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SUMMARY:Trailblazing Women Writers Talk: Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with legendary Julie Andrews and award winning writer\, Emma Walton Hamilton\, authors of  “The First Notes: The Story of Do Re Mi.”  The book introduces readers to the remarkable story of the development of written music\, and speaks to the beauty of music and the power of perseverance through the story of Guido d’Arezzo from one thousand years ago.  For anyone who loves music\, this book is the perfect children holiday gift celebrating curiosity\, perseverance\, and creativity.  Join us for a fun evening with a mother-daughter creative team! \nABOUT THE BOOK\nA stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter\, Emma Walton Hamilton\, that introduces readers to the remarkable story of the development of written music\, and speaks to the beauty of music and the power of perseverance. Featuring the illustrated lyrics to “Do-Re-Mi” and an author’s note about Julie Andrews’s connection to the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein song! \nCenturies ago\, a young Italian monk named Guido longed to find a way to write and teach music. Eventually\, he created the musical scale\, using the words Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do…one syllable for each note. Though the other monks thought it was a waste of time\, Guido’s music couldn’t be silenced. His discovery remains the foundation for learning music today\, and inspired the famous song “Do-Re-Mi\,” which Julie Andrews sang in the beloved movie The Sound of Music. \nThis richly illustrated picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter\, bestselling author Emma Walton Hamilton\, introduces readers to the remarkable story of Guido d’Arezzo’s development of musical notation. In addition to the lyrics of “Do-Re-Mi” illustrated in full color\, the backmatter includes an author’s note\, extensive historical notes\, and a glossary. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS\nJulie Andrews’s legendary career encompasses the Broadway and London stages\, as well as multiple films\, television shows\, album releases\, concert tours\, directing assignments\, and the world of children’s publishing. She was married to film director Blake Edwards for 41 years\, and the couple have 5 children\, 10 grandchildren\, and 3 great-grandchildren. \nEmma Walton Hamilton is an award-winning writer\, producer and arts educator. Together with her mother\, Julie Andrews\, she has written over thirty books for children and young adults\, including the New York Times bestselling Very Fairy Princess series. Emma is on the faculty of Stony Brook University’s MFA in Creative Writing.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazing-women-writers-talk-julie-andrews-emma-walton-hamilton/
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing Women Writers Talk: Imani Perry
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books\, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)\, is pleased to host a conversation with award-winning Imani Perry\, author of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation\, winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction. For anyone who enjoys learning about how nation\, this author shares thought-provoking stories\, facts\, and personal narratives and takes readers on a fantastic journey throughout the South to understand our nation. Imani shares about her work with Henry Louis Gates\, Jr.\, including her role in Making Black America: Through The Grapevine\, and the important work of Zora Neale Hurston\, whose new documentary will air on PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in January 2023.  Don’t miss this incredible conversation. \nABOUT THE BOOK\nAn essential\, surprising journey through the history\, rituals\, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America \nWe all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War\, Gone with the Wind\, the Ku Klux Klan\, plantations\, football\, Jim Crow\, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies\, dispositions\, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the country tends to acknowledge. In South to America\, Imani Perry shows that the meaning of American is inextricably linked with the South\, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole. \nThis is the story of a Black woman and native Alabaman returning to the region she has always called home and considering it with fresh eyes. Her journey is full of detours\, deep dives\, and surprising encounters with places and people. She renders Southerners from all walks of life with sensitivity and honesty\, sharing her thoughts about a troubling history and the ritual humiliations and joys that characterize so much of Southern life. \nWeaving together stories of immigrant communities\, contemporary artists\, exploitative opportunists\, enslaved peoples\, unsung heroes\, her own ancestors\, and her lived experiences\, Imani Perry crafts a tapestry unlike any other. With uncommon insight and breathtaking clarity\, South to America offers an assertion that if we want to build a more humane future for the United States\, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nImani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University where she also teaches in Gender and Sexuality Studies\, Law and Public Affairs and Jazz