Steven Harvey and The Beloved Republic Featured on GReat New American Essays Podcast

Dan Hill, host of the New Books Network's Great New American Essays podcast, writes that Steven Harvey finds an adept way around the dilemma of writing a political essay that isn't boring, obvious, or self-righteous "by finding moments where there’s an 'inwardness in the presence of a social wrong' that the writer can build on, an intimacy that allows for vulnerability, for doubt, for reflection, for one’s humanity to shine through nicely." Listen to their stimulating and enlightening conversation here, including Steven reading from his essay, "The Book of Knowledge,” about his mother’s suicide when he was 11 years old. When you're done, check out all the episodes as Dan Hill continues his exploration of what makes a Great New American Essay.