Jan 31 Watch 6:39 Jesmyn Ward answers your questions about ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Jeffrey Brown Award-winning writer Jesmyn Ward joins Jeffrey Brown to answer readers’ questions about her novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” the first selection in the Now Read This book club, plus we announce what we’ll be reading for next month. Continue watching
Jan 29 Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison By Hannah Grabenstein Mississippi State Prison in Parchman, Mississippi, has a long history as a penitentiary. And it features as a haunted setting in Jesmyn Ward’s National Award-winning 2017 novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing.”… Continue reading
Jan 17 Jesmyn Ward on the moment in ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ that changes her character forever By Alison Thoet Author Jesmyn Ward isolates a pivotal moment from her novel, and explains the writing choices she made. Continue reading
Jan 08 What you reading? By Jeffrey Brown From the beginning we were eager to make this a collaboration, and in the New York Times we got exactly what we hoped for. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:02 Introducing the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, ‘Now Read This’ By PBS News Hour The PBS NewsHour has teamed up with The New York Times to bring you a new book club called Now Read This. It will allow readers to participate in discussions in real time and ask questions of the authors. The… Continue watching
Jan 03 ‘Persist. Read, write, and improve.’ Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she’s ever received By Elizabeth Flock The author shares her writing advice, daily writing routine and more. Continue reading
Jan 03 Discussion questions for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Elizabeth Flock Use these questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Continue reading
Jan 03 What is the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club? By Elizabeth Flock Now Read This is a new book club and partnership from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 New York Times Book Review: In ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing,’ a Haunted Road Trip to Prison By Tracy K. Smith Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reviews "Sing, Unburied, Sing."… Continue reading