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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Harriet A. Washington
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Feb 15 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT\, PBS Books\, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)\, is pleased to host a conversation with scholar and author Harriet A. Washington\, discussing African American health and inequities. \nAs a medical ethicist\, Harriet Washington has a unique and courageous voice and deconstructs the politics around medical issues\, including ‘scientific racism.’ In this conversation\, she will share about the powerful and disturbing portrait of medicine\, race\, sex\, and the abuse of power. Washington also makes the case for broader political consciousness of science and technology\, challenging audiences to see the world differently and challenge established paradigms in the history of medicine. Her latest book\, Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Medical Consent\, documents the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say “no” to risky medical research is being violated. This program is offered as part of ASALH’s annual conference. \nAbout the Scholar and Author\nHarriet A. Washington is a prolific science writer\, editor and ethicist who is the author of the seminal Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present\, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award\, the PEN/Oakland Award\, and the American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award and five other well-received books\, including A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind\, as well as Carte Blanche: The Erosion of Informed Consent in Medical Research\, was published in 2021 by Columbia Global Reports. \nWashington is a Writing Fellow in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School\, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine\, has been the 2015-2016 Miriam Shearing Fellow at the University of Nevada’s Black Mountain Institute. She has also been a Research Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School\, a Visiting Fellow at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health\, a visiting scholar at DePaul University College of Law and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University. She has held fellowships at Stanford University and teaches bioethics at Columbia University\, where she delivered the 2020 commencement speech to Columbia’s School of Public Health graduates and won Columbia’s 2020 Mailman School Of Public Health’s Public Health Leadership Award\, as well as its 2020-21 Kenneth and Mamie Clark Distinguished Lecture Award. Washington has written widely for popular publications and has been published in referenced books and journals such as Nature\, JAMA\, The American Journal of Public Health\, The New England Journal of Medicine\, the Harvard Public Health Review\, Isis\, and The Journal of Law\, Medicine\, and Ethics. She has been Editor of the Harvard Journal of Minority Public Health\, a guest Editor of the Journal of Law\, Medicine and Ethics and served as a reviewer for the Journal of the American Association of Bioethics and the Humanities. \nMs. Washington has also worked as a classical-music announcer for public radio and curates a medical-film series. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-harriet-a-washington/
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SUMMARY:Saving American Journalism: The Information Needs of a Democracy
DESCRIPTION:A conversation about serving the news and information needs of our nation  \nThursday\, Feb 10 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT\, PBS Books is pleased to host The New Era of Modern Journalism: a conversation with Evan Smith\, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of The Texas Tribune\, a pioneering nonprofit\, nonpartisan media outlet\, in conversation with journalist Errin Haines\, Editor-At-Large of The 19th*. \nHaving recently announced his departure from The Texas Tribune\, Evan Smith will discuss his background and career\, the current state of journalism and its future.   \nThe conversation will touch on the importance journalism to our democratic system\, the threat posed by misinformation and disinformation\, the pressing need for diverse voices in coverage and in newsrooms\, the danger of news deserts and sustainable business models\, particularly for local journalism.   \n Smith’s work at the Tribune has offered an important template for others to follow to ensure that local communities\, especially those that are historically under-represented\, are heard.  Award-winning journalist Errin Haines is a trailblazer in her own right.  As one of the founders and the editor-at-large of The 19th (so named for the constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote)\, she reports on gender\, race\, politics\, and policy.  \nAbout Evan Smith \nEvan Smith is the CEO and co-founder of The Texas Tribune\, a pioneering nonprofit\, nonpartisan digital news organization whose deep coverage of Texas politics and public policy can be found at its website\, texastribune.org\, and in newspapers and on TV and radio stations across the state. Since its launch in 2009\, the Tribune has won international acclaim and numerous honors\, including a Peabody Award\, 23 national Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and three general excellence awards from the Online News Association. Evan is also the host of “Overheard with Evan Smith\,” a weekly half-hour interview program that airs on PBS stations around the country. A native of New York\, he’s a graduate of Hamilton College and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.  \nAbout Errin Haines \nErrin Haines is the one of the founders and the editor-at-large of The 19th. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience\, Errin was previously national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/saving-american-journalism-the-information-needs-of-a-democracy/
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SUMMARY:Financial Resolutions: Sowing The Seeds for a Bountiful Retirement
DESCRIPTION:The new year is a chance to turn over a new leaf and set powerful financial resolutions. From boosting your budget – to investing in diverse accounts\, building a secure future always begins with a solid foundation. Whether you’re a rookie\, or a retiree\, learn how to set financial resolutions that will sow seeds for a bountiful harvest.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/financial-resolutions-sowing-the-seeds-for-a-bountiful-retirement-2/
