Arts Oct 07 WATCH: Canadian writer Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature By Jill Lawless, Hillel Italie, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press
Arts Sep 29 Watch 6:31 Ayad Akhtar blurs fiction and reality in new novel, 'The Radiance' A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author has a new novel that explores big questions about states of being and the state of America. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown spoke with Ayad Akhtar about "The Radiance" for our arts and culture… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Laine Immell
Arts Sep 01 Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, among them the novels “Nathan Coulter” and “A Place On Earth,” the anthology “A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997,” and his farming manifesto “The Unsettling of America.”… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Jul 17 Watch 7:23 Why the ancient story of 'The Odyssey' still resonates today Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year. The highly anticipated film is already breaking ticket-sales records. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at what's driving the excitement and why a story… By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant
Arts May 04 Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts Pulitzer Prize officials awarded the fiction prize to an author with a long history in fantasy, horror and young adult novels. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Feb 17 Watch 7:44 Namwali Serpell celebrates Toni Morrison's literary genius in 'On Morrison' By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold, Satvi Sunkara In her new book, award-winning novelist Namwali Serpell takes on Toni Morrison, one of the towering figures in American literature. Serpell guides readers through Morrison’s extraordinary body of work, offering close readings that illuminate the depth of Morrison’s imagination, innovation… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 8:03 Literary critics reveal their favorite books of 2025 By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein, Daria Nastasia It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the conversation for our arts and… Continue watching
Dec 09 14 best books of 2025, according to these experts By Jeffrey Brown, Daria Nastasia, Anne Azzi Davenport Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. Continue reading
Nov 20 Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The night’s honorees expressed gratitude for prizes bestowed and for literature itself, and horror and disenchantment at the political and social climate, from immigration raids in the U.S. by masked agents to the carnage in the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 28 $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund that will distribute a minimum of $50 million over the next… Continue reading