Studies. She has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D in the history of American civilization from Harvard University. Perry is the author of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation\, winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction\, and Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry\, winner of the Bograd-Weld Biography Prize of 2019 from the Pen America Foundation. She is also the author of Breathe: A Letter to My Sons\, Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation\, and May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem\, which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Nonfiction. Perry\, a native of Birmingham\, Alabama\, who grew up in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, and Chicago\, lives outside of Philadelphia with her two sons.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazing-women-writers-talk-imani-perry/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | 'Woman of Light' with Kali Fajardo-Anstine
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with trailblazing writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine\, author of “Woman of Light: A Novel.”  “Woman of Light” is a multigenerational saga published by One World\, an imprint of Random House dedicated to telling underrepresented stories. Fajardo-Anstine’s book reclaims Indigenous Chicanas’ place in the history of the American West and Colorado.  Protagonist Luz Lopez immerses the reader on an adventurous journey in the West\, highlighting important issues of domestic abuse\, alcoholism\, racism\, discrimination\, police brutality\, Mexican-American ‘Repatriation\,’ and more. \nThis event is offered in collaboration National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)\, and NaNoWriMo’s Executive Director Grant Faulkner welcomes the audience and participates. \n  \nAbout the Kali Fajardo-Anstine\nKali Fajardo-Anstine is the nationally bestselling author of the novel Woman of Light and the story collection Sabrina & Corina\, a finalist for the National Book Award\, the PEN/Bingham Prize\, The Clark Prize\, The Story Prize\, the Saroyan International Prize\, and winner of an American Book Award\, she is the 2021 recipient of the Addison M. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been honored with the Denver Mayor’s Award for Global Impact in the Arts and the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Award. She has written for The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Harper’s Bazaar\, ELLE\, O: the Oprah Magazine\, The American Scholar\, Boston Review\, and elsewhere\, and has received fellowships from MacDowell\, Yaddo\, Hedgebrook\, and Tin House. Fajardo-Anstine earned her MFA from the University of Wyoming and has lived across the country\, from Durango\, Colorado\, to Key West\, Florida. She is the 2022 – 2024 Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-woman-of-light-with-kali-fajardo-anstine/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | ‘Rolling Warrior’ with Judy Heumann
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 26\, 2022 5pm ET | 2pm PT – Judy Heumann in Conversation with PBS Books – Virtual pbsbooks.org \n  \nJoin trailblazer and disability activist Judy Heumann\, who is considered the mother of the disability rights movement\, in a conversation about her books Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior.  Judy’s bravery\, persistence\, and signature rebellious streak speaks to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice. In this young readers’ edition of her acclaimed memoir\, Being Heumann\, Judy shares her journey of battling for equal access in an unequal world—from fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” because of her wheelchair\, to suing the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her disability. Learn about Judy and her work and have an opportunity to hear questions from Girl Scouts and answers from Judy Heumann. \n  \nIn partnership with Girl Scouts’ Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and Georgia Public Broadcasting\, PBS Books is pleased to focus on Access in July celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life\, including jobs\, schools\, transportation\, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. This series of programs provides viewer (young and old) with an opportunity to learn more about the ADA\, its history\, and its impact by speaking with trailblazing authors and disability activists. \n  \nABOUT THE AUTHOR  \nJudith (Judy) Heumann is an internationally recognized disability advocate. She served in the Clinton and Obama Administration and was a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation. Judy’s story was also featured in the documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution\,” a 2020 American award winning documentary film produced by the Obama Higher Ground Production. In 2020\, she published her memoir “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist\,” written with Kristen Joiner. There is also a Young Adult version called “Rolling Warrior.” Judy is now the producer of The Heumann Perspective\, a podcast and YouTube channel that aims to share the beauty of the disability community. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-rolling-warrior-with-judy-heumann/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | 'All The Way to the Top' with Annette Pimentel and Jennifer Chaffins-Keelan