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SUMMARY:Trailblazer: Talk with Poet Evie Shockley from Poetry in America
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHighlighting 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 with historian Robin D.G. Kelley and actor LisaGay Hamilton to discuss the history of racism\, violence\, and artistic tradition in the American south. \nAbout the Poet Evie Shockley\nEvie Shockley is a poet and scholar. Her most recent poetry collections\, the new black (Wesleyan\, 2011) and semiautomatic (Wesleyan\, 2017)\, both won the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; the latter was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the LA Times Book Prize. Her poetry has appeared internationally in print and audio formats\, in English and in translation. She has received the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry\, the Stephen Henderson Award\, the Holmes National Poetry Prize\, and fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Cave Canem\, among others. Shockley is Professor of English at Rutgers University. \nAbout the Featured Guest Robin D. G. Kelley\nRobin D. G. Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. His books include\, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original and Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. He is currently completing two books\, Black Bodies Swinging: An American Postmortem and The Education of Ms. Grace Halsell: An Intimate History of the American Century (both forthcoming Metropolitan Books). His essays have appeared in several anthologies and publications\, including The Nation\, Monthly Review\, New York Times\, and The Boston Review\, for which he also serves as Contributing Editor. \nAbout the Featured Guest LisaGay Hamilton\nLisaGay Hamilton’s illustrious film career includes roles in “Ad Astra\,” “Vice\,” “Beautiful Boy\,” “The Last Full Measure\,” “Go For Sisters\,” “Life of a King\,” “True Crime\,” “Palookaville\,” “Drunks\,” “The Sum of All Fears\,” “Hamlet\,” “Beloved\,” “The Truth About Charlie\,” “Nine Lives\,” “Honeydripper\,” “The Tourist\,” “The Soloist\,” and more. \nOn television\, Hamilton can currently be seen in the Hulu series\, “The Dropout.” Other notable credits include “Sorry For Your Loss\,” “The First\,” “Chance\,” and “House of Cards.” Hamilton is well known for her regular role on the Emmy Award-winning “The Practice\,” for which she also directed an episode. Hamilton’s documentary\, “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks\,” which she directed and co-produced with Jonathan Demme\, premiered on HBO and won Best Documentary at the AFI Awards and a Peabody Award. Hamilton’s theater credits include\, on Broadway\, “To Kill A Mockingbird\,” August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean\, and the original production of Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson\,” as well as “Measure for Measure” at the New York Shakespeare Theatre Festival. She earned an Obie Award and the Clarence Derwent Award for her role in Athol Fugard’s “Valley Song.” \nAbout the Moderator\nElisa New is the Director and Host of Poetry in America\, director of the Center of Public Humanities at Arizona State University\, director of Verse Video Education\, and Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University. New created Poetry in America\, a PBS series\, to bring poetry into living rooms and onto screens of all kinds. The show can be seen on public television and streaming platforms\, in schools and libraries\, and on airlines. Guests include Joe Biden\, Herbie Hancock\, Gloria Estefan\, Shaquille O’Neal\, Elena Kagan\, Nas\, John McCain\, Sonia Sanchez\, Tony Kushner\, Bill Clinton\, Julia Alvarez\, Bono\, Cynthia Nixon\, John Kerry\, LisaGay Hamilton\, Caroline Kennedy\, Katie Couric\, Al Gore\, and David Strathairn. Along with the series\, New produces educational materials on American poetry for all ages—from middle- and high-school students\, to K-12 teachers\, to lifelong learners—distributed by Harvard University\, Amplify Education\, and Arizona State University. \nAbout Poetry In America \nPoetry in America\, created and directed by Harvard professor Elisa New\, is a public television series and multi-platform educational initiative that brings the highest quality humanities content to diverse audiences around the world. \nPoetry in America for-credit courses\, non-credit learning experiences\, and professional development opportunities—including programming designed specifically for high-school students and K-12 teachers—are available in partnership with Arizona State University and Harvard. The Poetry in America series is presented by GBH Boston and distributed by PBS Plus and American Public Television. Season One aired nationally in 2018. Season Two aired in April 2020\, and Season Three will premiere in January 2022. \nFunder information \nSupport for the television series Poetry in America is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities\, Dalio Philanthropies\, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation\, the Poetry Foundation\, Deborah Hayes Stone and Max Stone. \nAny views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/trailblazer-talk-with-poet-evie-shockley-from-poetry-in-america/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks\, author of “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America”
