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Arts Jun 01

5 book covers that show how Ann Petry’s ‘The Street’ was depicted over time

By Courtney Vinopal, Tayari Jones

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Tayari Jones answers your questions about ‘The Street’

Author Tayari Jones wrote the introduction to a new edition of Ann Petry's 1946 novel "The Street," our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Jones joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about the…

Arts May 18

Why a 1946 novel resonates with today’s working-class struggles

In Ann Petry’s 1946 novel “The Street,” which chronicles an African American woman’s pursuit of the American dream, the main character’s predicament is not unlike that of many workers today.

By Courtney Vinopal

Arts May 08

How Tayari Jones discovered an ‘undersung American masterpiece’

Our May 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Ann Petry’s “The Street.”…

By Courtney Vinopal

Arts May 05

Discussion questions for ‘The Street’

Our May 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Ann Petry’s “The Street.”…

By Courtney Vinopal

Apr 29

‘The Street’ is our May book club pick

By Courtney Vinopal

“The Street” by Ann Petry is the May pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times.

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