May 29 Watch Toni Morrison Reads From Her Novel “Home” Toni Morrison reads an excerpt from her novel "Home."… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Love Story Sheds Light on How Society Treats People With Disabilities Love Story Sheds Light on How Society Treats People With Disabilities… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Adam Johnson Reads From ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ Adam Johnson reads from his novel, "The Orphan Master's Son."… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch Author Adam Johnson Envisions a Life Inside North Korea Under Kim Jong-il Author Adam Johnson Envisions a Life Inside North Korea Under Kim Jong-il… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Michael Ondaatje Reads From ‘The Cat’s Table’ Michael Ondaatje reads from his new novel, "The Cat's Table."… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Conversation: Michael Ondaatje Jeffrey Brown talks to author Michael Ondaatje, whose new novel is "The Cat's Table."… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Novelist Banks Explores Sex Crime Outcasts’ Social, Psychological Issues In the novel "Lost Memory of Skin," author Russell Banks delves into deep issues of American life rarely raised or seen by most people. Jeffrey Brown and Banks discuss the book that explores a fictional group of convicted sex offenders. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Conversation: Tom Piazza, Author of ‘Devil Sent the Rain’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Tom Piazza, author of "Devil Sent the Rain."… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch ‘Tension City’ Reflects on Jim Lehrer’s Decades Moderating Presidential Debates In his new book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain," NewsHour Executive Editor Jim Lehrer looks back at more than 40 years of televised political debates in America. Jeffrey Brown and Lehrer discuss his unique front-row… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch ‘The Submission’ Imagines 9/11 Memorial With an Alternate History What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? A new novel, "The Submission," by Amy Waldman, explores that imagined scenario. Jeffrey Brown and the author discuss her… Continue watching