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWritten 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. Award-winning author Jelks invites readers to reflect on US history by centering on questions of democracy that we must grapple with as a society. \nFollowing the conversation\, there will be an opportunity for questions from audience members on Facebook. \nAbout the Author\nRandal Maurice Jelks is a professor\, a documentary producer and award-winning author. His latest book\, “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America” (Chicago Review Press\, Jan 11\, 2022) evokes Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from the Birmingham Jail and contains 12 meditations on many of the public issues currently faced by citizens in the United States —economic inequality\, freedom of assembly\, police brutality\, ongoing social class conflicts\, and geopolitics. \nJelks was an executive producer of the documentary “I\, Too\, Sing America: Langston Hughes Unfurled”\, and he currently teaches American Studies\, African Studies and African American Studies at the University of Kansas. His writings have appeared in the Boston Review and The Los Angeles Review of Books\, and he also serves as co-editor of the academic journal\, “American Studies.” \nAbout the Moderator\nVenise Wagner is professor of journalism at San Francisco State University where she has taught since 2001. She has a 12-year career as a reporter for several California dailies\, including The Orange County Register\, The San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle. She has won awards for her coverage of education and of religion/ethics. She has covered border issues\, religion and ethics\, schools and education\, urban issues and issues in the Bay Area’s various black communities. Venise served as chair of the Journalism Department from January 2008 to January 2013\, a department at the time with 500 students. She has a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Illinois\, Champaign-Urban and a M.A. in International Policy Studies\, with an emphasis in Latin America from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. \nShe is co-author/co-editor of “Reporting Inequality: Tools and Methods for Covering Race and Ethnicity\,” which was published in 2019 by Routledge. She is working on a forthcoming family memoir that explores the intergenerational impact of structural racism on her family from slavery to the 1970s.
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SUMMARY:The National Day of Racial Healing Virtual Livestream
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesday\, 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. \nPBS Books is pleased to partner with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to host the National Day of Racial Healing with a PBS Books Gathering at 8PM ET | 5PM ET on January 18 for libraries and local PBS stations to share with their communities.  The American Library Association (ALA)\, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)\, and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have called upon their collective memberships to observe the day with reflection and action.  Library partners have expressed an interest in sharing the conversation later in the evening.  PBS Books will host the program at 8pm ET on its social channels\, so that libraries can easily share the content with their community on Facebook\, YT\, or by embedding it. Go here for Partner Toolkit [LINK]. \nThe 6th annual National Day of Racial Healing observance will be hosted by Soledad O’Brien. Visit the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s YouTube Channel to view the event. \nA second virtual gathering will take place on Tuesday\, January 18\, 2022 at 8PM EST on the PBS Books Facebook page. \nResources\nTo learn more about how you can start a dialogue of racial healing in your community\, check out the National Day of Racial Healing website. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/the-national-day-of-racial-healing-virtual-livestream/
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SUMMARY:PBS Books\, USA TODAY & The Muhammad Ali Center present CHAMPION OF SERVICE: CELEBRATING MUHAMMAD ALI
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAdditional 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). \nKnown 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 friends\, this program will provide a unique perspective on the Champ from the people who knew him best. This program will explore how Muhammad inspired those around him to follow in his footsteps through acts of courage\, generosity\, selflessness\, kindness\, and compassion. \nHis widow\, and vice chair and co-founder of the Ali Center\, Lonnie Ali\, will introduce the one-hour event. Guest speakers will include PBS filmmaker Ken Burns; Hana Ali\, Muhammad Ali’s daughter; John Ramsey\, a personal friend; David Chaudoir\, longtime employee; and Dr. Richard Lapchick\, who is a human rights activist\, author\, scholar and the 2021 Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient. Each participant will draw upon their personal experiences with Muhammad and share their own unique perspectives on his life and legacy as a humanitarian. \nThe virtual program will include a short video about the Ali Center and Ken Burns sharing some inspirational comments and a segment from his PBS documentary\, “Muhammad Ali.” \nThis online national program will also offer encouragement to others to participate in service projects across the country on January 17th\, 2022\, Ali’s birthday. This day also coincides with Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Day\, offering another opportunity to give back to those in our own communities who are suffering racial or social injustices. \nOur hope is to spark service and acts of kindness within communities across the country on MLK Day and Ali’s birthday\, which has traditionally been known as a National Day of Service. Here are resources on how you can plan to do this in your communities: \nFind a Volunteer Opportunity\nYour community can find a virtual or in person opportunity that fits their needs. \nCorporate funding for MUHAMMAD ALI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by David M. Rubenstein. Major funding was also provided by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations\, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting\, and by The Better Angels Society and by its members Alan and Marcia Docter; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor Jones; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Gilchrist and Amy Berg; The Brooke Brown Barzun Philanthropic Foundation\, The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation and The Augusta Brown Holland Philanthropic Foundation; Perry and Donna Golkin; John and Leslie McQuown; John and Catherine Debs; Fred and Donna Seigel; Susan and John Wieland; Stuart and Joanna Brown; Diane and Hal Brierley; Fiddlehead Fund; Rocco and Debby Landesman; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Mauree Jane and Mark Perry; and Donna and Richard Strong. And by viewers like you.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/champion/
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SUMMARY:MASTERPIECE: All Creatures Great and Small Season 2
