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Make Sense of Today’s World: A Book Club ―

Now Read This
A BOOK CLUB FROM PBS NEWSHOUR AND THE NEW YORK TIMES

Now Read This is a partnership between The New York Times and PBS NewsHour, in which every month they discuss a work of fiction or nonfiction that helps us make sense of today’s world. The club allows members to connect, discuss their thoughts and stay engaged with one another through PBS’s guided reading questions, and live chats.

PBS Journalist Jeffery Brown conducts an interview with the month’s author on PBS NewsHour. The interview consists entirely of reader’s questions raised.

Brown says that when picking each month’s book, he tries to “mix it up, have new things, and introduce the audience to books that they might not otherwise read,” while staying true to the criteria when unveiling his book choice of the month.

NRT: To join this virtual book club, participants are encouraged to read, and to keep the conversation going via their Facebook page. Interview w/ PBS Journalist Jeffery Brown. Citation: Samantha Cooper via WUSA9

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Now Read This: A Book Club
Join PBS NEWSHOUR / NYT each month as they choose a book to discuss and take your questions for the author.

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Come for the books. Stay for the conversations. Introducing Now Read This, a book club from PBS NewsHour and the New York Times.

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