In the coming days, we’ll post discussion questions for “An Odyssey,” an annotated excerpt from the book, and writing advice from Mendelsohn. Steven Greenhouse, author of “Beaten Down, Worked Up,” recommends these books for a sweeping history of labor in the U.S., as well as stories of specific campaigns and leaders. We’re excited to announce that “A Separation” by Katie Kitamura is the November pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club. Her collected essays address the trauma experienced by indigenous people across generations, as well as the author’s own struggles with mental illness. She will answer reader questions on the PBS NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month. Here's a small sampling of the goddess' rich visual history, from ancient Greece to contemporary America. We hope you’ll read along. Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Blakeslee explains more about how he reported the book, why he lingered on certain moments, and the decision to describe the wolves with both human-like and very canine qualities. Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. In a review of the book in The New York Times Book Review, author Barbara Kingsolver writes that "The Overstory" is "a delightfully choreographed, ultimately breathtaking hoodwink" that seems to be a book about people but is actually about trees -- and reimagining how we relate to them. By Steven Greenhouse, Beijing Payback While “Severance” feels like a particularly relevant pick amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ma’s book also grapples with enduring themes of family, immigration and identity while offering a pointed critique of modern-day office life and consumerism. How fun to be featured on PBS! Nate Blakeslee, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces November’s book. Our August book club pick for Now Read This is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback”. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season” is the June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”. We’re never going to get complete control of the Great Lakes, says Dan Egan, who recommends greater humility for what nature can do to restore itself. We’re excited to announce that “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky” by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”. Alderman, who is both a novelist and game writer, shares where the book began (maybe at her bat mitzvah), her writing routine (but don’t expect it to last), and the best writer’s advice she’s ever received (it’s all about saying no). Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Wishing you an equally productive 2021. Hamid sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss what inspired him and why he says he’s seeing a "failure of imagination" around the world. That region, 4,200 miles east of Moscow, is one of the most beautiful places in the world. "Once I identified that impulse, and reasoned myself out of it, I wrote the final scene as it is now – and I felt the novel was finished," Rooney said. Andrew Ross, Rate Consultant of Nebraska Municipal Power Pool, provided an updated cost of service and rate design presentation for the Lamar Utility Board prior to its move into a public hearing for proposed changes to the current electric rate schedule on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. “That’s our chunk of disappearing earth.”. The author of our December pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club answered questions submitted by readers about her novel. By Katie Kitamura, American Wolf Our December book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is … Ward shares the best writer’s advice she’s ever received, her daily writing routine, and more. As part of the NewsHour and New York Times book club, Now Read This, author David Grann answers your questions about "Killers of the Flower Moon,"" his true crime book on the 20th century Osage murders. Learn more about the book club here. You can also submit your own questions for Nneka Arimah on our Facebook page, which she will answer on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month. Chang will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month. Kent Street Senior High School, 89 Kent Street, WA, 6101, 08 9262 0500 By Lesley Nneka Arimah, The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. It explores intimacy and infidelity, power and control. 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Lee annotates the first page of “Pachinko.” In her annotations, she explains why she chose that as the book’s opening line, how she finds her ideas, and what she was thinking as she wrote. (Spoiler alert on questions further down, which mention specific scenes in the book. Our March 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.”, Our March book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance”, Our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. By Sally Rooney, The Woman Warrior For Dani Shapiro, finding out that the father who had raised her was not, in fact, her biological dad “was such an impossible thing to learn, in midlife.” The unexpected results. Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. We’re excited to announce our September pick for “Now Read This”. The quagga mussel is a small but dangerous invasive species in Lake Michigan. Parts of the book read like a travelogue, while others delve into foreign policy and geopolitics. The novel, set in contemporary Mississippi, is about family, ghosts, and the legacies of violence and love. PBS Kids is an American digital broadcast and online television network operated by the Public Broadcasting Service. Spoiler alert for some of the latter questions below. Read, write, and improve.’ Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she’s ever received. Trick Mirror Julia Phillips, author of our April pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Disappearing Earth,” and Jeff announces the May book selection. In “Helping Children Succeed,” Tough delves into how teachers and caregivers can foster environments where children develop these character traits, and looks at examples of how schools across the United States are working to do so. “American Prison” draws from Bauer’s own experience working undercover as an entry-level prison guard at Louisiana’s Winn Correctional Center while on assignment as a senior reporter for Mother Jones. Please check your inbox to confirm. Emily Chang, author of our April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Brotopia.” Plus, Jeff announces the May book selection. Here are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Better Luck Next Time (Barnes & Noble Book Club Edition) by Julia Claiborne Johnson. 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