Nov 11 Author Eleanor Catton reads from the 2013 Man Booker Prize-winning novel ‘The Luminaries’ By Victoria Fleischer Eleanor Catton reads an excerpt from “The Luminaries” at the PBS NewsHour studios. Eleanor Catton started writing “The Luminaries” when she was 25. At 28, she is now the youngest author to ever win the Man Booker Prize… Continue reading
Nov 08 ‘The Wire’ writer George Pelecanos explores urban life, the trauma of war in ‘The Double’ By Victoria Fleischer // George Pelecanos talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book "The Double." An award-winning crime fiction writer, George Pelecanos recently published the second installment in his new series featuring private eye Spero Lucas. "The… Continue reading
Oct 23 Teen poets writing in a troubled city By Mary Jo Brooks // In addition to workshops and classes, InsideOut hosts poetry readings throughout the city. The NewsHour recently attended one at the Dell Pryor art gallery in Midtown Detroit. Here are Patty Lare, and two InsideOut alumni -- Terrell Morrow and… Continue reading
Oct 23 Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit By Victoria Fleischer Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown visit with students at InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that exposes children to poetry. Photo by Mary Jo Brooks. Journeying to Detroit a few weeks ago I felt much as I did the first… Continue reading
Jun 18 Pulling Back the Burka: A Glimpse of Afghan Life Through Poetry By Molly Finnegan, Mary Jo Brooks Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold set out to document Afghan life through the prism of oral folk poems shared mostly among Pashtun women. Seamus Murphy, the London-based photographer and filmmaker who worked with Griswold on the landay project, narrates a… Continue reading
Mar 15 New Anthology Captures Postmodern American Poetry By Mike Melia What is postmodern poetry? That's the question Paul Hoover poses for his introduction to the Norton Anthology's second edition of "Postmodern American Poetry."… Continue reading
Feb 28 Poet David Ferry: ‘A Special Kind of Thief’ By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks Poet David Ferry reads from his collection "Bewilderment."… Continue reading
Jan 23 Conversation: Brad Meltzer, Author of ‘The Fifth Assassin’ By Tom LeGro Brad Meltzer spent much of the last four years researching for his thriller "The Fifth Assassin" and learned about much of what the government does to protect us against attacks, including the role of the Secret Service. He sat down… Continue reading
Dec 25 More With A.E. Stallings, Titos Patrikios By Tom LeGro More with Greek poets A.E. Stallings and Titos Patrikios. Continue reading
Oct 31 Q&A: In Zadie Smith’s ‘NW,’ Some Harsh Truths About Friendship By Molly Finnegan Zadie Smith's latest novel, "NW," is an exploration into the joys and problems of a modern friendship between two women in North London. Decidedly less radiant than some of her earlier works, "NW" delivers the reader some harsh truths about… Continue reading