DESCRIPTION:Join PBS Books for a conversation with Ben Vanstone\, Writer and Executive Producer of All Creatures Great and Small.\nAs 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 of the Season 1 finale\, will James and Helen find their way together? Will James decide to call the Dales home? And can Siegfried and Tristan manage to work together without complete and utter disaster? More laughs\, more love\, and more animals (and yes\, more Tricki Woo) await in Season 2! \nRunning 7 episodes\, Season 2 of All Creatures Great and Small is slated to premiere January 9\, 2022\, on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Season 2 will be available to view on-air\, online\, and on the PBS Video app. Season 1 aired January 10 – February 21\, 2021 on MASTERPIECE on PBS. \nBEN VANSTONE\nBen received stellar reviews for his adaptation of Laurie Lee’s classic novel Cider with Rosie for the BBC\, starring Samantha Morton and Tim Spall. He adapted The Borrowers for NBC and the BBC\, directed by Tom Harper and also wrote The Last Kingdom for BBC2 and Netflix. He was on staff of the BBC’s hit drama MERLIN which was also broadcast in the US on NBC. More recently he has written and Executive Produced All Creatures Great and Small for Playground Entertainment and channel5. Prior to that\, Ben wrote and was Co-Executive Producer on THE ENGLISH GAME\, for Netflix.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/masterpiece-all-creatures-great-and-small-season-2/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: John U. Bacon of Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lesson In Leadership From America's Worst High School Hockey Team
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAbout the Author\nAward-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 lessons learned then that still apply to today’s coaching and parenting.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-john-u-bacon-of-let-them-lead-unexpected-lesson-in-leadership-from-americas-worst-high-school-hockey-team/
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SUMMARY:The End-of-Year Financial Checklist
DESCRIPTION: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. \nPanelists:\nCHRIS BROWNING\, Founder and Host of the ‘Popcorn Finance’ podcast \nMARGUERITA CHENG\, a Certified Financial Planner \nLAURA ADAMS\, a personal finance expert and award-winning author \nPAM KRUEGER\, creator of the MoneyTrack series seen on Public Television stations\, and a co-host of the Friends Talk Money Podcast
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/the-end-of_year-financial-checklist/
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SUMMARY:MASTERPIECE Adaptation: Around the World in Eighty Days With Screenwriter Ashley Pharoah
DESCRIPTION:The Magic of Masterpiece \nPBS Books presents this VIRTUAL TALK with world-renowned Ashley Pharoah\, screenwriter of the new MASTERPIECE adaptation Around the World in Eighty Days.  \nAround 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 thinking. Watch Around the World In 80 Days\, Sundays\, Jan. 2-Feb. 20\, 2022\, 8/7c only on MASTERPIECE on PBS. \nABOUT THE WRITER \nAshley Pharoh was educated at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital School\, Bristol\, and the University Of Sussex\, where he read English. He studied screenwriting at The National Film And Television School\, where his graduation film Water’s Edge was nominated for a BAFTA. After cutting his teeth on Eastenders\, Ashley created Where The Heart Is for ITV\, a series that ran for over ten years. Other series that Ashley created and wrote during this time include Paradise Heights\, Down To Earth\, Life Support\, Bonekickers and Anchor Me. Classic adaptations include Tom Brown’s Schooldays (starring Stephen Fry and Alex Pettyfer)\, Under the Greenwood Tree (starring Keeley Hawes)\, and Moonfleet (starring Ray Winstone). Contemporary adaptations include Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories starring Jason Isaacs. Ashley co-created Life on Mars and its sequel\, Ashes To Ashes\, winning two International Emmys. There was a series about misbehaving angels for ITV – Eternal Law – and the long-running saga of a family trying to make a go of it on a South African game farm\, Wild At Heart. Wrote and produced The Living And The Dead\, set in rural Somerset in 1894\, about a man of science who starts to see ghosts. It starred Colin Morgan and Charlotte Spencer. \nHis reimagining of Around The World In Eighty Days\, starring David Tennant\, was filmed in Bucharest and Cape Town during very challenging COVID conditions and will be screened Christmas 2021. In 2011 Ashley was made an Honorary Fellow of The National Film And Television School “in recognition of outstanding contribution to the British film and television industry”. In a ceremony at Bath Abbey in 2016\, Ashley was made a Doctor of Letters by Bath Spa University for his contribution to screenwriting and television production. \nABOUT THE MODERATOR\nAmanda Mountain is the first female CEO in RMPBS history and is one of the youngest public media CEOs in the country. She has nearly 20 years of experience in media and has worked in leadership roles at Freedom Communications and Viacom in addition to her six year tenure at RMPBS before taking over at the helm.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/around-the-world-in-eighty-days-ashley-pharoah/
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Holidays: The Nutcracker with Jan Brett
DESCRIPTION: \nPBS 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. \nAbout the Author\nJan 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 \n  \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrate-the-holidays-the-nutcracker-with-jan-brett/
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SUMMARY:Health Insurance Marketplace: Managing Your Medical Resources
DESCRIPTION:Randall Rutta\, Chief Executive Officer at National Health Council \nMyles Ma\, a health care expert and senior managing editor of Easy Money\, the personal finance newsletter from Policygenius \nKim Lankford\, a financial journalist who’s written about Medicare and personal finance for AARP\, U.S. News & World Report\, the Washington Post\, Next Avenue\, and other publications \nLaura Adams\, a personal finance expert and award-winning author
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/health-insurance-marketplace-managing-your-medical-resources/
CATEGORIES:Wi65
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211116T200000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk for Parents: Claire Lerner\, Why Is My Child In Charge?