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 19\, 2020 5pm  ET | 2pm PT– All the Way to the Top in partnership with PBS Books and GPB \nJoin PBS Books as author Annette Pimentel and activist Jennifer Chaffins-Keelan discuss All the Way to the Top and Jennifer’s experiences as a child activist. You’ll have an opportunity to learn about Annette’s process as she shares the extraordinary story of Jennifer’s activism\, persistence\, and perseverance.  Plus have an opportunity to hear questions from Girl Scouts and answers from our featured guests. \nIn partnership with Girl Scouts’ Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and Georgia Public Broadcasting\, PBS Books is pleased to focus on Access in July celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life\, including jobs\, schools\, transportation\, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. This series of programs provides viewer (young and old) with an opportunity to learn more about the ADA\, its history\, and its impact by speaking with trailblazing authors and disability activists. \nABOUT THE TRAILBLAZER & DISABILITY ACTIVIST \nJennifer Keelan-Chaffins is a passionate advocate for the support and implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and an activist for disability rights. \nShe joined the disability rights movement at age six and at age eight she participated in the famous” Capitol Crawl” protest to support the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act. In 1990\, she received the Americans With Disabilities Act Award from The Task Force on the Rights and Empowerment of Americans with Disabilities. \nToday Jennifer is an educator and a motivational speaker. She teaches audiences about the importance of the ADA\, the Capitol Crawl\, and the disability rights movement and its place in American history\, with an emphasis on education\, advocacy\, and empowerment. \nJennifer is a trailblazer—she is the proud owner of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins LLC\, established in May 2020\, a certified woman owned business. She currently lives in Colorado with her Service Dog Mya and live-in aide. Welcome Jennifer \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nAnnette Bay Pimentel writes award-winning nonfiction books for kids about the people and ideas that have shaped our world. She’s the author of Before Music: Where Instruments Come From; Pura’s Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories which one the Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice; All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything which won a Schneider Honor Prize; Girl Running which was a Junior Library Guild selection; and Mountain Chef: How One Man Lost His Groceries\, Changed His Plans\, and Helped Cook Up the National Park Service which won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. When she’s not digging into archives or pounding away at her treadmill desk\, she hikes\, quilts\, gardens\, and helps administer her county library as an elected Library Trustee. She lives in Moscow\, Idaho.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-all-the-way-to-the-top-with-annette-pimentel-and-jennifer-chaffins-keelan/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:'I Am An American' with Authors Grace Lin and Martha Brockenbrough | Trailblazing Women Writers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 25\, 2022 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT \nPBS Books is pleased to interview trailblazers Grace Lin and Martha Brockenbrough\, authors of “I Am An American: The Wong Kim Ark Story”. \nThis book is an important picture book that introduces readers to the young man—Wong Kim Ark– who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won\, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans.  The story takes place in the late 1800s when American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China.  He is stopped and told he cannot enter because he isn’t American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months\, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen.  Join this conversation to hear about the authors’ process\, insights\, and the importance of this story now. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS\nGRACE LIN\nBefore Grace Lin was an award-winning and NY Times bestselling author/illustrator of picture books\, early readers and middle grade novels\, she was the only Asian girl (except for her sisters) going to her elementary school in Upstate NY. That experience\, good and bad\, has influenced her books—including her Newbery Honor “WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON”\, her Geisel Honor “LING & TING”\, her National Book Finalist “WHEN THE SEA TURNED TO SILVER” and her Caldecott Honor “A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR”. But\, it also causes Grace to persevere for diversity as an occasional New England Public Radio commentator and when she gave her TEDx talk “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf\,” as well as her PBSNewHour video essay “What to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist?.” She continued this mission with a hundred episodes of the podcast kidlitwomen* and now currently hosts two other podcasts: Book Friends Forever and Kids Ask Authors. In 2016\, Grace’s art was displayed at the White House and Grace\, herself\, was