PBS Books is proud to announce a special live broadcast from the Detroit Festival of Books at the iconic Eastern Market in Detroit on Sunday, July 20, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET.
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes international best-selling author Bonnie Garmus to discuss her novel Lessons in Chemistry. The episode premieres on July 30th at 8PM ET on Facebook, YouTube, and the PBS App. Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant young chemist who struggles to be taken seriously in the male-dominated world of the 1950s. She forms a deep connection with her colleague and renowned chemist, Calvin Evans. But like science, life is unpredictable, and Zott unexpectedly finds herself a single mother, reluctantly hosting a cooking show—Supper at Six. While the show appears to be about [...]
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes beloved British author Helen Fielding to discuss her iconic novel Bridget Jones’s Diary—a clever, laugh-out-loud reimagining of Pride and Prejudice through the eyes of a hilariously imperfect modern heroine. The episode premieres on August 27th at 8PM ET on Facebook, YouTube, and the PBS App. As we celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, there’s no better time to revisit Fielding’s wildly popular twist on the Mr. Darcy love story. First published nearly 30 years ago, Bridget Jones’s Diary remains a satirical yet heartfelt exploration of the pressures women face to improve, adapt, and appear [...]
PBS Books is proud to feature a program from the Bipartisan Leadership Project (BLP), highlighting how leaders can engage across deep differences with respect and purpose. As part of the National Press Club’s Headliners series, Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) and Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) will demonstrate how public servants on opposite sides of the political spectrum can model the civility and collaboration that Americans are yearning for in today’s polarized climate. Governor Cox and Governor Moore may differ sharply in their policy positions, yet they share a conviction that respectful dialogue is the key to moving forward. [...]
Join PBS Books, the Library of Congress, and the affiliated Centers for the Book on for the premiere of American Stories: A Reading Road Trip—starting in Rhode Island! Tune-in September 10th at 8pm to the PBS Books Facebook Event, on the PBS Books YouTube Channel or on the PBS app. Even the smallest state has big stories to tell. This first episode dives into Rhode Island’s rich literary legacy—from the revolutionary writings of Roger Williams and the chilling tales of H.P. Lovecraft to Edgar Allan Poe’s time in Providence and Pulitzer Prize-winner Jhumpa Lahiri’s deeply human storytelling [...]
Join PBS Books, the Library of Congress, and the affiliated Centers for the Book for a one-of-a-kind literary adventure in American Stories: A Reading Road Trip.Next stop: Georgia! The episode premieres September 17 at 8 PM ET on the PBS Books Facebook page, YouTube channel, and the PBS app. This episode celebrates Georgia’s powerful influence on American storytelling—from Pulitzer Prize winner Margaret Mitchell (Gone with the Wind) to the Southern Gothic brilliance of Flannery O’Connor (A Good Man is Hard to Find) and Carson McCullers (The Heart is a Lonely Hunter), and the groundbreaking voices of Alice [...]
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes award winning author Silvia Moreno-Garcia to discuss her brand-new thriller The Bewitching, and her New York Times Bestseller, Mexican Gothic. The episode premieres on September 24th at 8PM ET as a PBS Books Facebook Live event, on the PBS Books YouTube channel, pbsbooks.org, and the PBS app. The Bewitching spans three generations of haunting. Minerva is a grad student writing her thesis on a little-known macabre author, Beatrice Tremblay, whose most infamous novel may be rooted in a real-life disappearance. As Minerva’s research deepens, she discovers eerie connections between her own life, Tremblay’s [...]
Emma Heming Willis transforms her own experience of navigating her husband Bruce Willis’s frontotemporal dementia diagnosis into a compassionate guide for caregivers everywhere.
Join PBS Books and the Library of Congress as we hit the road on American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. Our next stop…the Buckeye State! The episode premieres October 15 at 8 PM ET on the PBS Books Facebook page, YouTube channel, and the PBS app. This episode shines a spotlight on Ohio’s powerful role in shaping American literature—from Pulitzer Prize-winning poets like Mary Oliver (Devotions), Paul Laurence Dunbar (Sympathy), and Toni Morrison (The Bluest Eye) to the young Cleveland creators who gave the world Superman and changed comics forever. We also revisit barrier-breaking voices such as [...]
Join Dr. Michael McAfee, President & CEO of PolicyLink for a powerful keynote on community, equity, and leadership in a time of deep division. Speaking to Detroit’s unique role in shaping the future, McAfee calls for a renewed commitment to “all”—a vision of justice and inclusion that goes beyond words to action. This is a call to courage, love, and nation-building, urging us to embrace a founder’s stance and create a future where everyone can thrive.
Join PBS Books and the Library of Congress as we explore Western literature and Wyoming lore and its influence on writers across America. From the rugged landscapes that inspired Ernest Hemingway as he finished Death in the Afternoon, to the birth of the Western genre in Owen Wister’s The Virginian, Wyoming has shaped the imagination of generations— Including Annie Proulx who drew on her years of ranching here to craft unforgettable works like Close Range and Brokeback Mountain. Hear from celebrated contemporary voices who call Wyoming home and whose stories echo the state’s vast landscapes and cowboy [...]
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes celebrity writer Richard Osman to discuss his best-selling novel The Thursday Murder Club. The episode premieres on October 29th at 8PM ET as a PBS Books Facebook Live event, on the PBS Books YouTube channel, pbsbooks.org, and the PBS app. The Thursday Murder Club opens in a quiet retirement village, where four unlikely friends meet each week to solve cold cases. But when a brutal murder takes place nearby, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron suddenly find themselves with their very first live investigation. Each brings a unique set of skills to the table, [...]
