Discussion questions for ‘The Overstory’
"The Overstory" is our November book club for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This"
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Marie Kondo on how to fold children’s clothing
Mari Kondo has become something of a cult figure and a decluttering expert, known for her advice to only keep possessions that "spark joy." The mother of two young daughters believes that it's important to start teaching kids about keeping…
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Attorney Ben Crump on Trayvon Martin, racial hypocrisy and signs of progress
Since 2012, the families of several unarmed young American black men shot to death by police in high-profile incidents have…
Justice Department sends letter to publisher of anonymous book on Trump’s presidency
The book, "A Warning," is by the official who wrote an essay published last year in The New York Times,…
‘The Overstory’ is our November book club pick
"The Overstory" is a novel about trees, activism and our relationship to the natural world.
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A conversation with ‘We the Corporations’ author Adam Winkler
Adam Winkler, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins William Brangham…
5 advocates and crusaders who helped define corporate rights
Long before there were calls to break up Silicon Valley's biggest companies, long before the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision…
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Julie Andrews on fame, family and favorite movies
Legendary entertainer Julie Andrews will receive the American Film Institute's lifetime achievement award in 2020. In addition to her theatrical…
Anonymous official writing ‘unprecedented’ portrait of Trump’s presidency
The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal.
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How fiction draws Pulitzer-winner Elizabeth Strout home to Maine
Olive Kitteridge is overbearing and hard to love, as well as complicated and compelling. The character at the center of…
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