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Claire Lerner\, helping parents get ready for the holidays with their children.\nThrough 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. \nAbout the Author\nClaire Lerner is a child development specialist and practicing clinician with more than 30 years of experience working with children and families in a range of capacities. Trained as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist\, she began her career as a child and family therapist. For nearly 20 years\, Lerner served as the director of parenting resources at ZERO TO THREE. \nLerner is the author of hundreds of parenting resources\, including blogs\, podcasts\, videos\, and her new book\, Why Is My Child in Charge? She writes a column for PBS Kids\, frequently contributes to parenting publications\, and has served as a content expert for numerous national daily newspapers. \nHer work and her writing are informed by her background in mental health\, her clinical experience with hundreds of children and families\, and what she describes as her most important “training”: raising two wonderfully complex and very spirited now adult children. She is also a mother to two adult stepchildren. Claire Lerner lives in Washington\, DC with her husband and a dog.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-for-parents-claire-lerner-why-is-my-child-in-charge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211109T200000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Trailblazer Author: Toni Jensen
DESCRIPTION: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. \nCarry: 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. \nAbout the Author\nToni Jensen teaches in the MFA programs at the University of Arkansas and the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is a 2020 recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, and her work has been published in Orion\, Catapult\, and Ecotone. She is Métis. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrate-native-american-heritage-month-with-trailblazer-author-toni-jensen/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211102T170000
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SUMMARY:Celebrate the Holidays: Diwali with Mitali Banerjee Ruths
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books presents this Author Talk with children’s author Mitali Banerjee Ruths about her new book Archie Celebrates Diwali.\nJoin us the week of Diwali to learn about this important holiday through Archie’s family’s celebration. Part of the Hindu tradition and celebrated throughout India\, Diwali is the festival of lights.  Enjoy learning about Archie’s struggle to fit in and share part of her own culture.  Learn about Ruths’s inspiration\, creative process\, and have an opportunity to ask questions. Plus\, enjoy a festive hands-on activity! \nAbout the Author\nMitali Banerjee Ruths grew up celebrating Hindu festivals with her family. She is an American living in Canada who sometimes still dreams about being an astronaut. Archie Celebrates Diwali is her first book.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrate-the-holidays-diwali-with-mitali-banerjee-ruths/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20211022T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20211022T140000
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SUMMARY:Financial & Investment Education Live Event
DESCRIPTION:Oct. 22 “FINANCIAL FRAUD: DISGUISES TO WATCH OUT FOR”\nLosing your retirement savings and investments to scams and fraud can be devastating. Some disguises are easy to spot – while others trip up even the most seasoned traders. Learn how to recognize\, report and protect yourself from all types of financial fraud. Stream this virtual conversation on the PBS Books Facebook page\, Friday\, October 22\, at 1 p.m. ET. \nPanelists include:\nJoseph Brady\, The North American Securities Administrators Association \nTiffany Couch\, Founder and CEO of forensics firm\, ‘Acuity Forensics’ \nMari Adam\, Certified Financial Planner
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/financial-investment-education-live-event-2/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Storytime with Pinkalicious Author Victoria Kann
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Storytime with Pinkalicious Author Victoria Kann: Tuesday\, October 19 at 6:00pm ET: \nPBS Books is proud to partner with GPB and the Georgia Public Library Service for a pinkaperfect evening with award-winning illustrator and author\, Victoria Kann. \nJoin us for a special reading of Victoria’s newest book\, Rubylicious. This gem of a book about generosity and kindness looks at how being selfless can be its own reward. Following the story\, Victoria will share thoughts and insights about Pinkalicious\, Peterrific\, and all of their friends in Pinkville. She’ll also be answering questions from the PBS Books FB chat! Or tweet your questions using the hashtag #GPBLovesPink and follow along to learn more about these pinkatastic friends! \nVictoria Kann\nVictoria Kann is the award-winning illustrator and author of the picture book series featuring the whimsical and effervescent Pinkalicious\, and the Co-Executive Producer of the hit PBS Kids series\, Pinkalicious & Peterrific. She wrote and illustrated The New York Times number-one bestsellers Goldilicious\, Silverlicious and Emeraldalicious; she also co authored and illustrated the first two books in the series\, Pinkalicious and Purplicious\, as well as “Pinkalicious: the Musical\,” which premiered in New York to sold-out audiences and continues to be performed across the country. Before that\, Victoria was commissioned to illustrate for magazines and newspapers including Time\, Business Week\, Harper’s Magazine\, The Washington Post and The New York Times. She is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design and has taught at RISD\, Parson’s and The School of Visual Arts. \nJulie Walker\nJulie Walker is Georgia’s State Librarian and Associate Vice Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. She has also served as Deputy State Librarian\, Assistant State Librarian for Support Services and Strategic Initiatives\, and as the first Program Director for PINES (Public Information Network for Electronic Services)\, Georgia’s statewide library card program. She served as Associate Director at the Athens Regional Library System in Athens\, GA\, and has held professional positions in library systems in Charlotte\, Winston-Salem and Asheboro\, North Carolina. She is a past president of the Georgia Library Association\, and Associate Editor of the Georgia Library Quarterly.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/virtual-storytime-with-pinkalicious-author-victoria-kann/
