Aug 01 Discussion questions for “What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky” By Elizabeth Flock Our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut short story collection “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky.”… Continue reading
Jul 30 The August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is… By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 7:09 ‘Pachinko’ author Min Jin Lee answers your questions Min Jin Lee, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces August’s book. Continue watching
Jul 30 Min Jin Lee’s easy family recipe for Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Soh-Bahgi) By Elizabeth Flock Kimchi, a dish made from fermented vegetables, is a staple food in Korean cuisine and in author Min Jin Lee's family. Here's her mother's recipe. Continue reading
Jul 09 Min Jin Lee annotates the first page of her bestselling book ‘Pachinko’ By Elizabeth Flock "Pachinko" opens with the startling line: "History has failed us, but no matter."… Continue reading
Jul 06 ‘Choose the important over the urgent,’ and more writing advice from Min Jin Lee By Elizabeth Flock "I have published two novels in 22 years, and I have tried very hard to focus on things that matter most to me — craft and themes — rather than focusing on the things that seem pressing at the time,"… Continue reading
Jul 02 Discussion questions for “Pachinko” By Elizabeth Flock Our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This” is Min Jin Lee’s historical novel “Pachinko.”… Continue reading
Jun 27 The July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Pachinko’ By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee is our July pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 6:25 ‘Less’ author Andrew Sean Greer answers your questions Andrew Sean Greer, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces July’s book. Continue watching
Jun 21 Try these 3 writing exercises from Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Less’ By Elizabeth Flock In Andrew Sean Greer's comic novel “Less," protagonist Arthur Less works a stint as an English teacher in Germany, where he assigns his students absurd writing exercises. Try your hand at these, and they may be featured on our book… Continue reading