

Arts Apr 04

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 NewsHour
Arts Mar 10

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
Arts Jul 08

In 'TransAtlantic,' Colum McCann Uses Fiction to Access Texture of History…
Arts Jun 21

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…
By Tom LeGro
Support Provided By: Learn more
Educate your inbox
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.