Aug 17 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Rosanne Cash By Tom LeGro Rosanne Cash is a songwriter, a bestselling performer and a chart-topping success. Her latest release is "The List," a compilation of songs her father held up as examples of "must know" music. And now she has written "Composed," her memoirs… Continue reading
Aug 13 Preview: Rosanne Cash’s Memoir, ‘Composed’ By Molly Finnegan A preview of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with musician Roseanne Cash about the release of her new memoir, "Composed."… Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Mark Twain’s Autobiography Set for Unveiling, a Century After His Death Mark Twain's autobiography is set to be published for the first time, 100 years after the famous author and humorist's death. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the effort to edit and publish his century-old manuscript. Continue watching
Feb 23 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Roger Rosenblatt By Tom LeGro Roger Rosenblatt's "Making Toast" chronicles how after the sudden death of his 38-year-old daughter, he and his wife Ginny moved in with their son-in-law to help raise their three young grandchildren. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch ‘Making Toast’ Author Mixes Grief, Family Over Breakfast Jeffrey Brown talks to author Roger Rosenblatt about coping and caring for grandchildren after the death of his daughter. Rosenblatt's new memoir on grief and family is called "Making Toast."… Continue watching
Aug 07 Conversation: Alex Prud’homme, Co-Author of Julia Child’s ‘My Life in France’ By Arts Desk For decades on PBS, Julia Child brought her infectious enthusiasm for French cooking into the kitchens of her rapt viewers, passing on the culinary lessons she had learned during the years she lived in France. Continue reading
Jul 20 Frank McCourt, Irish Memoirist, Dead at 78 By Arts Desk Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis," died Sunday in New York from metastatic melanoma. He was 78. Continue reading
May 22 Around the Nation, Friday Round-Up Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Quinn Bradlee Talks About Life with Learning Disability Quinn Bradlee, son of retired Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and columnist Sally Quinn, discusses life with Velo-Cardio-Facial syndrome, the topic of his memoir "A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures."… Continue watching