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Events for January 19 - November 5, 2025

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  • August 2026

  • Thu 20

    Vermont | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip

    Featured August 20 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    Vermont's mountains, forests, and distinct four seasons have inspired generations of writers, but perhaps no literary form is more closely associated with the Green Mountain State than poetry.

  • Thu 27

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir | PBS Books Readers Club

    Featured August 27 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

  • September 2026

  • Tue 15

    How a Bodega Becomes a Home | Uncovered

    Featured September 15 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    A bodega is more than a neighborhood store—it is a place where stories are shared, traditions are preserved, and communities come together.

  • Wed 16

    How to Disagree Better: A Forum with Governors Spencer Cox and Governor Lujan Grisham

    Featured September 16 at 8:00 pm EDT

    In 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.

  • Thu 17

    Puerto Rico | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip

    Featured September 17 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    Puerto Rico’s literary tradition is as layered and vibrant as the island itself.

  • Fri 18

    Michigan Elections: Local control, national scrutiny, and public trust

    Featured September 18 at 8:00 pm EDT

    In 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.

  • Thu 24

    Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult | PBS Books Readers Club

    Featured September 24 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    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.

  • Fri 25

    We Hold These Truths | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Holly Bass

    Featured September 25 at 8:00 am – 8:00 pm EDT

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  • October 2026

  • Fri 2

    Under the Quiet, Beyond the Eye | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Cosmo Whyte

    Featured October 2 at 8:00 am – 8:00 pm EDT

    Interstitial subjectivity through intimate and public archives, Black spatiality, and practices of resistance.

  • Fri 2

    The Last Free Women: A Daring Escape from Afghanistan & Coming of Age in America

    Featured October 2 at 8:00 pm EDT

    Inside the extraordinary effort to evacuate hundreds of Afghans from Kabul and the journey of four Afghan women rebuilding their lives in the U.S.

  • Thu 8

    Maryland | American Stories: A Reading Road Trip

    Featured October 8 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT

    Puerto Rico’s literary tradition is as layered and vibrant as the island itself.

  • Fri 9

    Book of Hours | Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Vijay Gupta

    Featured October 9 at 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT

    Vijay Gupta is a violinist, curator, and music director who explores the human condition through music.

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