Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt reads an excerpt from "The Swerve."…
Leslie Maitland reads from her book, "Crossing the Borders of Time."…
Joan Didion reads from her latest book, "Blue Nights."…
Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Joan Didion about her latest book, "Blue Nights."…
Author Tony Horwitz reads from "Midnight Rising."…
Originally presented as a BBC radio series and now a book published in America, "A History of the World in 100 Objects" tells the story of humanity using artifacts selected from the British Museum.
The PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer reads two excerpts from his book, "Tension City."…
More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with author and historian David McCullough.
Known for her poetry and her rock 'n' roll, music legend Patti Smith has now been honored for her prose with a National Book Award, given out Wednesday night in New York.
Lawrence Wright is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." His documentary on the subject, "My Trip to al-Qaeda," premieres on HBO next week.
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