James McBride on Being a “Goliath” in the Literary World
James McBride's latest novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, which follows the Black and Jewish residents of a Pennsylvania town in the early 20th century, hit a milestone: Since its release last summer, it has sold more than a million copies. Most authors are lucky to sell 10,000 books.
Dr. Valter Longo on the Key to Longevity in Diet
Dr. Longo has long advocated longer and better living through eating Lite Italian, one of a global explosion of Road to Perpetual Wellville theories about how to stay young in a field that is itself still in its adolescence.
Jon Meacham says ‘history is a tactile thing’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and writer has been named Canon Historian of the Washington National Cathedral, the first to hold this title.
Festival Writers Win Kirkus Prize
2024 writer James McBride won the Kirkus Prize for The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, described by judges as "a boisterous hymn to community, mercy, and karmic justice."
All the Light We Cannot See Casts Blind Actresses
In a new Netflix mini-series, the two actresses playing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel’s protagonist, are blind, just like the character.
A New York Poet Laureate in Deepest, Darkest Florida
Billy Collins strolls among the palm trees to explain why he left Westchester for Winter Park, and why his poems keep getting shorter.
Biden to Name Joe Kennedy III as Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
Former congressman and grandson of Robert Kennedy will focus on economic issues amid Brexit tensions.
