Arts May 30 'The Fifth Season' is June's pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club By Elizabeth Flock
Arts Mar 09 'A Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay picks 3 must-see movies by black directors “A Wrinkle In Time,” the highly anticipated film adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel, opens today under Ava DuVernay’s stewardship. We asked the director for her recommendations on must-see films by black filmmakers. By Alison Thoet
Arts Sep 29 Behind the castle doors, a crew of Renaissance fair workers find family amid the fantasy Behind the scenes of this fleeting fantasy world is a tight-knit community of artisans, entrepreneurs and free spirits who reunite at the Maryland festival every year, and have for decades. By Alison Thoet
Arts Feb 20 Urban explorer reveals an abandoned world, frozen in time Urban explorer Andre Govia is "addicted to decay." He visited 900 locations in 22 countries. While confronting the hazards of trespassing in derelict buildings, he photographed abandoned hospitals, hotels, theme parks and mansions. By Victoria Fleischer
Arts Oct 06 Watch Lev Grossman's 'Magicians' series casts spell on adult readers Lev Grossman’s bestselling series “The Magicians” proves that fantasy literature isn’t only for kids, having captured a new generation of readers with new worlds and mature, complicated characters. Grossman joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his work and why the genre… By PBS News Hour
Oct 06 'The Magician's Land' author Lev Grossman on breaking the rules of fantasy By artsdesk Lev Grossman recently published "The Magician's Land," the third installment in his "The Magicians" trilogy. Watch this online exclusive from his conversation with senior correspondent Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading
Apr 03 What does a medieval literature scholar read into 'Game of Thrones?' By Victoria Fleischer The land of Westeros may seem far off for fans of “Game of Thrones,” but as season four of HBO’s show successful is gearing up to start on Sunday, Art Beat learned it may not be as distant as one… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Harry Potter Books Spark Questions About Reading The Harry Potter books enjoy a massive following, but they have sparked questions about the future of young people and reading. The chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and a librarian dicuss the impact of the series. Continue watching