Arts Jun 30 The power of stories helps young people overcome differences By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Jun 16 Watch Author Colum McCann’s novel ‘Twist’ explores isolation in the internet age How lost are we without our devices? Or putting it more simply, as novelist Colum McCann might: just how isolated are we? His new novel "Twist" asks big questions through a story of characters literally at sea. Senior arts correspondent… By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown
World Jul 13 The barrier-breaking power of learning someone else’s story Narrative 4 formed out of the belief that learning each other’s stories and retelling them in the first person is a powerful way to gain understanding. By Larisa Epatko
Arts Apr 04 Watch 5:56 Giving advice to young writers, Colum McCann wants to see the fire in their eyes It's the sort of thing that Colum McCann says he would have liked to have had when he was younger. In his new book "Letters To A Young Writer," McCann says he writes advice about plot and characterization, as well… By PBS News Hour
Arts Mar 10 Author Colum McCann recommends what to read and listen to this weekend Irish author Colum McCann, who wrote the National Book Award-winning "Let the Great World Spin" and "TransAtlantic," shares his perfect afternoon. By Elizabeth Flock
Jul 08 Watch In ‘TransAtlantic,’ Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History In 'TransAtlantic,' Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History… Continue watching
Jun 21 Conversation: Novelist Colum McCann, Author of ‘TransAtlantic’ By Tom LeGro Frederick Douglass traveling through Ireland in 1845 to stir up support for his abolitionist cause. The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1919. Sen. George Mitchell in 1998 trying to forge a peace treaty in Northern Ireland. Those actual… Continue reading
Nov 27 Conversation: Colum McCann, National Book Award Winner for Fiction By Tom LeGro On an August morning in 1974, a man named Philippe Petit steps off of the roof of the World Trade Center's South Tower and onto a tightrope. The act is the backdrop to Colum McCann's National Book Award-winning novel, "Let… Continue reading