Feb 15 The Art of Google Books By Video DA "The Art of Google Books" is a blog that showcases errors and anomalies found in the digital pages of Google Books. Krissy Wilson, the creator of the blog and a student at the University of Florida, sifts through the scanned… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Brooks, Dionne on Romney’s Vulnerability, Gingrich’s Swipes at Media, SOTU Brooks, Dionne on Romney's Vulnerability, Gingrich's Swipes at Media, SOTU… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Book Critic Ron Charles Discusses Year’s Best Works of Fiction Jeffrey Brown talks with book critic Ron Charles of The Washington Post about the best works of fiction in 2011 and the shape of the industry. Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch The Year in Fiction Jeffrey Brown talks to Ron Charles of the Washington Post about the year in fiction. Continue watching
Sep 28 Seven Notable Banned Books By Extra DA The last week of September marks National Banned Books Week. Here are seven books both modern and classic that have been banned or challenged in the past decade. Each book has also been featured on the NewsHour broadcast or website. Continue reading
May 03 A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era By Molly Finnegan A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today. Continue reading
May 02 Life of Bin Laden: 10 Must Reads By Tom LeGro As the world processes the news that Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan, we collected some of the most insightful and informative pieces of reading on the terror leader --… Continue reading
Mar 23 Judge Overturns Google Books Deal By Molly Finnegan In New York on Tuesday, federal Judge Danny Chin overturned a settlement between Google and the national trade organizations that represent American authors and publishers which dictates terms of a massive book digitalization project, led by Google. Continue reading
Dec 14 For the Books, Found Footage Is a Blank Page Art Beat talks to the Books backstage at the 9:30 Club about their live performance and about the essential role that found footage plays in their shows. Continue reading
Nov 11 For Birbiglia, Comedy Is a Means to an End Mike Birbiglia, a regular on PRI's "This American LIfe", has turned his one-man off-Broadway comedy show into a new book called "Sleepwalk With Me."… Continue reading