Apr 28 Nixon biographer recommends 8 other biographies you need to read By Elizabeth Flock John Farrell has read and studied a wide range of biographies over the years. Here are his recommendations for 8 must-read life histories. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:57 John Kasich: Nothing works if we’re always fighting By PBS News Hour Ohio Gov. John Kasich told an audience one year ago that voters faced a choice: a path based on solutions, or one based on paranoia that exploits fear and anger. At the time, Kasich was running for president and today,… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 9:12 After life-shattering loss, Sheryl Sandberg reaches out to others in grief By PBS News Hour As one of the best known female executives in the world, Sheryl Sandberg had resources and support when her husband died at 47, but that didn't stop grief from engulfing her and their children. In her new book "Option B,"… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 7:05 Former public defender explains why we need to go further on fighting mass incarceration By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 6:44 How a former diplomat makes sense of ‘A World in Disarray’ By PBS News Hour In the new book "A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order," a former American diplomat takes a candid look at the state of international affairs. Margaret Warner talks to Richard Haass about what’s… Continue watching
Apr 15 The 8 books librarians can’t stop talking about right now By Elizabeth Flock For National Library Week, we asked the New York Public Library -- the largest library in the country and one of the most beloved -- what we should be reading right now. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 6:18 This ‘Refugee’ author explains what it’s like to live between worlds By PBS News Hour What does the word "refugee" mean to the author of a short story collection called "The Refugees"? They “are the unwanted," says Viet Thanh Nguyen, who claims his own identity among them. Nguyen joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his stories… Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch 7:40 How Jewish tables around the world serve a feast of traditions By PBS News Hour In her new cookbook, "King Solomon's Table," celebrate food authority Joan Nathan takes readers to different parts of the world to taste the cuisine of the Jewish diaspora, with recipes handed down from generation to generation. Ahead of Passover, Judy… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:56 Giving advice to young writers, Colum McCann wants to see the fire in their eyes By PBS News Hour It's the sort of thing that Colum McCann says he would have liked to have had when he was younger. In his new book "Letters To A Young Writer," McCann says he writes advice about plot and characterization, as well… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch This poet’s picnic offers a feast of words and music By PBS News Hour You’ll find a feast of music, storytelling and poetry at "Muldoon's Picnic," a monthly show held at the Irish Arts Center in New York. The event, which mixes vaudeville variety show with poetry as an ancient oral art form, is… Continue watching