Arts Sep 02 Anna Wintour names her successor at Vogue — but she remains in charge By Leanne Italie, Associated Press
Arts Nov 28 Watch 7:39 Kentucky writing program amplifies unheard voices through the power of publishing Ordinary people with extraordinary stories. That’s the ethos behind the Louisville Story Program which is celebrating ten years of amplifying unheard voices and untold stories. Jeffrey Brown went to Kentucky to see the power of writing one’s own story. It’s… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Dec 16 Watch 5:27 A poetry publisher on the math of rejection Every year, Jeff Shotts, executive editor of Graywolf Press, sorts through thousands of poetry submissions -- and rejects about 99 percent of them. It’s not a success rate poets like to hear, he says, but it’s the reality in the… By PBS News Hour
Nation Nov 13 Watch Closing the book on the Amazon and Hachette feud The seven-month stand-off between Amazon and Hachette over the pricing and profits of ebooks has ended with a new agreement beginning in early 2015. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jeffrey Trachtenberg of The Wall Street Journal about how the disagreement hurt… By PBS News Hour
Jul 25 Watch Letter by letter, turning Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ into a work of art By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 I sing the book old-fashioned: Printing Whitman’s masterpiece by hand By Cat Wise The Arion Press in San Francisco is one of the country’s last fine book printers creating limited edition, handmade books using centuries-old letterpress printing equipment. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch At Book Expo, publishers and authors confront changing industry By PBS News Hour The online revolution has disrupted the traditional bookselling business over time. From the publishing industry’s annual trade show, Jeffrey Brown reports on how authors and publishers are adapting to new platforms, small startups are pushing their titles and independent bookstores… Continue watching
Jun 06 Digital revolution threatens American literature, says best-selling author James Patterson By Frank Carlson Despite having authored dozens of best-selling titles, James Patterson is very worried about the present and future of books in America, as the publishing world continues to grapple with the tectonic shifts brought about by the advent of ebooks and… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch At Book Expo, publishers and authors confront changing industry By PBS News Hour Continue watching