Apr 18 Watch Ann Patchett: Pulitzers Skipping Fiction Prize a 'Big Loss' for Booksellers Ann Patchett: Pulitzers Skipping Fiction Prize a 'Big Loss' for Booksellers… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch The E-Book War: the Stakes in the Fight for Readers' Dollars Citing consumer losses of millions of dollars, the Justice Department accused Apple and five publishers this week of colluding to raise e-book prices and break Amazon's dominant hold in the market. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the market with… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Author Charles Murray on Bubbles, Marriage and 'Coming Apart Interview with libertarian Charles Murray on America's 'Coming Apart.'… Continue watching
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