Oct 15 How one corporation exploited the amendment that was meant to protect former slaves By Elizabeth Flock Corporations have often leveraged progressive reforms to serve the ends of business, says author Adam Winkler. "Perhaps more surprising is that corporations have also been innovators in constitutional law."… Continue reading
Oct 08 Why author Adam Winkler doesn’t wait for inspiration to start writing By Elizabeth Flock "I sit down at the computer every weekday morning and begin to write, even if I feel blocked or don’t have much to say," says Winkler, author of "We the Corporations."… Continue reading
Oct 01 Discussion questions for ‘We the Corporations’ By Elizabeth Flock 'We the Corporations' by Adam Winkler is the October book club pick. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:59 ‘Conversations with Friends’ author Sally Rooney answers your questions Sally Rooney, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Conversations with Friends,” and Jeff announces the October book selection. Continue watching
Sep 30 ‘We the Corporations’ is our October book club pick By Elizabeth Flock Author Adam Winkler argues that the issue of constitutional rights for corporations began long before Citizens United. Continue reading
Sep 17 Why Sally Rooney forces herself to slow down as she writes By Elizabeth Flock “I find that when I force myself to slow the pace down a little, I can discover sensory and psychological details I missed or elided in the first draft,” says Rooney, author of "Conversations with Friends."… Continue reading
Sep 11 Why writer Sally Rooney stopped tying up loose ends in ‘Conversations With Friends’ By Elizabeth Flock "Once I identified that impulse, and reasoned myself out of it, I wrote the final scene as it is now – and I felt the novel was finished," Rooney said. Continue reading
Sep 02 Discussion questions for ‘Conversations with Friends’ By Elizabeth Flock Sally Rooney's “Conversations with Friends" is the September pick for our book club in partnership with the New York Times. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 7:51 Celeste Ng and Maxine Hong Kingston answer your questions about ‘The Woman Warrior’ Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "The Woman Warrior," join Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Ng selected “The… Continue watching
Aug 28 ‘Conversations with Friends’ by Sally Rooney is our September book club pick By Elizabeth Flock "Conversations with Friends" is the debut novel from Irish novelist Sally Rooney, who has been dubbed the "first great millennial author."… Continue reading