May 06 Watch 8:00 Melinda Gates on her foundation’s work and the need to ‘lift up women’ worldwide The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 6:19 Author David Treuer on rewriting the Native American narrative By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Traditionally, movies and books about Native American life have focused on tragedy and defeat. Now, a new work of history and reporting urges readers to consider a more complex culture that is not only still living, but evolving. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:21 ‘Brotopia’ author Emily Chang answers your questions Emily Chang, author of our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Brotopia.” Plus, Jeff announces the May book selection. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 7:41 Why we need to think about extremism differently in order to reduce it As Sri Lanka reels from a series of deadly Easter Sunday attacks, the problem of violent extremism enters the spotlight once again. How can the U.S. and the world anticipate and counter the threat of terrorism, which experts agree cannot… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 7:01 David Brooks on emerging from loneliness to find ‘moral renewal’ In his new book, "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life," New York Times columnist and NewsHour regular David Brooks explores the current American cultural moment, in which he argues we have become self-centered and cognitive at the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 7:18 New biography explores the ‘underestimated’ Barbara Bush It has been nearly a year since the death of Barbara Bush. Now, Susan Page’s new biography of the former first lady, “The Matriarch,” reveals the heartache and happiness that shaped Bush’s life. Judy Woodruff sits down with Page to… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:43 Book on conflict in Northern Ireland contains a plot twist that surprised the author The book, "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland," starts with the 1972 killing of Jean McConville, a widowed Belfast mother and one of roughly 3,500 people who died in brutal decades-long sectarian conflict over… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 7:32 Former deputy secretary of state on ‘a deep hole’ for American diplomacy William Burns, former deputy secretary of state and ambassador to Russia, may have spent more time with Vladimir Putin than other American diplomat. In his book, “The Back Channel,” Burns discusses how a “sense of grievance” underlies Putin's interactions with… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 6:46 Author Marlon James on never outgrowing the magical By Jeffrey Brown Marlon James is best known for writing literary fiction, including “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” which won the prestigious Man Booker Prize. But his latest book, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” draws on a lifelong love of comics and fantasy. Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 5:14 Novelist Valeria Luiselli on writing to document ‘political violence’ The U.S. is reportedly experiencing illegal immigration at the highest rates since 2007, with significant increases in the number of unaccompanied minors. It is these child migrants who are the subject of Valeria Luiselli’s book “Lost Children Archive.” Luiselli talks… Continue watching