‘Read, read, read to stoke the furnace,’ and more writing advice from Luis Alberto Urrea
Urrea, who wrote this month's book club pick, "The House of Broken Angels," shares the best writing advice he's received.
‘The House of Broken Angels’ is our July book club pick
It’s the story of what happens when one Mexican-American family living on the border comes together for a party -- and a funeral.
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‘The Fifth Season’ author N. K. Jemisin answers your questions
N. K. Jemisin, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Liz Flock to answer reader questions on “The Fifth Season,” and Liz announces the July book selection.
Sometimes readers need to be traumatized, author N.K. Jemisin says
When N.K. Jemisin began writing “The Fifth Season,” the first of a trilogy of sci-fi books, she knew that she would start the story with the end of the world.
N.K. Jemisin, author of award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," says her frustration and anger over the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer "shaped the story, widened the scope."…
Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season." Here are some questions to guide your reading.
Daniel Mendelsohn, author of our May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “An Odyssey.” Plus, Jeff announces the June book selection.
In N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," the world is menaced by environmental catastrophe, and its inhabitants struggle to survive.
If you're longing to be transported, here are some recommendations from "Now Read This" book club members.
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