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Events for August 14, 2024 - June 10, 2024

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  • October 2022

  • Wed 5
    Featured October 5, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Author Talk: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

    PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a conversation award-winning Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of WEB DuBois in connection with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s latest documentary MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, on October 5 at 8pm ET| 5pm PT.

  • Thu 6
    Featured October 6, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Richard Blanco from Poetry In America

    PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with award-winning poet Richard Blanco, who a featured guest of PBS broadcast-series Poetry In America, with Poetry In America’s Founder, Director, and Host Elisa New. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, join us to learn about Richard Blanco, his work, and his creative process.

  • Tue 11
    Featured October 11, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Author & Screenwriter Conversation | Masterpiece’s Magpie Murders

    PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with internationally renowned writer Anthony Horowitz, who is the screenwriter, author, and executive producer of Magpie Murders.

  • Fri 14
    Featured October 14, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    ‘In Conversation’ with Wynton Marsalis and Warde Manuel | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Series

    Wynton Marsalis sits down with UM Director of Athletics Warde Manuel to explore art, athletics, and the creative process. These two successful New Orleans natives come together in a conversation moderated by Christopher Audain, Managing Director of the Arts Initiative.

  • Mon 17
    Featured October 17, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Author Talk | Kwame Alexander on MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

    PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a conversation New York Times best-selling Kwame Alexander, author of The Door of No Return and An American Story in connection with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s latest documentary MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE.

  • Fri 21
    Featured October 21, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    ‘Wholeness in the Future’ with Andrea Carlson | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Series

    Visual artist Andrea Carlson (Ojibwe) expansive practice cites entangled cultural narratives and institutional practices of possession and display.

  • Tue 25
    Featured October 25, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Author Talk | Dr. Seema Yasmin – The US and the Holocaust: Navigating Misinformation

    PBS Books, in collaboration with PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs, is pleased to present a conversation with Emmy-winning journalist Seema Yasmin, author of What The Fact, in connection with The US and the Holocaust: A film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein, and in celebration of National Media Literacy Week.

  • November 2022

  • Wed 2
    Featured November 2, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    Author Talk | ‘Woman of Light’ with Kali Fajardo-Anstine

    PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with trailblazing writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of "Woman of Light: A Novel." 

  • Fri 4
    Featured November 4, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    ‘Departure’ with Cey Adams | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

    Cey Adams is a pioneer in the world of hip-hop graphic design.

  • Tue 8
    Featured November 8, 2022 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm UTC-4

    ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ Resources Webinar for Libraries

    Join PBS Books, WETA and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association to learn about THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein and free educational resources available to engage around this important topic.  

  • Fri 11
    Featured November 11, 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-4

    ‘Power and Participation in Public Art’ with Paul Farber | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

    Paul Farber is Director and Co-Founder of Monument Lab, a Philadelphia-based organization working with artists, students, educators, activists, municipal agencies, and cultural institutions to facilitate critical conversations around the past, present, and future of monuments, approaches to public engagement, and collective memory.

  • Wed 30
    Featured November 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm UTC-4

    Redistricting Town Hall | Ford Policy School Speaker Events

    Join the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy for a webinar about redistricting and the 2022 midterm election.

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