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Jan 29

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‘Heart Berries’ author Terese Marie Mailhot answers your questions

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Terese Marie Mailhot, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart Berries,” and Jeff announces the February book selection.

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Jan 13

How Terese Marie Mailhot stopped writing what other people wanted

By Courtney Vinopal

"I found myself writing the book professors wanted me to write," said author Mailhot, before she decided to strip her "fiction for the truth." Leaving expectations behind, she wrote a memoir, "Heart Berries," because, she said, you have to deal…

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Jan 07

‘Prozac Nation’ author Elizabeth Wurtzel dies at age 52

By Associated Press

Wurtzel, whose blunt and painful confessions of her struggles with addiction and depression in the best-selling “Prozac Nation” made her a voice and a target for an anxious generation, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.

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Dec 31

Watch 6:35
‘Trust Exercise’ author Susan Choi on power dynamics and timely fiction

Susan Choi’s novel “Trust Exercise” takes place in a high school for the performing arts in an unnamed southern city. But the subjects examined, including consent, power and memory, are universally relevant. “Trust Exercise” won the 2019 National Book Award…

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Dec 30

Watch 7:35
‘Circe’ author Madeline Miller answers your questions

By Jeffrey Brown

Madeline Miller, author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Circe,” and Jeff announces the January book selection.

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Dec 26

In ‘Circe,’ this witch is more artist than immortal

By Elizabeth Flock

Author Madeline Miller reimagined a reviled minor goddess from the "Odyssey" into a powerful figure who finds herself through hard work and dedication.

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Dec 25

Watch 7:29
Author Laila Lalami’s new book explores the experience of being an outsider

By Jeffrey Brown

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Dec 17

Watch 7:25
Best-selling children’s author Mo Willems on sparking creativity and joy

By Paul Solman

Author and illustrator Mo Willems has sold millions of children’s books and created beloved characters, including the Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant and Piggie. Now he’s the Kennedy Center’s first education artist-in-residence, making new kinds of work for both kids…

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Dec 10

We read these 29 books in 2019. You should too

By Jeffrey Brown

As the year draws to a close, PBS NewsHour staff members suggest some of the books that made them slow down and enjoy reading this year.

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Dec 02

Watch 7:38
‘The Overstory’ author Richard Powers answers your questions

Richard Powers, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The Overstory,” and Jeff announces the December book selection.

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