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: James Patterson and Matt Eversmann on E.R. Nurses
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesday\, October 12 at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with world’s best-selling author James Patterson and author Matt Eversmann about their latest collaborative book E.R. Nurses. \nIn celebration of ER Nurse Week\, PBSs Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with authors James Patterson and Matt Eversmann on October 12th as part of our ongoing program to bring quality programming to libraries and PBS stations.  The event will enable audiences to hear about the book and get a sneak peak into their process as they documented real-life stories of ER nurses who save lives everyday. This conversation will feature an intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Authors\nJames Patterson is the world’s bestselling author. His enduring fictional characters and series include Alex Cross\, the Women’s Murder Club\, Michael Bennett\, Maximum Ride\, Middle School\, and Ali Cross\, along with such acclaimed works of narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots\, E.R. Nurses\, and his autobiography\, James Patterson by James Patterson. Bill Clinton (The President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run\, Rose\, Run) are among his notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and championship of literacy in America\, Patterson was awarded the 2019 National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community\, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and nine Emmy Awards. He lives in Florida with his family. \nMatt Eversmann retired from the Army after twenty years of service. His last assignment was as an Infantry Company First Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division during the surge in Iraq. He spent almost half of his career in the 75th Ranger Regiment and was a member of Task Force Ranger\, the unit immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down. Matt and his family live in West Palm Beach where he runs his own consulting company\, Eversmann Advisory. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/author-talk-james-patterson-and-matt-eversmann-on-e-r-nurses/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Muhammad Ali: Performance and Talk with Kwame Alexander\, Author of Becoming Muhammad Ali
DESCRIPTION:\nOn Tuesday\, September 21 at 5:30pm ET | 4:30pm CT\,  Join WTTW and PBS Books via Facebook Live for a Performance and Talk with Kwame Alexander\, author of Becoming Muhammad Ali. Brandis Friedman\, co-anchor and correspondent for WTTW’s flagship nightly newsmagazine Chicago Tonight and host of Chicago Tonight: Black Voices\, will moderate the conversation. \nKwame Alexander is a poet\, educator\, publisher\, and New York Times bestselling author of 35 books\, notably Swing; Becoming Muhammad Ali\, co-authored with James Patterson; Booked\, longlisted for the National Book Award; Rebound\, shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal (UK); The Undefeated\, a picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson that won the Caldecott and Newbery Medals; and his Newbery Medal-winning novel The Crossover.  \nBefore he was a household name\, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse. We meet his family\, neighbors\, and childhood friends\, and follow his struggles in school\, the racism he faced\, and his discovery of boxing.  \nYou will learn about Cassius’ childhood in Louisville\, Kentucky\, and how\, after a thief stole his bike\, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Just three years later\, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali. 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-muhammad-ali-performance-and-talk-with-kwame-alexander-author-of-becoming-muhammad-ali/
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SUMMARY:How to Make Your Earnings Work For You – Through Retirement
DESCRIPTION: \nJoin PBS Books for the upcoming episode in our virtual series about financial and investor protection all about making earnings WORK FOR YOU. Whether you are grinding away as a newbie in your career\, or slowing down as you gear up for retirement – making sure the money you earn today will cover your expenses later in life\, is an important conversation to have. \nListen as financial experts discuss when to make adjustments to retirement accounts\, how to cash in on credit card rewards\, and the best way to explore a passive income stream – then engage with the panelists yourself by asking questions live – via Facebook Live. \nTune in on September 17th at 1pm ET on the PBS Books Facebook page.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/how-to-make-your-earnings-work-for-you-through-retirement/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival: Author Talk: Maria Hinojosa
