Readers Club | Leonardo Da Vinci
The PBS Books Readers Club Welcomes Renown Historian Walter Isaacson and Guest Sarah Burns, Co-Director/Writer of the new Ken Burns film, LEONARDO da VINCI debuting November on PBS.
Readers Club | Robert Thorogood
Robert Thorogood, author, screenwriter, and producer, joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss The Marlow Murder Club, soon a PBS Masterpiece series. The book stars 77-year-old Judith Potts, a crossword setter who, after witnessing a murder, forms the "Marlow Murder Club" with dog-walker Suzie and vicar’s wife Becks to uncover a serial killer.
Readers Club | Julia Alvarez
Alma Cruz, the celebrated writer at the heart of the novel, doesn’t want to end up like her friend, a novelist who fought so long and hard to finish a book that it threatened her sanity. So when Alma inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, her homeland, she has the beautiful idea of turning it into a place to bury her untold stories—literally.
Readers Club | Percival Everett
In "James", Everett places Jim, the enslaved character in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, front and center in this powerful narrative, giving voice to his untold story. Brimming with humor while delivering biting observations on themes of race and freedom, James is a provocative and unforgettable page turner that will forever alter our perception of American literature.
Readers Club | Olivia Ford
Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard’s health declines, and her friends’ lives become focused on their grandchildren—which Jenny never had—Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes.
Readers Club | Rachel Khong
In immersive, moving prose, Rachel Khong weaves a profound tale of class and striving, race and visibility, and family and inheritance—a story of trust, forgiveness, and finally coming home. Exuberant and explosive, Real Americans is a social novel par excellence that asks: Are we destined, or made? And if we are made, who gets to do the making? Can our genetic past be overcome?
Readers Club | Scott Alexander Howard
The Other Valley is Howard’s debut novel. A Goodreads “Most Anticipated Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Book of 2024”, it’s an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future. This thrilling page-turner will make readers ask the question: would you want to know your future if you could? And what would you risk to change it?
Readers Club | Allison Pataki
Join the PBS Books Readers Club as we chat with New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki about her latest book “Finding Margaret Fuller.” In this virtual discussion we’ll dive into this fascinating historical fiction read about the adventures of Margaret Fuller, a renowned writer, journalist, and trailblazing women’s rights advocate whose story has too often gone untold.
Readers Club | Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Join for a deeper look at the stories and inspirations behind Gates' bestselling book The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song. Prof. Gates guides us through the roots of the Black church and its importance as a foundation of American identity. Prof. Gates also explores over a century of Black spirituality through sermon & song in his newest PBS series Gospel.
Readers Club | Horse and All Creatures Great & Small
Join the PBS Books Readers Club hosts as they sit down with Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Geraldine Brooks to discuss her bestselling novel "HORSE". Learn about her process when writing this novel and her life off the pages. And don't miss an inside look on what’s in store for our beloved characters of All Creatures Great and Small season 4 with the Executive Producer, Jamie Crichton.
Henry Louis Gates Jr/Eric Foner| Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Pausing for a moment of post-inaugural reflection, following one of our nation’s most contentious presidential elections, this conversation brings together filmmaker, scholar, journalist, and cultural critic, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with prominent historian Eric Foner to contemplate how a divided nation comes together
Ken Burns & Isabel Wilkerson | Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Our lens on history powerfully influences how we envision and shape the future. Join two of our country's most accomplished storytellers, Ken Burns and Isabel Wilkerson, as they discuss the complexities of the American narrative and how grappling with the past might lead us forward.
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