Dec 29 What were your favorite books, films and TV shows of 2016? By Dave Berndtson What outstanding works of literature, television, art, and film captured your attention in 2016? Our arts correspondent, Jeffrey Brown, spoke this week with leading voices in the arts about some of the most compelling contributions in these fields. Now we… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 6:37 Four more books we loved this year By PBS News Hour What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites. Continue watching
Nov 19 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the Miami Book Fair By artsdesk The 33rd annual Miami Book Fair, hosted at Miami Dade College, has gathered hundreds of authors and readers for a three-day event that lasts Nov. 18-20. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 5:13 Scotland’s national poet writes for those who’ve been asked ‘where are you from?’ By PBS News Hour Jackie Kay is Scotland's first black national poet. Adopted as a child, much of her poetry and prose speaks to her own experience of not feeling entirely welcome in her own country. “I wrote the poems that I wanted to… Continue watching
Feb 19 Harper Lee, author of American classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ dead at 89 By Joshua Barajas, Corinne Segal Pulitzer Prize winning author Harper Lee died Friday at the age of 89. Lee wrote the beloved 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird."… Continue reading
Dec 23 10 books we loved in 2015 By artsdesk 2015 brought a number of great additions to the literary world, and as the year winds down we wanted to share some of our favorites with you. Continue reading
Dec 23 Experts tell us: What were the best books of 2015? By artsdesk Authors Jennifer Close and Daniel Pink share their top takeaways from this year's literary field. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Jennifer Close and Daniel Pink share their favorite books of 2015 By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 6:46 Why Bill Murray gets up to recite poetry every year By PBS News Hour Bill Murray loves poetry. He loves poetry so much he trades comedic one-liners for lines of poetry at a yearly benefit for Poets House, a nonprofit library and cultural center in New York City. Special correspondent Francesca Maxime reports. Continue watching
Dec 11 10 children’s books that feature diverse characters By Corinne Segal Diversity in children's and young adult literature is important, book publishers and librarians say. Continue reading