DESCRIPTION: \nThursday\, September 16th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Maria Hinojosa about her book Once I Was You. \nIn collaboration with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Maria Hinojosa on September 16th as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nMaria Hinojosa’s nearly thirty-year career as a journalist includes reporting for PBS\, CBS\, WGBH\, WNBC\, CNN\, NPR\, and anchoring and executive producing the Peabody Award–winning show Latino USA\, distributed by Futuro Media and PRX. She is a frequent guest on MSNBC\, and has won several awards\, including four Emmys\, the Studs Terkel Community Media Award\, two Robert F. Kennedy Awards\, and the Edward R. Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club. In 2010\, she founded Futuro Media\, an independent nonprofit organization with the mission of producing multimedia content from a POC perspective. Through the breadth of her work and as the founding co-anchor of the political podcast In The Thick\, Hinojosa has informed millions about the changing cultural and political landscape in America and abroad. She lives with her family in Harlem in New York City. Follow Maria on Twitter at @Maria_Hinojosa and Facebook at Maria.Hinojosa.718.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-maria-hinojosa/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Tana French
DESCRIPTION: \nWednesday\, September 15th at 6:00 PM ET | 3:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Tana French about her book The Searcher. \nIn collaboration with GBH\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Tana French on September 15th as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The moderator for the conversation will be GBH Celtic Sojourn Host Brian O’Donovan. \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nTana French is the author of seven previous books\, including In the Woods\, The Likeness\, and The Witch Elm. Her novels have sold over three million copies and won numerous awards\, including the Edgar\, Anthony\, Macavity and Barry Awards\, the Los Angeles Times Award for Best Mystery/Thriller\, and the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Dublin with her family.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-tana-french/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival: Author Talk: Annette Gordon-Reed
DESCRIPTION: \nMonday\, September 13th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Annette Gordon-Reed about her book On Juneteenth. \nIn collaboration with WETA\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Annette Gordon-Reed on September 13th as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nAnnette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard. Gordon-Reed won sixteen book prizes\, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008\, for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton\, 2008). In addition to articles and reviews\, her other works include Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy(UVA Press\, 1997)\, Vernon Can Read! A Memoir\, a collaboration with Vernon Jordan (PublicAffairs\, 2001)\, Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History (Oxford University Press\, 2002)\, a volume of essays that she edited\, Andrew Johnson (Times Books/Henry Holt\, 2010) and\, with Peter S. Onuf\, “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination (Liveright Publishing\, 2016). Her most recent book is On Juneteenth (Liveright Publishing\, 2021). Gordon-Reed was the Vyvyan Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History at the University of Oxford (Queens College) 2014-2015. Between 2010 and 2015\, she was the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.  She was the 2018-2019 President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. She is the current President of the Ames Foundation.  A selected list of her honors includes a fellowship from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library\, a Guggenheim Fellowship in the humanities\, a MacArthur Fellowship\, the National Humanities Medal\, the National Book Award\, the Frederick Douglass Book Prize\, the George Washington Book Prize\, and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Gordon-Reed served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2010 to 2018.  She was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and was a member of the Academy’s Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences. In 2019\, she was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-annette-gordon-reed/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Christopher Paolini
DESCRIPTION: \nWednesday\, September 8th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Christopher Paolini about his book To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. \nIn collaboration with Kansas City PBS and Kansas City Public Library\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Christopher Paolini on September 8 as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nChristopher Paolini was born in Southern California and has lived most his life in Paradise Valley\, Montana. He published his first novel\, Eragon\, in 2003 at age nineteen\, and quickly became a publishing phenomenon. His Inheritance Cycle—Eragon and its three sequels—have sold nearly 40 million copies worldwide. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is his first adult novel.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-christopher-paolini/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Viet Thanh Nguyen
DESCRIPTION: \nThursday\, September 2nd at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Viet Thanh Nguyen about his book The Sympathizer. \nIn collaboration with SoCal PBS and KCTS\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Viet Thanh Nguyen on September 2 as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nViet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in America. He is the author of The Sympathizer \, which was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction alongside six other prizes. He is also the author of the short story collection The Refugees\, the nonfiction book Nothing Ever Dies\, a finalist for the National Book Award\, and is the editor of an anthology of refugee writing\, The Displaced. He is the Aerol Arnold
