PBS Remixes 'Reading Rainbow,' Delights Map And Book Nerds Everywhere
PBS remixes another of its iconic shows, and this time, it's all about books.
Books
'Inventing Wine': The History Of A Very Vintage Beverage
In his new book, author and oenophile Paul Lukacs traces the 8,000-year history of our original alcoholic beverage — from ancient times, when wine was believed to be of divine origin, to the sauvignon blanc you find in your supermarket today.
A New 'Testament' Told From Mary's Point Of View
In his new novel, The Testament of Mary, Irish author Colm Toibin imagines Mary's life 20 years after the crucifixion, as she wonders what she might have done differently to ease her son's suffering. "I felt that I was Mary," he says. "I was her consciousness, watching the thing happening."
Neil deGrasse Tyson Helps His New 'Bud' Superman Get A Glimpse Of Home
The Hayden Planetarium director and pop-culture go-to science guy offered expert advice on how Superman could watch the destruction of Krypton.
America's First Black Heavyweight Champ
Jack Johnson was America's first black heavyweight boxing champion. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Geoffrey Ward about Ward's book Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, a biography about the boxer, and with filmmaker Ken Burns, who produced a documentary based on Ward's book.