PBS Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Once Upon a Book
Grace LinPBS BooksWe will host Caldecott and Newbery honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner for a discussion about their new book: “Once Upon A Book.” Save the date for March 1 at 8PM ET. https://t.co/igkTuKyakR
Hardcover, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching
Jarvis R. GivensPBS BooksWe are partnering with @ASALH on May 11 at 8:00 PM ET to present the author Jarvis Givens, and scholars Dr. Cornel West and Brandon Terry. They will discuss the history of Black education in the US sparked by Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching. https://t.co/xaQeMmUGjz
Paperback, 2023
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Above Ground
Clint SmithPBS BooksTune in tonight at 8pm ET via our Facebook page for a virtual talk with best-selling and award-winning writer Clint Smith, author of the newly released book of poetry “Above Ground.” See you there! https://t.co/OOElLJ4acG
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
Jonathan AbramsPBS BooksJoin us for a talk with award-winning New York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams (@Jpdabrams), who is the author of The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop. Save the date for February 15 at 8PM ET. https://t.co/NFhGw4SKRf
Paperback, 2023
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream
David M. RubensteinPBS BooksJoin us for our first #IconicAmericaPBS reading challenge, where we'll focus on The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream by David M. Rubenstein. You'll hear from David during our book talk interview on June 28 at 8PM ET on Facebook. #IconicBookChallenge https://t.co/VORQySK3Y7
Hardcover, 2021
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Woman of Light
Kali Fajardo-AnstinePBS BooksTune in tonight at 8pm ET via our Facebook page for a discussion with trailblazing writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of “Woman of Light: A Novel.” See you there! https://t.co/em6buWCYJc
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani PerryPBS BooksWe will present a talk featuring trailblazing award-winning @imaniperry, author of South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Save the date for December 13 at 8pm ET. https://t.co/BO7guTgp88
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sentence
Louise ErdrichPBS BooksBe sure to tune in today at 8pm ET via our Facebook page to hear from award-winning writer Louise Erdrich, author of “The Sentence,” in conversation with Allison Waukau, vice president of the American Indian Library Association. See you there! https://t.co/SI0PkjnEP3
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Leather Apron Club: Benjamin Franklin, His Son Billy & America's First Circulating Library
Jane YolenPBS BooksBe sure to tune in tonight at 5pm ET | 2pm PT via our Facebook page for a conversation with New York Times best-selling author Jane Yolen, author of The Leather Apron Club: Ben Franklin, His Son Billy, & America’s First Circulating Library. See you there! https://t.co/0lQ1DtUsrN
Hardcover, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heather Raffo's Iraq Plays: The Things That Can't Be Said: 9 Parts of Desire; Fallujah; Noura
Heather RaffoPBS BooksWe're celebrating Arab-American Heritage Month in conversation with actor and playwright Heather Raffo, author of “Iraq Plays: The Things That Can’t Be Said: 9 Parts of Desire; Fallujah; Noura” and British-Syrian actor and producer Laith Nakli. Join us today at 8 PM via Facebook. https://t.co/6ocf1iY3zO
Paperback, 2021
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book