recognized by President Obama’s office as a Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. In 2022\, Grace was awarded the Children’s Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association. \nMARTHA BROCKENBROUGH\nMartha Brockenbrough is the author of two books for adults and numerous books for young readers (with several others on the way)\, including YA fiction and nonfiction\, picture books\, and a forthcoming chapter book series. \nA faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts\, she’s also the founder of National Grammar Day (every March 4)\, and she’s written game questions for Cranium and Trivial Pursuit. The former editor of MSN.com\, Martha has interviewed lots of celebrities\, and her work has been published in a variety of places\, including The New York Times.  Her books have won many awards\, including a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. \nShe lives in Seattle with her family. Her favorite kind of food is Indian\, although Thai runs a close second. Besides writing\, she likes board games\, playing music with the family band\, travel to places far and near\, drinking lots of coffee\, and working out really hard at the gym.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/i-am-an-american-with-authors-grace-lin-and-martha-brockenbrough/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: "Jo Jo Makoons" with Dawn Quigley
DESCRIPTION:May 18\, 2022 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT \nPBS Books\, in partnership with the American Indian Library Association\, is pleased to interview trailblazer Dawn Quigley\, author of the Jo Jo Makoons series\, including the recently released Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants (#2). \nIn American Indian Youth Literature Award: Middle Grade Honor chapter Book\, a spunky young Ojibwe girl Jo Jo Makoons is full of pride\, joy\, and plenty of humor\, celebrating who she is. During the program\, we’ll be discussing Dawn’s popular new series and get to hear first hand about her latest release. Dawn will share insights into her writing process and her creative inspiration. Not only an author\, she is also an educator of K-12 children and future educators. \nThe Jo Jo Makoons series is published by The Heartdrum imprint\, which centers a wide range of intertribal voices\, visions\, and stories while welcoming all young readers\, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes. \nFollowing the conversation\, there will be an opportunity for questions from audience members on Facebook. \nAbout the Author \nDawn Quigley\, Ph.D. and citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe\, ND\, is an assistant professor at a Midwest university Education Department. She taught English and reading for 18+ years in the K-12 schools along with being an Indian Education program co-director. In addition to her debut coming-of-age Young Adult novel\, Apple in the Middle (NDSU Press)\, “Joey Reads the Sky” in Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids\, the chapter book series Jo Jo Makoons: The Used to Be Best Friend (book #1); Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants (#2)\, Red Bird Danced (forthcoming novel-in-verse)\, and Native American Heroes (Scholastic Books). Dawn has over 30 published articles\, essays and poems. She lives in Minnesota with her family.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-jo-jo-makoons-with-dawn-quigley/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Trailblazing Women Writers | Reshma Saujani's 'Pay Up. The Future of Women and Work'
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 3 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT.  In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month\, PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with Reshma Saujani\, discussing her latest book “Pay Up. The Future of Women and Work (and Why It’s Different Than You Think).” \nReshma is the founder of Girls Who Code and bestselling author of “Brave\, Not Perfect”; she confronts the “big lie” of corporate feminism and presents a bold plan to address the burnout and inequity harming America’s working women today. Since the feminism movement\, women have been told that they can “have it all”– break glass ceilings and succeed in their careers.. But data tells a different story. \nHistoric numbers of women left their jobs in 2021\, resulting in their lowest workforce participation since 1988. Women’s unemployment rose to nearly fifteen percent\, and globally women lost over $800 billion in wages. Fifty-one percent of women say that their mental health has declined\, while anxiety and depression rates have skyrocketed. In her book\, Reshma Saujani dismantles the myth of “having it all” and lifts the burden we place on individual women to be primary caregivers\, and to work around a system built for and by men. She outlines four key steps for creating necessary change: empower working women\, educate corporate leaders\, revise our narratives about what it means to be successful\, and advocate for policy reform. Don’t miss the conversation.  There will be time for questions from the audience at the end of the conversation. \nAbout the Author: Reshma Saujani\nReshma Saujani is the author of “PAY UP: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think)”. She is a leading activist and founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms. She has spent more than a decade advocating for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment\, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector\, and\, most recently\, championing policies to support mothers impacted by the pandemic. Saujani is also the author of the international bestseller “Brave\, Not Perfect\,” and her influential TED talk\, “Teach Girls Bravery\, Not Perfection\,” has more than five million views. \nLearn more at reshmasaujani.com.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-trailblazing-women-writers-reshma-saujanis-pay-up-the-future-of-women-and-work/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Judith Brodsky with Jodi Throckmorton
