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    Author Talk with Cynthia Leitich Smith

    Streams on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT! (Originally aired in January of 2022). Program Description: PBS Books, in partnership with the American Indian Library Association, is pleased to interview trailblazer Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of “Sisters of the Neversea” and editor of “Ancestors Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids”. A prolific and award-winning author, Cynthia will share insights into her writing process, her latest works, and her creative inspiration. Not only an author, Cynthia is also the first curator of the recently launched Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint of Harper Collins. She’ll discuss her role as well. https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SistersNeversea-HC-c-200x302.jpghttps://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Book-Cover_Ancestor-Approved-1-200x302.jpg [...]

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    Policy Talks @ The Ford School: CNN anchor Jake Tapper

    Join for a special event featuring CNN anchor and Chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, as part of the continuing series: “Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press."

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    Author Talk with Tiya Miles

    Program Description: National Director of PBS Books, Heather-Marie Montilla sits down with award-winning writer and scholar Tiya Miles to discuss her latest book “Wild Girls: How the outdoor shaped the women who challenged a nation.” This exciting new book introduces us to lesser-known trailblazing women whose strength and tenacity allowed them to break social norms and amplify the voices of American Heroes for the next generation. This book aligns with PBS’s new environmental programming initiative, launched earlier this year that explores impacts on the country and the planet. This effort marks a bold commitment to bring together the very best in [...]

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    The Magic of Masterpiece – “Grantchester” Filmmaker Talk with Daisy Coulam

    The Magic of Masterpiece Program Description: PBS Books, in collaboration with MASTERPIECE, hosts a conversation with creator, writer, and executive producer of Grantchester, Daisy Coulam, to discuss Season 8 of Grantchester. Originally based on a series of books by James Runcie, Grantchester has become a summer viewing staple. Set in Cambridgeshire, vicar Will Davenport and detective Geordie Keating continue to solve mysteries and fight crime. Gain insights into Daisy’s writing process and the riveting 8th season of Grantchester. https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Grantchester-S8_SHOT-5_330-1LOGO-1-1024x683.jpg About the Show: There’s no shortage of murder, mystery, and mayhem in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester — but Detective Geordie Keating (Robson Green) and [...]

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    The Magic of Masterpiece – “Sanditon” Filmmaker Talk with Justin Young

    The Magic of Masterpiece Program Description: PBS Books, in partnership with MASTERPIECE, sits down with Justin Young, who is the Head Writer and Executive Producer for Season 2 and 3 of Sanditon. The conversation is co-hosted by Colleen O’Donnell, who is Detroit Public Television’s Social Media Manager. Justin discusses his work and process in writing and producing Sanditon’s Season 2. https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sandition-season2-1024x768.jpeg About the Show: Nineteenth century English writer Jane Austen was a trailblazer and a social changer. In early 1817, she fell ill with a mysterious disease when she started work on a novel set in a seaside town called Sanditon. [...]

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    The Magic of Masterpiece – “Endeavour” Filmmaker Talk with Charlotte Webber

    "THE AMERICAN BUFFALO" Streams on Wed., Nov. 1, 2023 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT Program Description: PBS Books hosts a conversation with award-winning filmmaker and writer Dayton Duncan to discuss his latest projects: "THE AMERICAN BUFFALO" a film by Ken Burns and "Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbably Resurrection of the American Buffalo". The conversation is especially important as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November. Join us to hear from Ken Burns’ long-time collaborator Dayton Duncan and learn about his work and process in exploring the American Buffalo, their [...]

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    The Magic of Masterpiece – “All Creatures Great and Small” Filmmaker Talk with Ben Vanstone

    The Magic of Masterpiece Program Description: Join PBS Books for a conversation with Ben Vanstone, Writer and Executive Producer of MASTERPIECE’s All Creatures Great and Small. As the writer and Executive Producer, Vanstone will discuss and examine the adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, the timeless story written by James Herriot. https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/All-Creatures-great-and-small-1-400x600.jpg About the Show: All Creatures Great and Small Season 3 is filled with compassion, trials, and triumph in the Yorkshire Dales. Tag along on adventures with Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, Mrs. Hall, and more as James and Helen prepare for a wedding! Will Tristan earn Siegfried’s approval? How [...]

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    What to Read in 2024 with Booklist Reader

    Join PBS Books and experts from Booklist Reader to discover some of the great new book releases of 2024. Find your next read, right here!

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    Author Talk with Yolanda Renee King – We Dream A World

    PBS Books invites you to hear from the next generation that is building on the legacy of Dr. Martain Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King. Heather-Marie Montilla sits down with Author Yolanda Renee King and Illustrator Nicole Tadgell to discuss Miss King’s debut book Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King: We Dream a World.

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    Soheap Pich | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

    https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Soheap-Pich-Feature-Image-800x450.png This speaker event was recorded live on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI. Sopheap Pich is widely considered to be Cambodia’s most internationally prominent contemporary artist. In 1979, when the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia led to the ousting of the Khmer Rouge régime, he fled with his family to Thailand, spending four years in refugee camps before immigrating to the United States. Memories of traveling vast distances on foot and witnessing the devastation of war — broken bodies, ravaged landscapes, abandoned artillery, ruined buildings, and the breakdown of social and cultural institutions — underpin his early [...]