Jan 29 ‘American Prison’ is our February book club pick By Courtney Vinopal “American Prison” draws from Bauer’s own experience working undercover as a prison guard at Louisiana's Winnfield Correctional Center while on assignment as a senior reporter for Mother Jones. Continue reading
Jan 24 How Terese Marie Mailhot came to terms with her father’s life and death By Courtney Vinopal “The stories I wrote about him always had murky endings, where you could tell the protagonist had unfinished business with him, and that she had been hurt,” said the author of "Heart Berries."… Continue reading
Jan 13 How Terese Marie Mailhot stopped writing what other people wanted By Courtney Vinopal "I found myself writing the book professors wanted me to write," said author Mailhot, before she decided to strip her "fiction for the truth." Leaving expectations behind, she wrote a memoir, "Heart Berries," because, she said, you have to deal… Continue reading
Jan 06 Discussion questions for ‘Heart Berries’ By Courtney Vinopal Terese Marie Mailhot’s “Heart Berries,” a memoir that addresses the trauma experienced by indigenous people across generations, is our January 2020 book pick. Continue reading
Dec 31 ‘Heart Berries’ is our January book club pick By Joshua Barajas Terese Marie Mailhot’s memoir traces her family’s history on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in British Columbia, Canada. Her collected essays address the trauma experienced by indigenous people across generations, as well as the author’s own struggles with mental illness. Continue reading
Dec 31 How artists have depicted Circe’s power through time By Madeline Miller Here's a small sampling of the goddess' rich visual history, from ancient Greece to contemporary America. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 7:35 ‘Circe’ author Madeline Miller answers your questions By Jeffrey Brown Madeline Miller, author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Circe,” and Jeff announces the January book selection. Continue watching
Dec 26 In ‘Circe,’ this witch is more artist than immortal By Elizabeth Flock Author Madeline Miller reimagined a reviled minor goddess from the "Odyssey" into a powerful figure who finds herself through hard work and dedication. Continue reading
Dec 13 For Madeline Miller, writing is ‘like descending to the bottom of the ocean’ By Elizabeth Flock Before she was the author of the best-selling novel "Circe," Miller believed that she had to write around the clock. Now, she says, “Discipline is important, but so is taking a breath and looking around."… Continue reading
Dec 09 Discussion questions for ‘Circe’ By Elizabeth Flock Madeline Miller's "Circe," which reimagines the story of a minor goddess from the Odyssey, is our December book club pick. Continue reading