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Nation Jun 05

What to read, listen to and watch to learn about institutional racism

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

Arts May 19

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Author Lawrence Wright on ‘eerie parallels’ between the pandemic and his new novel

Amid a global pandemic comes a novel about a global pandemic. Lawrence Wright wrote “The End of October” before the new coronavirus was discovered in China, but some of its chapters feel ripped from today’s headlines. Wright joins Jeffrey Brown…

Arts Apr 29

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‘Disappearing Earth’ author Julia Phillips answers your questions

Julia Phillips, author of our April pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Disappearing Earth,” and Jeff announces the May book selection.

By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal

Arts Mar 17

Watch 5:06
A look back at what Philip Roth said about ‘The Plot Against America,’ now an HBO series

A new HBO series based on Philip Roth's novel “The Plot Against America" reimagines another period of national trauma, but with a fictive twist. In his world, Roth has national hero and aviator Charles Lindbergh winning the 1940 presidential election…

Arts Feb 19

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This novel makes fun of your child’s meltdown

A new, acclaimed novel takes a young child's meltdown and turns it into a surreal satire of modern life. In "Nothing to See Here," author Kevin Wilson uses a universal experience of parenthood to explore some incendiary family dynamics. Wilson…

Oct 14

Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The judging panel ripped up the rulebook and refused to name one winner for the prestigious fiction trophy.

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Oct 16

Man Booker Prize awarded to ‘Milkman’ author Anna Burns

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Burns won the prestigious honor Tuesday for her vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence.

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Sep 03

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New novel ‘A Terrible Country’ rediscovers Russia and its paradoxes

In the new novel "A Terrible Country," young, Soviet-born Andrei Kaplan is struggling in his academic career and getting over a breakup, when he returns to Russia to care for his aging grandmother. Jeffrey Brown talks with author Keith Gessen…

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Oct 25

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Tom Hanks on the ‘high wire act’ of writing

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Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is crossing over into the world of literature with a new collection of short stories that explore how people seek connections with others. The first-time author sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his book, “Uncommon…

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Sep 24

Author Angie Thomas sheds light on ‘private, hidden conversations’ about race, says former professor

By artsdesk

The founder of the creative writing program that inspired author Angie Thomas to write “The Hate U Give” remembers how the book started.

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