Author Shane Bauer on being both prisoner and prison guard
"Power struggles in prison are sometimes overtly violent, but mostly they are psychological and subtle," he said.
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This novel makes fun of your child’s meltdown
A new, acclaimed novel takes a young child's meltdown and turns it into a surreal satire of modern life. In "Nothing to See Here," author Kevin Wilson uses a universal experience of parenthood to explore some incendiary family dynamics. Wilson…
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The long history of presidents as authors
Journalist and historian Craig Fehrman has written a book called "Author in Chief: The Untold Story of Our Presidents and…
To celebrate Toni Morrison’s birthday, fans read her words
A live webcast will mix recorded readings and live tributes to the northeast Ohio native, who would have been 89…
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‘A Very Stable Genius’ illuminates administration officials’ worries about Trump
The Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig published a book about the Trump presidency earlier this year. "A Very…
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Isabel Allende’s newest historical novel tells familiar story of refugee life
"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from…
Why the author of ‘American Prison’ embraces people’s contradictions
"It will make your writing much better in the end," says Shane Bauer.
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Artist Paul Rucker on bringing truth to light around American systemic racism
Paul Rucker is an artist who uses his work to shed light on the truth, creating pieces that explore mass…
Discussion questions for ‘American Prison’
Our February pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Shane Bauer's "American Prison."
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The soothing power of writing poetry
“When you can take something very ugly, and put it in words that can be healing or soothing to someone…
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