Arts Apr 15 How the 2008 economic crisis created a ‘new wandering tribe’ of seasonal workers By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal
Arts Apr 14 WATCH: Author Jessica Bruder takes your questions about ‘Nomadland’ Author Jessica Bruder will join PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown on Thursday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m. ET, to answer your questions about her book, "Nomadland,"… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Mar 30 ‘Nomadland’ author Jessica Bruder’s best piece of writing advice didn’t come from a writer Journalist Jessica Bruder says she’s seen a lot of great writers’ advice over the years, but one trick that she particularly likes “wasn’t devised for writers.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Mar 19 Discussion questions for ‘Nomadland’ Our March/April 2021 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jessica Bruder’s “Nomadland."… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Mar 16 Author Charles Yu answers your questions about ‘Interior Chinatown’ Charles Yu, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, recently answered questions submitted by readers on Facebook about his satirical novel, “Interior Chinatown.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Mar 01 ‘Nomadland’ is our March book club pick By Courtney Vinopal The March and April selection for Now Read This is Jessica Bruder's “Nomadland,” which chronicles the growing community of transient older Americans who have taken to the road in search of seasonal work. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:47 Author Charles Yu on using satire to point out Asian American stereotypes By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal The February pick for our ‘Now Read This’ book club was “Interior Chinatown," winner of the 2020 National Book Award. It’s a funny and biting satire of stereotypes of Asian Americans in popular culture. The book's author, Charles Yu, also… Continue watching
Feb 16 For author Charles Yu, ‘non-writing time can also be productive’ By Courtney Vinopal “What I do is try to frame a question or idea in a useful or interesting way, set my subconscious to work on it, and then check back later to see if there’s been progress,” author Charles Yu told the… Continue reading
Feb 05 Discussion questions for ‘Interior Chinatown’ By Courtney Vinopal Our February 2021 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown."… Continue reading
Feb 01 Author Jia Tolentino answers your questions about ‘Trick Mirror’ By Courtney Vinopal The author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her essay collection. Continue reading