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 10 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT\, PBS Books\, in partnership with ArtTable\, is pleased to host\, in celebration of Women’s History Month with two trailblazers: artist\, arts advocate\, and professor Judith K. Brodsky\, author of Dismantling the Patriarchy\, Bit by Bit: Art\, Feminism\, and Digital Technology\, with curator Jodi Throckmorton. \nIn her recent book\, Brodsky explores trailblazing women\, including artists of color\, who have been innovators in the digital art arena as early as the late 1960s. Through an examination of artists’ work and feminist art theory\, Brodsky will discuss the crucial role women are playing in the art world in this digital realm\, including in new media as video\, websites and social networking\, virtual and augmented reality\, artificial intelligence\, and NFTs. Through this discussion\, viewers will gain critical insights into the important role female artists are playing in the digital space\, which historically has been dominated by men.  Audience questions will be answered at the end of the conversation. \nAbout the Author\nJudith K. Brodsky is Distinguished Professor Emerita\, Visual Arts\, Rutgers University\, founder of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper\, now the Brodsky Center at PAFA\, co-founder of the Rutgers Center for Women in the Arts and Humanities and The Feminist Art Project. Her curatorial work includes The Fertile Crescent: Gender\, Art\, and Society (2012)\, the Philadelphia city-wide print festival\, Philagrafika (2010)\, and Race and Erasure in Art History: Retrieving a Forgotten Circle of Black Artists (2022). She is past national president of ArtTable\, College Art Association\, Women’s Caucus for Art\, former board chair\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, and a former dean and associate provost at Rutgers. Just published in October 2021 is Dismantling the Patriarchy Bit by Bit (Bloomsbury) a history of feminist artists using digital technology including women artists of color and female-identifying\, queer\, and transgender artists such as Legacy Russell and micha cárdenas\, along with pioneers like Joan Jonas\, Jenny Holzer\, and Adrian Piper\, and contemporary artists like Ann Hirsch\, Hannah Black\, and Hyphen-Lab. She shows how feminist art theory intersected with the rise of digital art\, freeing technology from its patriarchal context. Her last book was Junctures in Women’s Leadership: the Arts\, (Rutgers University Press\, 2018) in collaboration with Dr. Ferris Olin. She is also a printmaker/artist with work in many collections. \nAbout the Moderator\nJodi Throckmorton is the former curator of contemporary art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia. Before joining PAFA in fall 2014\, she was curator of modern and contemporary art at the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University in Kansas and had previously been associate curator at the San Jose Museum of Art in California. She organized the exhibition and publications for Joan Semmel: Skin in the Game (2021)\, Rina Banerjee: Make Me a Summary of the World (2018) with Lauren Dickens\, and Postdate: Photography and Inherited History in India (2015)\, among others. \nAbout ArtTable\nArtTable is the foremost professional organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts. Through our membership network and community initiatives\, we expand professional opportunities for women from diverse backgrounds and at all stages of their careers\, supporting and fostering a stronger future for all women in the arts. \nAll ArtTable members are able to connect with our 1\,200+ network of professional peers throughout the United States and across several other countries outside the U.S. Members also have the option to join one of ten local ArtTable chapters\, located in Chicago\, Florida\, Houston\, Metro Atlanta\, New York\, Northern California\, the Northwest\, Southern California\, Philadelphia\, and Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-judith-brodsky-with-jodi-throckmorton/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Kelly Yang
