Puerto Rico | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip
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Puerto Rico’s literary tradition is as layered and vibrant as the island itself.
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Michigan Elections: Local control, national scrutiny, and public trust
FeaturedIn partnership with the University of Michigan, "Disagree Better" brings together Governors from across the political spectrum for a panel discussion on reviving America's democracy through healthy conflict and constructive dialogue.
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Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult | PBS Books Readers Club
FeaturedThe 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.
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We Hold These Truths | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Holly Bass
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Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Cosmo Whyte
FeaturedInterstitial subjectivity through intimate and public archives, Black spatiality, and practices of resistance.
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The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan & Coming of Age in America
FeaturedInside the extraordinary effort to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from Kabul and the journey of four Afghan women rebuilding their lives in the U.S.
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Maryland | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip
FeaturedPuerto Rico’s literary tradition is as layered and vibrant as the island itself.
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Book of Hours | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Vijay Gupta
FeaturedVijay Gupta is a violinist, curator, and music director who explores the human condition through music.
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Popular Science: From Cosmic Origins to Everyday Discovery | Uncovered
FeaturedHow did our universe begin?
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Kentucky | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip
FeaturedKentucky's literary story is one that often surprises people, revealing a rich tradition of writers, thinkers, and storytellers whose influence extends far beyond the Bluegrass State.
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Fearless by Design | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Shane Ward
FeaturedRaised on Detroit's west side as one of seven children, Shane Ward's path to global design leadership was anything but conventional.
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Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz | PBS Books Readers Club
FeaturedA brilliantly constructed dual-plot murder mystery that might just be Horowitz’s most extensive and intricately plotted book in the series.
