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    Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Trailblazer Author: Toni Jensen

    PBS Books, in collaboration with WTTW, presents a conversation with Toni Jensen, author of Carry and From the Hilltop. The conversation will be moderated by author and veteran David Tromblay. Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land is a powerful, poetic memoir-in-essays about gun violence, land, and Indigenous women’s lives. From the Hilltop draws on American Indian oral traditions and Jensen’s own Métis upbringing to tell stories that mix many lives and voices – her characters offer fleeting perspectives on a world that reconfigures the tragedy and disconnection often found in narratives of American Indian life. About the Author Toni Jensen teaches in the MFA programs at the University of Arkansas and the [...]

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    Author Talk for Parents: Claire Lerner, Why Is My Child In Charge?

    PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Claire Lerner, helping parents get ready for the holidays with their children. Through stories from her practice, Lerner will provide tips to empower parents on how to make critical mindshifts and enable us to see their children’s behaviors through a new lens. Lerner will share highlights from her book and provide insights into how to establish a new path. roadmap for how to tune into the root causes of children’s behavior and how to create and implement strategies that are tailored to the unique needs of each child and family. About the Author Claire [...]

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    Health Insurance Marketplace: Managing Your Medical Resources

     What does FINANCIAL FREEDOM mean to you, and how do you ACHIEVE it? Whether you want to reduce debt, save more, create a passive income for your family, automate investments, or simply feel like you have enough money on hand to retire and live out the life you've always imagined – Financial Freedom begins with setting a plan. Learn different debt reduction strategies... begin taking steps to make your money work for you... and determine how to invest more for the future. PBS Books will speak with financial experts about the different strategies to help lead to prosperous, secure [...]

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    Celebrate the Holidays: The Nutcracker with Jan Brett

     PBS Books presents this Author Talk with best-selling and award-winning author and illustrator Jan Brett as she discusses her latest holiday book The Nutcracker. PBS will air The Nutcracker during December—check your local listing. About the Author Jan Brett is the New York Times #1 bestselling artist/author of over 35 picture books which have sold over 42 million copies combined. Her books have been chosen as “Best Children’s Books of the Year” by The New Yorker, Parents, Redbook, and others. Brett lives in Norwell, MA   Sponsored by:

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    MASTERPIECE Adaptation: Around the World in Eighty Days With Screenwriter Ashley Pharoah

    The Magic of Masterpiece PBS Books presents this VIRTUAL TALK with world-renowned Ashley Pharoah, screenwriter of the new MASTERPIECE adaptation Around the World in Eighty Days.  Around the World in Eighty Days is the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne. A new, 8-part adaptation of the novel airs on MASTERPIECE beginning January 2, 2022. Our guest is its creator, writer, and executive producer—Ashley Pharoah. In Jules Verne’s story, wealthy Victorian eccentric Phileas Fogg wagers he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. David Tennant stars as literature’s greatest explorer; he’s joined by Ibrahim Koma and Leonie Benesch, who costar as his intrepid traveling companions. Don't miss getting an inside-look at what writer Ashley Pharoah was [...]

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    The End-of-Year Financial Checklist

    Between the holiday parties and resolution setting - it's important to take some time at the end of the year to check in on your finances. Review your investing strategies, rebalance your portfolios, and revamp your budget to set yourself up for the new year. Join us for the End-of-Year Financial Checklist. Panelists: CHRIS BROWNING, Founder and Host of the 'Popcorn Finance' podcast MARGUERITA CHENG, a Certified Financial Planner LAURA ADAMS, a personal finance expert and award-winning author PAM KRUEGER, creator of the MoneyTrack series seen [...]

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    Author Talk: John U. Bacon of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lesson In Leadership From America’s Worst High School Hockey Team

    Join PBS Books in conversation with John U. Bacon, author of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons In Leadership From America's Worst High School Hockey Team. About the Author Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author, John U. Bacon, has written a new book about his experience coaching one of the worst high school hockey teams in the U.S. to historic success. When many coaches, school officials, and fans had given up on the teens, Bacon's book Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team details the strategies that led to the team's turnaround -- and the [...]

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    MASTERPIECE: All Creatures Great and Small Season 2

    Join PBS Books for a conversation with Ben Vanstone, Writer and Executive Producer of All Creatures Great and Small. As the writer and Executive Producer, Vanstone will discuss Season 2 and provide insights into the adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, the classic story written by James Herriot. Season 2 begins on Sunday, January 9, 2022, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. All Creatures Great and Small returns for an all-new season of heartfelt moments, friendship, and mischief! Transport yourself back to the Yorkshire Dales once again with James, Siegfried Farnon, Tristan Farnon, Helen Alderson, Mrs. Hall, and more. After the events [...]

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    PBS Books, USA TODAY & The Muhammad Ali Center present CHAMPION OF SERVICE: CELEBRATING MUHAMMAD ALI

    In recognition of his 80th birthday, PBS Books, USA TODAY and the Muhammad Ali Center will present “Champion of Service: Celebrating Muhammad Ali,” a live virtual event at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, on the PBS Books Facebook page. Additional partners include the Louisville Courier Journal, Metro Louisville United Way, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and Kentucky Educational Television (KET). Known as the G.O.A.T. for his success inside the boxing ring, this program will explore how Muhammad Ali became a champion of humanitarianism through his commitment to service outside of the ring. Featuring Muhammad’s family members and close [...]

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    The National Day of Racial Healing Virtual Livestream

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     Tuesday, January 18, 2022, is a day to contemplate our shared values and create the blueprint together for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism. The National Day of Racial Healing is an opportunity to bring ALL people together in their common humanity and inspire collective action to create a more just and equitable world. Since its launch in 2017, this day has been observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Broadcast journalist Soledad O'Brien has just been announced as this year's host. The National Day of Racial Healing Virtual Livestream happens at Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 3PM ET / 12PM PT. PBS Books [...]

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    Author Talk: Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks, author of “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America”

    PBS Books, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to interview Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks, author of “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America”. His book contains 12 meditations on contemporary political struggles for our society. The moderator of the conversation will be Venise Wagner. Written in the form of letters to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jelks will provide insights his work that speaks specifically to the many public issues we presently confront in the United States—economic inequality, freedom of assembly, police brutality, ongoing social class conflicts and geopolitics. [...]

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    Trailblazer: Talk with Poet Evie Shockley from Poetry in America

    Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT, PBS Books, in partnership with Poetry In America and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to present a conversation with poet Evie Shockley, historian Robin D.G. Kelly, and actress LisaGay Hamilton, which will be led by Poetry In America Executive Producer and Creator Elisa New. Highlighting Poetry In America’s Season 3, Episode 4, Elisa New will interview poet Evie Shockley about her satiric humor poem “you can say that again, billie,” which is inspired by Billie Holiday’s haunting song “Strange Fruit.” Shockley will converse [...]