Please find below a roundup of this week’s recent news articles, media, and essays from PRH Speakers Bureau speakers.
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News Media Spotlight
In the News
Our speakers provide clarity and shrewd analysis of today’s issues to help make sense of our current and future political and societal landscape.
- Anand Giridharadas: Workers are “waking up” in support of Unions after years of being “ground down” | MSNBC: Anand Giridharadas says public support for unions is at New Deal levels.
- Rep. Byron Donalds: Critical Race Theory Has ‘Subjective Viewpoints’ | The Circus: Alex Wagner meets with Florida Congressman Byron Donalds to discuss where he stands on the “Stop Woke Act” and his viewpoint on Critical Race Theory.
- Top Chef Kwame Onwuachi says his favorite easy dinner is microwave popcorn: ‘It’s cheap and it’s good for the environment.’ | Yahoo! Life: Kwame Onwuachi is bringing attention to underrepresented demographics in the world of celebrity chefs and restaurateurs.
- Zelensky says Russia has launched offensive in eastern Ukraine | The Washington Post: Shane Harris continues to monitor the situation in Ukraine.
- Is my drug copay coupon a form of charity — or a bribe? | Waco Tribune-Herald: Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal explains how the copayment assistance works.
Books Connect Us
With their imaginative, impactful pieces of literature, our speakers provide incredibly valuable perspectives to be read by all.
- Lauren Groff has won the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize | Literary Hub: Lauren Groff has been awarded the 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize.
- Sea of Tranquility Review: Enfolded in Emily St. John Mandel’s Design | Wall Street Journal: Emily St. John Mandel creates a cast of characters past and future confront a reality twisted in a mysterious pattern.
- Ocean Vuong on His New Poetry Book, Time Is a Mother | The Cut: Ocean Vuong speaks on his new book.
- Before Seabiscuit: PW Talks with Geraldine Brooks | Publishers Weekly: Geraldine Brooks draws on the true story of a 19th-century racehorse.
- With The Candy House, Pulitzer winner Jennifer Egan makes her case for the novel | Vox: Jennifer Egan’s ambitious, kaleidoscopic follow-up to A Visit From the Goon Squad sticks the landing.