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 9 at 5pm ET | 2pm PT\, PBS Books is pleased to interview trailblazer Kelly Yang\, author of New From Here\, in celebration of Women’s History Month. \nAn award-winning author\, Kelly will share insights into her writing process\, her latest works\, and her creative inspiration.  Her latest book New From Here is a poignant middle grade novel about courage\, hope\, and resilience as an Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.  This book is perfect to spark conversation with tweens about recent challenges in their own life. Following the conversation\, there will be an opportunity for questions from audience members on Facebook. \nAbout the Author\nKelly Yang is the New York Times bestselling author of the FRONT DESK series\, including Front Desk\, Three Keys\, and Room to Dream\, New From Here\, and young adult novels Parachutes and Private Label. Front Desk is Kelly’s award-winning middle grade debut novel about a 10 year old Chinese American immigrant girl who manages the front desk of a motel while her parents clean the rooms. FRONT DESK was awarded the 2019 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature\, the Parents’ Choice Gold Medal\, was the 2019 Global Read Aloud\, and was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year\, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year\, a Kirkus Best Book of the Year\, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year\, a NPR Best Book of the Year\, and a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the Year. \nKelly immigrated to America when she was 6 years old and grew up in Southern California\, where she and her parents worked in three different motels. She eventually left the motels and went to college at the age of 13 and law school at the age of 17. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley\, where she majored in Political Science\, and Harvard Law School. After law school\, she gave up law to pursue her passion of writing and teaching children writing. She is the founder of The Kelly Yang Project (kellyyang.edu.hk)\, a leading writing and debating program for kids in Asia. As a writing teacher for 13 years\, Kelly helped thousands of children find their voice and become better writers and more powerful speakers. Before turning to fiction\, she was also a columnist for the South China Morning Post for many years. Her writing has been published in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and The Atlantic. She has three children and lives in Los Angeles.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-kelly-yang/
CATEGORIES:Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series: Amy Tan
DESCRIPTION:\nPBS Books will host trailblazing author Amy Tan in conversation with actress Tamlyn Tomita on Thursday\, May 6 at 8 PM ET on PBS Books Facebook and YouTube Live channels and ZOOM at http://bit.ly/PBSBooksAmyTan \nAbout the Author: \nThe daughter of Chinese immigrants\, Amy Tan rejected her mother’s career expectations and chose to write fiction instead\, resulting in her becoming a New York Times best-selling author. In addition to adult fiction\, Tan has written two memoirs\, two children’s books\, numerous magazine articles\, a libretto\, screenplays\, and was the creative consultant for Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat\, the Emmy-winning PBS KIDS series.  In addition to Tan’s most recent book Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir\, PBS Books will be discussing her episode of AMERICAN MASTERS\, Unintended Memoir. \nAbout the Moderator:  \nThe conversation will be led by actress and activist Tamlyn Tomita\, who is best known for her role in Karate Kid II and The Joy Luck Club\, as well as her narration of the PBS series\, Asian Americans\, produced by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and WETA\, the flagship PBS station in Washington\, D.C. \nAbout the Series\nThe PBS Books Trailblazing American Women Writers Project’s goal is to highlight incredible women authors and their accomplishments as part of our ongoing celebration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment\, supported in part by a contribution from the National Endowment for the Arts. PBS Books will release a video highlighting our honored guest after the event to further promote her life and work. We hope to use technology and media to increase access to her work\, reach new audiences and encourage dialogue about these writers while inspiring young trailblazers.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazing-american-women-writers-project-series-amy-tan/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
CATEGORIES:Facebook Live,Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Author Talk for Kids: Cozbi Cabrera
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books\, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) presents their Trailblazing American Women Writers featuring children’s author Cozbi Cabrera.  \nAbout the Author\nCozbi Cabrera is the illustrator of several books\, including the picture book Beauty\, Her Basket\, which Publishers Weekly called “a quiet treasure” in a starred review. Her work is featured in her eponymous shop and atelier in Brooklyn. She lives in New York City. To learn more about Cabrera\, please visit her at Cozbi.com. \nAbout the Book\nA Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor Book \nMama’s love is brighter than the sun\, even on the rainiest of days. This celebration of a mother-daughter relationship is perfect for sharing with little ones! \nOn a rainy day when the house smells like cinnamon and Papa and Luca are still asleep\, when the clouds are wearing shadows and the wind paints the window with beads of water\, I want to be everywhere Mama is. \nWith lyrical prose and a tender touch\, the Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor Book Mama and Me is an ode to the strength of the bond between a mother and a daughter as they spend a rainy day together. \n\nThis event is brought to you in part through the partnership with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). Learn more about ASALH.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-for-kids-cozbi-cabrera/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
