Hercules in Brooklyn
Bryan Doerries production in Brooklyn of Hercules’ battles inspired a challenging discussion on gun violence.
Responsibility in Haiti
Jonathan M. Katz examines the relationship between the Clintons, the U.S., and Haiti in this piece for Slate Magazine.
Red Moon: A Series
Fox network is developing a sociopolitical soap based on the novel Red Moon by Benjamin Percy.
Fresh Air
Listen to Patrick Phillips discuss his book Blood at the Root with Terri Gross on NPR.
007
Benjamin Percy promises “nifty gadgets, colorful villains, and dangerous seductions” in his James Bond series for Dynamite Entertainment.
Genius Award
Claudia Rankine receives a MacArthur Award for Citizen which illuminates “emotional and psychic tensions…of many living in 21st century America.”
PBS Newshour
Jennine Capo Crucet discusses the struggles and navigations of being a first-generation college student with PBS Newshour.
The Poem is You
Stephen Burt guides readers in understanding four recent decades of American poetry in his latest book, published September 2016.
Shared Discomfort
Bryan Doerries discusses his troupe’s Pittsburgh performance of excerpts from the play “Tape” with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
National Book Awards
Congratulations to Donald Hall whose poetry collection The Selected Poems of Donald Hall was long-listed for the award.