Arts Jul 21 Need a new summer read? Here’s a diverse list to pick from By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet
Arts Jul 01 Watch 7:04 Book recommendations for every kind of summer reader This summer, many vacationers will be packing a good book along with their sunscreen and towels. NPR’s Maureen Corrigan and The Washington Post’s Carlos Lozada join Jeffrey Brown to review a collection of the season’s best reads, including novels that… By Jeffrey Brown
Arts Jul 01 Watch 3:12 There’s no shame in making summer reading fun Make sure you cover up this summer — with sunscreen. But your chick lit, schlocky novels, and frivolous fiction? No way, says writer Jennifer Weiner summer reading in her NewsHour essay. Embrace the F-word this Fourth of July, she says. By PBS News Hour
Arts Jun 30 Watch 6:35 The unsung women heroes of America’s space program They were living, breathing, walking, talking calculators who were key to America’s early space program. And they were women — and largely forgotten. At the time, the supercomputers that NASA now uses to crunch its numbers didn’t exist. Nathalia Holt… By PBS News Hour
Arts Jun 27 Watch 6:53 The summer must-read books to bring to the beach It’s one of the great pleasures of lazy, hazy days on the beach or in the backyard: finally opening that book you’ve been meaning to get to. The NewsHour kicks off a week’s worth of summer reading suggestions, starting with… By PBS News Hour