Read an excerpt from Marilynne Robinson's award-winning book of essays.

In this clip, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson tells Bill that as a society -- and that includes politicians -- we are stooping way too low in the way we treat and speak to one another.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson talks to Bill about what the title character of her new book Lila, says about the state of democracy in America.

See the American Library Association's list of books that received the most requests to be pulled from the shelves.

"We look at our children and we wonder how they will know themselves or their culture should we lose our islands.”

What some of last century's cast of characters -- and the lives they led -- tell us about humanity.

In this second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late writer, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 conference on evil.

Revisit an episode from over 30 years ago, in which Bill joined the legendary writer on her return to the small Arkansas town where she grew up.

John Lithgow joins Bill to talk about the challenges and triumphs of playing Shakespeare's greatest role, and why we are so drawn to the tale of this flawed, contradictory leader at this moment.

The artistic director of NYC's Public Theater notes that some Shakespeare plays become particularly popular when they reflect the America we live in.