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Philip Roth, Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction Winner

External Resources

Learn more about Philip Roth through external resources including news feeds, articles, audio, and video, as well as book reviews and awards.

For the latest news and discussion about Philip Roth, check the following resources:

Google News Entries for "Philip Roth" External

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Conversations

The following list includes news articles, interviews, and conversations featuring Philip Roth, arranged in chronological order.

"The Secrets Philip Roth Didn't Keep" External
The New Yorker. March 22, 2021.
"Newark Library’s Philip Roth Collection Will Give Intimate Glimpse into His Research and Writing Process" External
NJ.com. October 18, 2020.
"Philip Roth’s Terrible Gift of Intimacy" External
The Atlantic. April 26, 2020.
"How Philip Roth’s Nightmare Was Recreated for ‘The Plot Against America’" External
The New York Post. April 7, 2020.
"The Book Stand That Sells Only Signed Philip Roth Novels" External
Vulture. May 30, 2019.
"The Presence of Philip Roth" External
The New Yorker. May 24, 2018.
"No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say" External
The New York Times. January 16, 2018.
"Philip Roth, Patriot" External
The New Yorker. November 6, 2017.
"Roth v. Roth v. Roth" External
The Atlantic. April 2012.
"Philip Roth: 'It no longer feels a great injustice that I have to die'" External
The Guardian. December 14, 2005.
"Into the Clear" External
The New Yorker. May 15, 2000.
"Philip Roth, The Art of Fiction No. 84" External
The Paris Review. Fall 1984.

A selection of radio programs featuring Philip Roth, or in which Roth and his work are discussed.

"Philip Roth: 'You Begin Every Book As An Amateur'" External
Fresh Air, NPR. May 23, 2018.
"In Conversation: Philip Roth (1933 - 2018)" External
Arts & Ideas, BBC Radio 3. May 23, 2018.
"From The Archives: Philip Roth Discusses His Writing Process" External
All Things Considered, NPR. May 23, 2018.
"At 80, Philip Roth Reflects On Life, Literature And The Beauty Of Naps" External
Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR. March 23, 2013.
"Philip Roth: On Writing, Aging And 'Nemesis'" External
Fresh Air, NPR. October 14, 2010.

Many videos of Philip Roth reading and discussing his work can be found through YouTube:

YouTube - "Philip Roth" search results External

A selection of videos available through YouTube and other sites appears below.

"From 2010: A Rare Look at Author Philip Roth" External
CBS Sunday Morning [YouTube]. May 24, 2018.
"Remembering Philip Roth, Prolific American Writer and ‘ruthlessly honest observer’" External
PBS NewsHour [YouTube]. May 23, 2018.
"Philip Roth: ‘Work is my joy and my burden’ – Newsnight Archives" External
BBC Newsnight [YouTube]. May 23, 2018.
"Man Booker International Prize 2011 Winner Philip Roth Interviewed by Benjamin Taylor" External
TheBookerPrizes, CBS [YouTube]. May 19, 2011.
"An Evening with Philip Roth" External
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research [YouTube]. May 18, 2011.

Selected online reviews of Philip Roth's books appear below.

Everyman (2006)

The Human Stain (2000)

American Pastoral (1997)

Sabbath's Theater (1995)

Operation Shylock: A Confession (1993)

Goodbye, Columbus (1959)

Philip Roth has won numerous awards and honors for his writing, including the following: