World Oct 10 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: Zelenskiy denies Trump tried to blackmail him In our news wrap Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denied President Trump sought to blackmail him over military aid to Ukraine. Zelenskiy also vowed that his country would investigate whether Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, Apple…
Arts Aug 06 Watch 9:32 Remembering Toni Morrison’s ‘beautiful human urgency’ Author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday at age 88. The acclaimed writer, editor and professor helped transform American literature, bringing forth a black perspective that had rarely been heard. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Princeton University’s Tracy… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Oct 13 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature He’s gotten a presidential honor and performed for a pope. Now musician Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature. By Larisa Epatko
Arts Aug 04 Svetlana Alexievich’s stories of life, longing and suffering under Soviet rule "Secondhand Time" is the first book by Alexievich to appear in English since she was awarded the Nobel and it continues her series of works exploring the long sweep of Soviet culture and politics. By Jeffrey Brown
Mar 27 Nobel-winning poet Tomas Transtromer dies at 83 By Victoria Fleischer Nobel Literature Prize winning Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer died Thursday after a short illness, according to Swedish publisher Bonniers. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch British Author Lessing Wins Nobel Prize for Literature British author Doris Lessing was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday. A George Washington University literature professor discusses Lessing's contributions to her craft. Continue watching