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"Just for the Summer" by Abby Jimenez

26m 48s

With VPM and other local PBS stations, PBS Books presents a conversation hosted by VPM’s Keyris Manzanares with author Abby Jimenez to discuss her latest book at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Are things too good to be true when a Reddit thread post leads to an intentional quick fling? It’s not long before this couple is suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected.

Episodes

  • Author Talk with Yolanda Renee King: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Author Talk with Yolanda Renee King

    S2024 E2 - 29m 59s

    PBS Books sits down with Author Yolanda Renee King and Illustrator Nicole Tadgell to discuss Miss King’s debut book Carrying the Light from My Grandparents Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King: We Dream a World. In We Dream A World, Yolanda Renee King discusses her family legacy and her vision for the future of young change-makers.

  • What to Read in 2024 with Booklist Reader: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to Read in 2024 with Booklist Reader

    S2024 E1 - 1h

    If you are struggling to find that next great read, then this episode of PBS Books is just for you. Sit down with Booklist Reader experts to explore some of the not to miss books of 2024!

Extras + Features

  • Extended Readers Club | Percival Everett: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Percival Everett

    S2024 - 53m 47s

    Delve deeper into this episode of the PBS Books Readers Club featuring Percival Everett and his novel "James". 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.

  • Extended Readers Club | Olivia Ford: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Olivia Ford

    S2024 - 1h 2m

    Sit down with author Olivia Ford for more delicious insights into writing Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame. Also, enjoy a guest appearance from Alejandra Ramos, host of The Great American Recipe on PBS.

  • Extended Readers Club | Rachel Khong: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Rachel Khong

    S2024 - 53m 32s

    Dive deeper into "Real Americans" by Rachel Khong. 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?

  • Extended Readers Club | Scott Alexander Howard: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Scott Alexander Howard

    S2024 - 48m 47s

    Watch the extended conversation with author Scott Alexander Howard. The Other Valley tells the story of Odile, an awkward, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. To the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it’s twenty years in the past.

  • Extended Readers Club | Allison Pataki: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Allison Pataki

    S2024 - 1h 14m

    Watch the full conversation 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.

  • Extended Readers Club | Horse and All Creatures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Extended Readers Club | Horse and All Creatures

    S2024 - 1h 16m

    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.

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