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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
DESCRIPTION: \nTuesday\, August 24th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Silvia Moreno-Garcia about her book Velvet Was the Night. \nIn collaboration with KERA\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Silvia Moreno-Garcia on August 24th 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  \nSilvia Moreno-Garcia is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed speculative novels Mexican Gothic\, Gods of Jade and Shadow\, Signal to Noise\, Certain Dark Things\, and The Beautiful Ones; the crime novel Untamed Shore\, and the forthcoming noir Velvet Was the Night. She has edited several anthologies\, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (aka Cthulhu’s Daughters). She lives in Vancouver\, British Columbia. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-silvia-moreno-garcia/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival Author Talk: Martha Wells
DESCRIPTION: \nWednesday\, August 25th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Martha Wells about her book Fugitive Telemetry. \nIn collaboration with South Florida PBS\, PBS Books is honored to host this virtual engagement event with author Martha Wells on August 25th 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.”  This conversation with be moderated by South Florida PBS Between the Covers Ann Bocock. \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  \nMartha Wells has written many fantasy novels\, including The Wizard Hunters\, Wheel of the Infinite\, the Books of the Raksura series (beginning with The Cloud Roads and ending with The Harbors of the Sun)\, and the Nebula-nominated The Death of the Necromancer\, as well as YA fantasy novels\, short stories\, and nonfiction. Her New York Times and USA Today-bestselling Murderbot Diaries series has won the Hugo\, Nebula\, Locus\, and Alex Awards. \n 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-martha-wells/
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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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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: 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: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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