On Point: Books
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The Iran deal. Obama's prison push. Harper Lee. El Chapo's escape. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
The Iran deal. Obama's prison push. Harper Lee. El Chapo's escape. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.
Harper Lee's new novel "Go Set A Watchman." We'll read between the lines of the highly anticipated sequel to "To Kill A Mockingbird".
Harper Lee's new novel "Go Set A Watchman." We'll read between the lines of the highly anticipated sequel to "To Kill A Mockingbird".
The winner and two finalists of the big Caine Prize for African Writing.
The winner and two finalists of the big Caine Prize for African Writing.
From the living room to world championships, Scrabble is fun—and fiercely competitive. We'll dig in.
From the living room to world championships, Scrabble is fun—and fiercely competitive. We'll dig in.
Beloved children's author Judy Blume is writing for adults again – on disaster. Judy Blume joins us.
Appalachia now. Celebrated stories from coal country and beyond with writer Ron Rash. He joins us.
Cosmetics pioneer Helena Rubinstein, and her story of women, beauty, wealth and power.
The Grateful Dead, reuniting. We look at the long strange trip of one of the most successful bands in history.
The New York Times' Roger Cohen and Oxford University's Tariq Ramadan on terrorism, Jews and Muslims in Europe, displacement, immigration and the way forward.
The art and power of spontaneity, in ancient philosophy, in jazz, in everyday life. We'll look at "Trying Not To Try," the Chinese concept of "Wu-wei", and the completely focused mental state of "flow."
Congressman, now novelist, Steve Israel turns a satirical eye at Congress and the war on terror in his new book. He's with us. Plus: could Mitt Romney really run for President a third time? And will Jeb Bush run, too?
