Elevator Repair Service's John Collins and Scott Shepherd will discuss the founding of ERS, the arc of its work, the importance of literature as a cultural influence, and their upcoming performance, Ulysses, which will be staged as part of the University Musical Society’s 2024-25 season.
Program Description: In the run-up to the presidential election, hear from special guests Bret Stephens and Lydia Polgreen of The New York Times, María Elena Salinas of ABC News and Vincent Hutchings of U-M Center for Political Studies, in conversation with “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson, as they provide insights on critical issues shaping the 2024 election and social science research on the American voting public. PBS Books partners with the University of Michigan Wallace House Center for Journalists and the Institute for Social Research on this special event, at the intersection of journalism and social science. [...]
Readers Club Home Episodes Episode Description: Author, screenwriter, and producer Robert Thorogood joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss the murder-mystery book The Marlow Murder Club, soon to be a Masterpiece drama series on PBS To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero… The Marlow Murder Club follows the adventures of unlikely amateur sleuth Judith Potts, a crossword puzzle setter living happily on her own in the quaint town of Marlow. Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there’s no man [...]
Irma Boom, commonly referred to as the “Queen of Books,” is a book maker based in Amsterdam. She redefines the boundaries of book design with her bold, experimental approach. Educated in fine art and graphic design at AKI Art Academy, Boom began her career at the Dutch Government Publishing and Printing Office before founding Irma Boom Office in 1991. With a portfolio of over 500 books, she seamlessly blends design and editorial work, challenging traditional conventions in both physical form and printed content. Notable among her projects is the 2136-page SHV Thing Book, a monumental work published in English and [...]
Program Descripton: LEONARDO da VINCI, a new, two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon premieres on Nov. 18 and 19, between 8-10 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS App. The film explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci and looks at how the artist influenced and inspired future generations. The film finds in da Vinci’s soaring imagination and profound intellect the foundation for a conversation we are still having today: what is our relationship with nature and what does it mean to be human. Set against the rich and dynamic [...]
Emil Ferris, acclaimed for her graphic novel My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, blends visual art with storytelling to create impactful works.
Join National Book Award winner Ned Blackhawk as he discusses The Rediscovery of America, a powerful retelling of U.S. history that centers Indigenous resilience and agency.
Combining sculpture, painting, performative acts, and installation, Guadalupe Maravilla grounds his transdisciplinary practice in activism and healing.
Readers Club Home Episodes Episode Description: 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. He was history’s most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? Bestselling author and Professor Walter Isaacson (STEVE JOBS, EINSTEIN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this enthralling, comprehensive masterwork that conveys how this Renaissance man unified science and art. Drawing on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his work, Isaacson delves into the [...]
Fernando Laposse specializes in transforming humble natural materials into refined design pieces.
