Arts Feb 17 Namwali Serpell celebrates Toni Morrison's literary genius in 'On Morrison' By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold, Satvi Sunkara
Arts Dec 09 Watch 8:03 Literary critics reveal their favorite books of 2025 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… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein, Daria Nastasia
Arts Dec 09 14 best books of 2025, according to these experts Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. By Jeffrey Brown, Daria Nastasia, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Nov 20 Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards 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. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Oct 28 $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits 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… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Oct 08 WATCH: Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature By Kostya Manenkov, Jill Lawless, Mike Corder, Associated Press The 71-year-old Krasznahorkai is the first Hungarian winner since 2002. He has previously received the Man Booker International Prize and the National Book Award for Translated Literature in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 21 12 books to dive into this summer, according to our literary experts By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant, Anne Azzi Davenport Here are some ideas to help you choose your next read. Continue reading
Jun 26 Judge tosses authors' AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta “made the wrong arguments.” But the judge also said that the ruling is limited to the authors in the case and does not mean that Meta’s use of… Continue reading
Jun 04 Edmund White, groundbreaking bard of gay literature, dies at 85 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty.”… Continue reading
May 28 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The Kenyan man of letters wrote dozens of fiction and nonfiction books that traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them. Continue reading