PBS Books

Culture Series / 11 Seasons

PBS Books celebrates your love of books and introduces you to best-selling authors. We connect you to the written word through book fairs and unique events around the country.

Watch Latest: S2025 E17

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Erica Jong | 2019 AWP Conference and Bookfair

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Erica Jong's groundbreaking 1973 debut 'Fear of Flying' ascended her into literary icon status, particularly with its (at that time) controversial portray of female sexuality. She has written more than 20 books, including non-fiction and poetry, and has won the United Nations Award for excellence in literature. We’re here at #AWP2019 discussing her latest, ‘Fear of Dying,’ a spiritual sequel.

Cheryl Strayed & Lidia Yuknavitch|2019 AWP Conference

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Cheryl Strayed's second book, the 2012 memoir 'Wild,' went on to win the Barnes & Noble Discover Award and the Oregon Book Award, and would be adapted into a major motion picture in 2014, starring Reese Witherspoon. Lidia Yuknavitch is an author, editor, and teacher; her 2016 TED Talk.

Anna Clark | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Anna Clark on "The Poisoned City:Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown. When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins.

Rebecca Traister | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Rebecca Traister on "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford. From Rebecca Traister, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Single Ladies comes a vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement.

Nic Stone | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Nic Stone on "Odd One Out" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford. From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It's Us.

Kevin Young | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Kevin Young on Brown: Poems at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford. James Brown. John Brown's raid. Brown v. the Topeka Board of Ed. The prize-winning author of Blue Laws meditates on all things "brown" in this powerful new collection.

Gregory Pardlo | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Gregory Pardlo on "Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition & Manhood in America" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford. From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning poet: an extraordinary memoir and blistering meditation on fatherhood, race, addiction, and ambition.

Kwame Alexander | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Kwame Alexander on "Swing" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle. New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess (Solo) tell a lyrical story about hope, courage, and love that will speak to anyone who’s struggled to find their voice. And the surprise ending shines a spotlight on the issues related to our current social divide,

Jamel Brinkley | Miami Book Fair

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Jamel Brinkley on "A Lucky Man" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past.

Jason Reynolds | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Jason Reynolds on "Lu" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Ashley Ford. Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the climax to the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Track series from Jason Reynolds.

Fatima Farheen Mirza | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Fatima Farheen Mirza on A Place For Us A Novel at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle. The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker’s new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity, and belonging

Ibtihaj Muhammad | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Ibtihaj Muhammad on her two versions of "Proud" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle. Proud: My Fight for An Unlikely American Dream: Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way.

Steve Kornacki | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Steve Kornacki on "The Red and The Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle. From MSNBC correspondent Steve Kornacki, a lively and sweeping history of the birth of political tribalism in the 1990s—one that brings critical new understanding to our current political landscape from Clinton to Trump

John Grisham | 2018 Miami Book Fair

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John Grisham on "The Reckoning" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Jeffrey Brown. “A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham's argument that he's not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case.” —USA Today

Curtis Sittenfeld | Miami Book Fair 2018

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Curtis Sittenfeld on "You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories" at the 2018 Miami Book Fair interviewed by Rich Fahle. A suburban mother of two fantasizes about the downfall of an old friend whose wholesome lifestyle empire may or may not be built on a lie. A high-powered lawyer honeymooning with her husband is caught off guard by the appearance of the girl who tormented her in high school.

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