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Hit the gas and join PBS Books and the Library of Congress as we roll into Louisiana
          
          
            
                
                    
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        PBS Books Readers Club welcomes celebrity writer Richard Osman to discuss his best-selling novel
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Join PBS Books and the Library of Congress as we wxplore Western literature and Wyoming lore.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Dr. Michael McAfee, President & CEO of PolicyLink for a powerful keynote on Detroit
          
          
            
                
                    
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        merican Stories: A Reading Road Trip. Our next stop…the Buckeye State!
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Join PBS Books for an inspiring conversation with author Emma Heming Willis
          
          
            
                
                    
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        PBS Books Readers Club welcomes award winning author Silvia Moreno-Garcia to discuss her new book.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Join PBS Books, the Library of Congress, & the affiliated Centers for a Reading Road Trip - Georgia!
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Join PBS Books, the Library of Congress, & the affiliated Centers for Reading Road Trip Phode Island
          
          
            
                
                    
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        PBS Books Readers Club welcomes beloved British author Helen Fielding to discuss her iconic novel
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Extras
    
PBS Books Readers Club launches season two with award-winning author Shelby Van Pelt.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Attorneys General across the United States discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence policy
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Readers Club welcomes Walter Isaacson and Sarah Burns to discuss Leonardo da Vinci documentary.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Robert Thorogood discusses The Marlow Murder Club on PBS Books.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Dive deeper into the Readers Club discussion with Julia Alvarez.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Dive deeper into the mind of Tana French with an extended interview on the PBS Books Readers Club.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Eminent author Percival Everett shares his vision behind his remarkable novel "James".
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Watch our full conversation with Olivia Ford the author of Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Watch our full conversation with Alejandra Ramos, host of The Great American Recipe.
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Watch our extended conversation with Rachel Khong author of "Real Americans".
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Specials
    
Elaine Pagels on "Why Religion? A Personal Story" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Glynnis Macnicol on "No One Tells You This" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair
          
          
            
                
                    
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        Kevin Young on "Brown" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair
          
          
            
                
                    
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