The lies we tall ourselves about the narratives of our lives, the plans we design to protect ourselves at the worst moments, and the ties that bind mothers and daughters.
https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Holly-Bass-penny-stamps.png Since 1776, Americans have used major anniversaries of the nation’s founding to celebrate, debate, revise, and perform the story of the United States. For We Hold These Truths, her new exhibition opening at UMMA in October 2026, artist Holly Bass looks to three of those anniversary years—1876, 1976, and 2026 to explore how national ideals are staged in public, preserved in private, and passed down through generations. In this talk, Bass will discuss the ideas behind We Hold These Truths, her process of transforming UMMA’s iconic Apse into an environment, and the role art plays in helping communities consider these [...]
https://www.pbsbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BK-PledgeGraphics-Sep2026.png PBS Books welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver for an exclusive live discussion about her brand-new novel Partita— a book she says she has been waiting her whole life to write. This interactive virtual book club event will take place on November 5, 2026,at 8PM ET. Registration is available with a qualifying donation of $150 or more. Along with access to the virtual event, donors will receive a copy of the book, Partita, and the PBS Books mug. Get Your Ticket + Book + Mug Nothing Found Partita, on sale October 6th, is a deeply moving novel about art, music, [...]
