Hanif Kureishi began his new memoir just days after a fall left him paralyzed. He describes being completely dependent on others — and the sense of purpose he's gained from writing. The memoir is called
Shattered.
David Bianculli reviews the British series
Ludwig.
Writer Clay Risen describes a political movement which destroyed the careers of thousands of teachers, civil servants and artists whose beliefs or associations were deemed un-American. His book,
Red Scare, is about post-World War II America, but he says there's a throughline connecting that era to our current political moment.
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