Feb 17 Watch 6:37 Author Alexandra Fuller on how growing up in Africa inspired a ‘very honest’ divorce memoir By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 6:26 Readers relate to New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s personal book on aging parents By PBS NewsHour Known for her dry wit, cartoonist Roz Chast finds humor in caring for aging parents in her first graphic memoir, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with the New Yorker artist about taking on more personal… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Sitcom creator Norman Lear talks dangerous television, ‘Family’ inspirations By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch How ‘Hard Choices’ may help Clinton define herself ahead of possible presidential run By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jun 09 Weekly Poem: Pulitzer winner Vijay Seshadri reads ‘Memoir’ By Frank Carlson Vijay Seshadri opens his poem "Memoir" by paraphrasing George Orwell, writing that "no one ever writes the real story of their life. The real story of a life is the story of its humiliations."… Continue reading
May 30 Watch 7:43 How opera legend Jessye Norman learned to ‘Stand Up Straight and Sing’ By PBS NewsHour Jessye Norman’s voice is known around the globe for its power, range, and beauty. In her new memoir, “Stand Up Straight and Sing!” Norman recalls her journey from growing up in the segregated South to singing on the greatest stages… Continue watching
May 19 Watch Sen. Warren takes on Washington to give working class Americans ‘A Fighting Chance’ By PBS NewsHour Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her new memoir, “A Fighting Chance,” in which she criticizes the big banks and Washington politicians for weakening America’s middle class. Warren advocates for a hike in the minimum wage to ensure… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch In ‘Boy Detective,’ writer Roger Rosenblatt investigates his Manhattan childhood In 'Boy Detective,' writer Roger Rosenblatt investigates his Manhattan childhood… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Remembering Oscar Hijuelos, 62, Cuban-American ‘king’ of fiction Remembering Oscar Hijuelos, 62, Cuban-American 'king' of fiction… Continue watching