CATEGORIES:ASALH,Facebook Live,For Kids Series,Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series: Joy Harjo
DESCRIPTION:\nPBS Books\, in partnership with the American Indian Library Association and Kansas City Public Library\, is thrilled to present their Trailblazing American Women Writers featuring Joy Harjo in conversation with Cindy Hohl\, the President of the American Indian Library Association.  The interview will take place Tuesday\, April 27 at 8 PM ET |7PM CT on PBS Books Facebook and YouTube Live channels. \nAbout the Author\nJoy Harjo is a poet\, playwright\, and musician\, and is currently serving her second term as the first Native American United States Poet Laureate. Harjo’s writing focuses on feminism and social justice\, often incorporating Indigenous values\, symbols\, and myths into her writing. A proud member of The Muscogee Creek Nation\, Harjo has kept close to her roots\, and her poetry shows the beautiful connection she has to her Indigenous heritage. \nAbout the Moderator\nCindy Hohl (Santee Sioux) is the President of the American Indian Library Association and she works as the Director of Branch Operations at the Kansas City Public Library. She also serves as a member of the Steering Committee for the Joint Council of Librarians of Color and she holds a MBA degree from Baker University and a BA in Organizational Management and Leadership degree from Friends University. As an ALA Spectrum Scholar\, she represents Indigenous Librarianship\, and she is passionate about Indigenous Knowledge\, leadership\, literacy\, and lifelong learning. \nAbout the Series\nThe PBS Books Trailblazing American Women Writers Project’s goal is to highlight incredible women authors and their accomplishments as part of our ongoing celebration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment\, supported in part by a contribution from the National Endowment for the Arts. PBS Books will release a video highlighting our honored guest after the event to further promote her life and work. We hope to use technology and media to increase access to her work\, reach new audiences and encourage dialogue about these writers while inspiring young trailblazers.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazing-american-women-writers-project-series-joy-harjo/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
CATEGORIES:Facebook Live,Trailblazing Women Series
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series: Laurie Wallmark & Brooke Smart
DESCRIPTION:Join author Laurie Wallmark and illustrator Brooke Smart to discuss Code Breaker\, Spy Hunter\, the story of Elizebeth Friedman\, Americas first female cryptanalyst on Wednesday\, March 31 at 5pm ET on Facebook Live and YouTube Live.\n\nElizebeth Friedman uncovered Nazi spy rings\, took down gangsters\,  created the CIA’s first cryptology unit\, and saved thousands throughout World War II\, and beyond. Friedman is an excellent example of a Trailblazing American Woman! During the event\, you’ll gain insights into the author and illustrator’s process as they share Elizebeth Friedman’s amazing story.\n\nAfter the event\, learn more about Elizebeth by watching The Codebreaker on PBS’ American Experience.\n\n \nAbout the Author\nAward-winning author Laurie Wallmark has written picture-book biographies of women in STEM fields ranging from computer science to mathematics\, astronomy to code breaking. Her books have earned multiple starred reviews\, been chosen as Junior Library Guild Selections\, and received awards such as Outstanding Science Trade Book\, Cook Prize Honor\, and Parents’ Choice Gold Medal. She is a former software engineer and computer science professor. She lives in Ringoes\, New Jersey. You can find her at lauriewallmark.com and @lauriewallmark.\n\n \nAbout the Illustrator\nBrooke Smart loves telling stories through her illustrations\, especially stories about brave women from history. She has always loved to read\, and growing up she could be found nightly falling asleep with a book on her chest. Illustrating books as a professional artist is a lifelong dream come true. She is living the busy\, tired\, happy\, wonderful dream in Salt Lake City\, Utah\, with her husband\, their three kids\, and their naughty cat named Sunshine. Learn more about her at brooke-smart.com.\n\n\n\nAbout the Series\nThe PBS Books Trailblazing American Women Writers Project’s goal is to highlight incredible women authors and their accomplishments as part of our ongoing celebration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment\, supported in part by a contribution from the National Endowment for the Arts. PBS Books will release a video highlighting our honored guest after the event to further promote her life and work. We hope to use technology and media to increase access to her work\, reach new audiences and encourage dialogue about these writers while inspiring young trailblazers.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazing-american-women-writers-project-series-laurie-wallmark-brooke-smart/
LOCATION:Facebook Live
CATEGORIES:Facebook Live,Trailblazing Women Series
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