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Thanks @wdetdetroit @cee_jae2 for having me on your show today! Love talking all things Detroit! Join us at @detroitpubliclibrary on Friday and @easternmarket on Sunday for @detbookfest @mihumanities @pbsbooks
July 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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It’s still Women’s History Month! Thanks to PBS Books for remembering Vanguard and then pointing followers to THE TROUBLE OF COLOR! www.instagram.com/reel/DHJPp7g...
PBS Books on Instagram: "March is Women’s History Month, and it’s the perfect time to dive into books that highlight the incredible stories of women whose voices have shaped history. 💪📖 🔹 First up—Jo...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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In a reading slump? Pick up the latest #BooklistReader for you and your patrons⤵️
🗺️Stories of Immigration in Life and Fiction
🌹New poetry reads
📚#PBSBooks Book Readers' Club
📖 @libraryreads.bsky.social April picks
💭 Debut Graphic Novels
& more! Read now: bit.ly/48vQA8o
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April 7, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Attention book fans! Our amazing Editor in Chief #DonnaSeaman will be chatting with #PBSBooks about the 2025 #ALA_Carnegie finalists! Tune in tomorrow (12/18) at 8 p.m. ET on the PBS Books Facebook page, YouTube channel, the PBS app, or pbsbooks website to learn about these fantastic titles.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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We are in the thick of #SummerReading and we have just the thing to keep those TBRs full:
🐳 Environmental reads
🎧 #Odyssey interviews & listen-alikes
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social July picks
⏰ #PBSBooks countdown to the semiquincentennial
🎙️Interview with Michael Connelly
and more: bit.ly/40JmBWJ
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July 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A broadway musical title list, book-group books on audio, Spanish sure bets, a celebration of stories from #PBSBooks, #LibraryReads March picks--it's all here in the March issue of BOOKLIST READER! Read now and don't forget, the digital issue is free for ALA members: bit.ly/4laR0pW
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March 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Looking for something to read during *cough* any family holidays coming up? 😉Check out the November BOOKLIST READER featuring food books, read-alikes for Stephen Graham Jones's THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, @libraryreads.bsky.social Nov. picks, #PBSBooks Readers Club, and more! Preview: bit.ly/495kXno
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November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Are your patrons working on those 2025 #readingoals or #travelplans? Hand them our January issue of BOOKLIST READER featuring:
🧳Travel books
📖Biographies & Memoirs (perfect reads for long plane rides!)
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social January picks
📙 #PBSBooks Readers Club
& more! Preview: bit.ly/3BVguW7
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January 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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📚✨ Free for All: Inside the Public Library
A story about more than just books—it's about access, inclusion, and the people who fought for it.
🎥 Join the conversation - and dive into the heart of your local library!
#FreeForAll #PBSBooks #LibraryLove #PublicLibrary #BannedBooks #BookSky
April 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Our latest BOOKLIST READER has tons of recommendations for whatever bookish vibes you are feeling:
📖History recs
👑Jane Austen Essentials list
🎧Must-Listen Translations
❤️AANHPI Heritage Month
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social May picks
🤳"Get Caught Reading" with #PBSBooks
& more: bit.ly/3SoFLMV
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May 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I am appearing in a new PBS series, Wisdom Keepers, which asks the important question of what we want humans to be. I have not seen the show, so don't know where/when I appear. The series starts tonight, Jun 9 at 10pm ET. pbs.org/show/wisdom-...
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Wisdom Keepers: Healing a Divided People
A series exploring life’s fundamental questions with the world’s most profound thinkers.
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June 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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What's in our October BOOKLIST READER?
🚀SF/Fantasy & Horror Recs
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social Oct. picks
👻A convo with @raforall.bsky.social
📕 #PBSBooks Readers Club
📺Science & Tech reads
🐱Cat Manga
& more! Preview now: bit.ly/4mISLtD

