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In partnership with Kansas City PBS and other local PBS stations, PBS Books Heather-Marie Montilla is joined by authors Susan & Lexi Haas to discuss their book “The Year of the Buttered Cat” as the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival authors featured this week by PBS Books.
“The Year of the Buttered Cat” is based on the real-life story of Lexi Haas. In the spirit of “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio and “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper, “The Year of the Buttered Cat” offers powerful messages of friendship, family, loss and the art of redefining ourselves.
The 24th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

In partnership with PBS SoCal and other local PBS stations, PBS Books presents a conversation hosted by PBS SoCal’s Maria Hall-Brown with author Max Greenfield to discuss his latest book “Good Night Thoughts” as the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival author featured this week by PBS Books.
This lovely picture book is a simple but complex message about acknowledging anxiety without succumbing to it that will appeal to so many little ones (and adults) out there who find that nighttime is when their thoughts carry the most weight.
The 24th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

In partnership with WTTW and other local PBS stations, PBS Books Heather-Marie Montilla is joined by Sandra Cisneros to discuss the release of the 40th Anniversary Edition of “The House on Mango Street” as The Library of Congress 2024 National Book Festival author featured this week by PBS Books.
“The House on Mango Street” is one of the most cherished novels of the last 50 years. Readers from all walks of life have fallen for the voice of Esperanza Cordero, growing up in Chicago and inventing for herself who and what she will become. “In English my name means hope,” she says. “In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting."
The 24th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Come celebrate Visions of America: All Stories, All People, All Places as we consider the significance of this nation’s 250th anniversary and what it means for our nation. We will examine the founding documents and the intentions underlying the work our ancestors accomplished. We’ll look at the struggles faced by the people who, as the epitome of the American spirit, never gave up on their quest for freedom in the face of hardship and visit the nation’s most revered institutions, which preserve the distinctively American tales from the first-person point of view that shape our collective history.

Olivia Ford joins the PBS Books Readers Club! Fans of The Great American recipe on PBS will savor this heartwarming story about 77 year old Jenny, who finds herself a contestant on her favorite baking competition show. Plus, Great American Recipe host Alejandra Ramos joins us to dish on the latest season. We’ll thank PBS supporters with a copy of the e-book at https://pbsbooks.org/donate!

This episode of Visions of America celebrates Native American history, culture, and present-day policy, with a focus on amplifying under heard stories. It explores Indigenous stories of arts, culture, and sports, Native American citizenship and tribal sovereignty, and the changing (and important) place of Native Americans in history.

Tune in for this special event featuring CNN anchor and Chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, as part of the continuing series: “Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press,” in partnership with Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy