May 09 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘These Arms of Mine’ by David Kirby David Kirby reads 'These Arms of Mine," from his book, "Talking about Movies with Jesus."… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Weekly Poem by Heather Hartley Heather Hartley reads "This is a fugue for the lost art of aching."… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Poet C.D. Wright Reads From ‘One With Others’ Poet C.D. Wright reads from her book "One With Others."… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Tea Obreht Reads From Her Novel, ‘The Tiger’s Wife’ Tea Obreht reads an excerpt from her novel, "The Tiger's Wife."… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘The Virtues of Birds’ by Craig Morgan Teicher Craig Morgan Teicher reads "The Virtues of Birds," a fable from his book, "Cradle Book."… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch House Reads Constitution, Trims Budgets as GOP Targets Health Reform A busy second day of the 112th Congress began with a reading of the Constitution on the House floor. Though some Democrats joined in the reading, the parties sparred over the deficit with Democrats' asserting that budget-cut exemptions could add… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Secretary Duncan: Schools Must Become Centers of Communities The results from a new global survey show U.S. students are falling behind much of the world in reading, math and science. Gwen Ifill speaks with Education Secretary Arne Duncan about the results and the the state of American schools. Continue watching
Oct 01 Both Temps and e-Books Were Hot at the National Book Festival this Year The scorching 93 degree heat on Saturday was not enough to deter throngs of book lovers from coming out for the 10th Annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Library of Congress. Art Beat took to the… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Obama Administration Looks to Overhaul No Child Left Behind The Obama administration rolls out its plan to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act this week, aiming to give schools more flexibility in how they evaluate students. Jeffrey Brown talks to two education policy experts. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Google’s Goal: Digitize Every Book Ever Printed In a new era of E-books, Internet giant Google is attempting to offer millions of books online. Spencer Michels looks at the controversial plan and what it could mean for the future of reading. Continue watching