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-viet-thanh-nguyen/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Sarah Pearse
DESCRIPTION: \nWednesday\, August 31 at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Sarah Pearse about her book The Sanatorium. \nIn collaboration with Maryland Public Television\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Sarah Pearse on  August 31st as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author  \nSarah Pearse grew up in Devon\, UK\, and studied English literature and creative writing at the University of Warwick before completing a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism. She lived in Switzerland for several years before returning to the UK. The Sanatorium\, her debut novel\, was an instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller\, and was selected as a Reese’s Book Club Pick. Her second novel\, The Retreat\, will be published by Pamela Dorman Books/Viking in April 2022
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-sarah-pearse/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Brit Bennett
DESCRIPTION: \nOn Monday\, August 30 at 8 PM ET | 5 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Brit Bennett about her book The Vanishing Half. \nIn collaboration with DPTV\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Brit Bennett on August/September as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.” \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox. \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences. \nAbout the Author \nBorn and raised in Southern California\, Brit Bennett graduated from Stanford University and later earned her MFA in fiction at the University of Michigan. Her debut novel The Mothers was a New York Times bestseller\, and her second novel The Vanishing Half was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. She is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and in 2021\, she was chosen as one of Time’s Next 100 Influential People. Her essays have been featured in The New Yorker\, the New York Times Magazine\, The Paris Review\, and Jezebel.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-brit-bennett/
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SUMMARY:Investing: A Beginner’s Guide for Getting Started
DESCRIPTION: \nInvesting young is one of the best ways to lay a stable financial foundation – long term. Learn how allocating money wisely now can build the wealth and freedom you’ve always wanted. \nTune in as PBS Books breaks down the basics of investing\, dissects different investment strategies to help you gain a competitive advantage\, and explores the most common investing mistakes novice investors make when they first start out. \nEngage with financial experts by asking questions live – via Facebook – and begin charting the path that makes sense for you. \nPanelists include:\nYANELY ESPINAL\, the Director of Educational Outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance\nSAUNDRA DAVIS\, a financial coach and educator\nWHITNEY HANSEN\, a financial and business coach\, and host of the Money Nerds podcast\nMATT ROLING\, an adjunct finance professor at Wayne State University \nWatch the livestream August 27 at 1pm ET.
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/financial-investment-education-live-event/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Kelli Jo Ford
DESCRIPTION: \nThursday\, August 26th at 7:00 PM ET | 6:00 PM CT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Kelli Jo Ford about her book Crooked Hallelujah.   \nIn collaboration with WTTW\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Kelli Jo Ford on August 26th as part of our dynamic\, sequel partnership with The Library of Congress for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival “Open a Book\, Open the World.”  The conversation will be moderated by Melodi Serna\, Executive Director of the American Indian Center in Chicago.  In addition\, Allison Waukau\, an American Indian Library Association Executive Board member\, will join to ask a few questions\, as well.  \nAfter a successful partnership with The Library of Congress last year\, this second series of virtual author talks with legendary authors of our time will center on this year’s theme: “Open a Book\, Open the World.” The 2021 LOC Festival will be a 10-day event\, held from September 17-26\, 2021. Programming includes a 60-minute PBS Books special\, exploring the many worlds authors create\, investigate\, and share. Hosted by LeVar Burton\, the special will premiere on Sunday\, September 12\, from 6-7pm ET (Check your local listing). Additional PBS feed dates are Saturday\, September 18 at 7pm ET\, and Sunday\, September 19 at 1:30pm ET (more details to follow). Expect diverse discussions from incredible guests like Angie Thomas\, Tana French\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, and Michael J. Fox.  \nThroughout the months of August and September\, PBS Books is hosting ten events to celebrate several authors who are part of this thrilling special. These intimate\, moderated Q&As will be moments to learn about the care and curiosity that generates great writing. The events will provide insights into the upcoming festival and will be targeted to particular national regions. As always\, this PBS Books content will be accessible to all audiences.  \nAbout the Author  \nKelli Jo Ford is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships\, including the Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize\, the Everett Southwest Literary Award\, the Katherine Bakeless Nason Award at Bread Loaf\, a National Artist Fellowship by the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation\, and a Dobie Paisano Fellowship. Her fiction has appeared in the Paris Review\, Virginia Quarterly Review\, Missouri Review\, and the anthology Forty Stories: New Writing from Harper Perennial\, among other outlet. 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-kelli-jo-ford/
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