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SUMMARY:PBS Books Readers Club - Scott Alexander Howard
DESCRIPTION:Readers Club HomeEpisodes \nEpisode Description:\nJoin the PBS Books Readers Club as we plumb the depths of Scott Alexander Howard’s debut novel\, The Other Valley. Fans of the PBS series A Brief History Of The Future and books like Never Let Me Go and The Giver will enjoy this book about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future. \nThe Other Valley tells the story of Odile\, an awkward\, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position\, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. On the other side\, it’s the same valley\, the same town. Except to the east\, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west\, it’s twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness. This thrilling page-turner will make readers ask the question: would you want to know your future if you could? And what would you risk to change it? The Other Valley is a Simon & Schuster Top Shelf Pick\, a Goodreads Most Anticipated Fantasy\, Science Fiction\, and Horror Book of 2024\, and is soon to be a TV series. \nSo don’t miss this chance to join the PBS Books Readers Club in conversation with Scott Alexander Howard about this pick that Booklist calls “Beautifully written… a triumph.”  \nAbout the Book:\nGet the E-BookDONATE NOW and download your e-book copy. \nSixteen-year-old Odile is an awkward\, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position\, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. On the other side\, it’s the same valley\, the same town. Except to the east\, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west\, it’s twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness. When Odile recognizes two visitors she wasn’t supposed to see\, she realizes that the parents of her friend Edme have been escorted across the border from the future\, on a mourning tour\, to view their son while he’s still alive in Odile’s present. Edme––who is brilliant\, funny\, and the only person to truly see Odile––is about to die. Sworn to secrecy in order to preserve the timeline\, Odile now becomes the Conseil’s top candidate. Yet she finds herself drawing closer to the doomed boy\, imperiling her entire future. \nGuest Biography:\nScott Alexander Howard\nScott Alexander Howard lives in Vancouver\, British Columbia. He has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Toronto and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard\, where his work focused on the relationship between memory\, emotion\, and literature. The Other Valley is his first novel. Connect with him at ScottAlexanderHoward.com. \nReaders Club Hosts:\nHeather Marie Montilla\nHeather-Marie Montilla\, a dynamic integrative leader\, is an educator and nonprofit manager. She has worked in the nonprofit sector and libraries for over two decades\, making a positive impact in arts\, cultural\, educational\, and community-building arenas. \nHaving joined the PBS Books team as their Library Bureau Chief in Fall 2018\, Montilla is now the National Director of PBS Books and has interviewed more than 150 writers. In addition\, she is a faculty member at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University for their Arts and Cultural/Entertainment Management Programs. Having been an Executive Director for 8 years\, Heather has a wide range of experience in management\, finance\, strategic planning\, marketing\, and fundraising. Heather holds a MPA From Columbia University\, a MLIS from Wayne State University\, and a bachelor’s from Duke University. She lives in Chicagoland\, and is married with four children\, a dog\, and a bird. \nPrincess Weekes\nPrincess Weekes is an award winning writer and video essayist who works at breaking down the intersections between race\, gender\, and pop culture. Formally an Assistant Editor at The Mary Sue\, co-host of Netflix’s The Geeked Podcast\, and co-host and co-writer on the PBS Digital Series It’s Lit. On weekends she works as a bookseller at a local bookstore. When not reading or writing she can be found playing TTRPGs of cuddling with her cat\, Lola. \nLauren Smith\nExecutive Producer and host of national PBS programming at Detroit Public TV\, Lauren develops content for PBS and other distributors of public media for broadcast\, streaming\, and other digital channels and has executive-produced and/or produced over 60 national broadcast and programs. Her passion is to develop inspiring\, entertaining\, and educational content alongside the best national and international talent\, and to engage important content with communities across the country. Lauren loves to read and has worked to develop and produce PBS Books content for nearly ten years! \nFred Nahhat \nFred Nahhat is an Emmy Award-winning producer\, host\, and presenter for Detroit’s PBS station\, where he serves as Sr. VP of Production. A 30-year broadcast veteran\, Fred has hosted and produced numerous programs for Public TV – including music specials from Il Volo\, Celtic Gold and the New Divas – as well as other series and specials “New Year’s Eve with the DSO”\, “The Detroit Dream Cruise\,” “The PBS Books Readers Club” and “Get Up\, Get Out\,” among others. \nHe is a graduate of Wayne State University and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter\, USA Hockey\, and Leadership Detroit.
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