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Join PBS Books for a joyful, laugh-out-loud, and insightful conversation with Mac Barnett
Join PBS Books for a joyful and insightful conversation with Mac Barnett
Author Gary Graff joins host Fred Nahhat to discuss his book, 501 Essential Albums of the '80s
Join PBS Books National Director Heather-Marie Montilla in conversation with Wisdom Keepers
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes international & New York Times best-selling author Jojo Moyes
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout discusses Tell Me Everything
Marygrove Conservancy Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series featuring Percival Everett
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes international best-selling author Gill Hornby to discuss her novel
Enlightening conversation exploring the transformative power of public llibraries in America
Kwame Alexander comes to The Wright to discuss his newest book
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Watch our full conversation with Alejandra Ramos, host of The Great American Recipe.
Attorneys General across the United States discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence policy
PBS Books Readers Club | Our Favorite Books of the Year
Readers Club welcomes Walter Isaacson and Sarah Burns to discuss Leonardo da Vinci documentary.
Readers Club welcomes Walter Isaacson and Sarah Burns to discuss Leonardo da Vinci documentary.
Robert Thorogood discusses The Marlow Murder Club on PBS Books.
Robert Thorogood discusses The Marlow Murder Club on PBS Books.
Dive deeper into the Readers Club discussion with Julia Alvarez.
Julia Alvarez joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss her novel "The Cemetery of Untold Stories"
Dive deeper into the mind of Tana French with an extended interview on the PBS Books Readers Club.
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