P.S. Don't forget-the digital issue is an ALA member benefit!
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October 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Your Friday just got so much better! Our latest issue of BOOKLIST READER is the perfect wrap-up to 2025:
⭐Historical Fiction picks (including Jane Austen-inspired titles)
❄️Holiday Romance roundup💋
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social December picks
📘 #PBSBooks Readers Club
& more! Preview: bit.ly/3Mj1er2
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December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Detroit! I'll be back in town from July 17-27 for a bunch of events, including @detbookfest @detroitpubliclibrary @pbsbooks @det313chinatownvision @27thletterbooks and more! Thanks @mihumanities for making this happen. Please support the #humanities and the #arts!
June 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Hello, fall vibes 🍂👋What better way to kick sweater weather season off than with our September BOOKLIST READER:
🔎Mysteries & Thrillers
📚Spanish Sure Bets for Adult Readers
🎙️Interview with Anthony Horowitz
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social Sept. picks
📖 #PBSBooks Readers Club
Preview now: bit.ly/3jRuX9V
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September 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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ALA members: meet your new benefit🤝Members can now read digital issues of BOOKLIST READER, the monthly readers' advisory magazine from the editors of BOOKLIST! Get read-alikes, trend alerts, author interviews, content from @libraryreads.bsky.social & #PBSBooks, & more! Start reading: bit.ly/40SCJ7M
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February 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Our August BOOKLIST READER has everything your patrons need as summer wraps up!
🥗Health & Wellness titles for those #FallGoals
🥎Sports books
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social August picks
📣 #PBSBooks Readers Club
& more! Preview now: bit.ly/3jRuX9V

P.S. The digital version is FREE for ALA Members!
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August 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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We are taking "Summer Reading" to new heights with the June issue of BOOKLIST READER⤵️
🏖️Beach Reads
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ Reads
🟠Summer Audio Bingo!
📆 @libraryreads.bsky.social June picks
❤️Immigrant Heritage Month with #PBSBooks
& more! Start reading: bit.ly/3HoX4LE

P.S. Keep an eye out for this issue at #ALAAC25😉
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June 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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What's in our August issue of BOOKLIST READER?
🍎Health & Wellness recs
🥎Sports books
🎧Audiobooks for vacation listening
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social August picks
☀️A farewell to summer from #PBSBooks
& more! Start reading now: bit.ly/4zawwEe

Are you an ALA member? Read the digital version for free!
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August 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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BOOK NOW to study Toni Morrison’s A MERCY. Tuesdays, 2, 9 & 16 September, 5.30 – 7.30pm on Zoom. MORE HERE: www.litsalon.co.uk/Studies/a-me... #ToniMorrison #LiteraryZoomTalks @PBSBooks @WellReadBlackGirl @LiteraryHub
August 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Our May issue of BOOKLIST READER has something for every reader:
📘Recent Fiction in Translation
🏒Hockey Romances
🎧Ears on American History
🗳️@libraryreads.bsky.social May picks
📚#PBSBooks
& more! Preview: bit.ly/4wCye0a

P.S. The digital version is an @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social member benefit!
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May 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Fable wants to bring us together! During a stop at Schuler Books, Marcel Fable Price shares what might help us do that. #PBSbooks #WGVUreads #FootnotesWGVU
August 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Thanks @mihumanities @detbookfest @detroitpubliclibrary for bringing me home! Thanks for sharing the stage with me @brianaricereads @angelachillin Don't forget the big Book Fest on Sunday at Eastern Market with @pbsbooks
July 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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What's in our January 2026 issue of BOOKLIST READER?
❄️Biographies & Memoirs
🎤Author interviews
🐶Dog Man Read-Alikes
📚 @libraryreads.bsky.social January picks
📘 #PBSBooks Readers Club
& more! Preview: bit.ly/4pGU8dK

Pst don't forget the digital issue is an @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social member benefit!
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January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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National Library Week is just around the corner, and we want to share library love with our April BOOKLIST READER:
💙First Novels in Adult, Youth, & Audio
💙Read-Alikes for THE CARTOONIST CLUB
💙@libraryreads.bsky.social April picks
💙Celebrating #NationalLibraryWeek w/ #PBSBooks
& more: bit.ly/4jeKSdZ
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April 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM