly institutions, but Hayden is a librarian through and through. She is also the first woman and the first African… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 7:39 Novelist Ann Patchett on how independent bookstores build community By PBS News Hour If you shop at the East Nashville Farmers’ Market you can buy fruits and vegetables; but you can also meet a famous author with a stop by the traveling bookmobile. Ann Patchett is a co-owner of the Parnassus Books, founded… Continue watching