In the Villains episode that aired on 10/2, Great American Read explored the lessons from novels featuring villains, monsters, and evil forces.How do novels featuring our favorite villains and monsters help us understand why people behave badly? They examined the evil characters in our favorite novels to find out why we go to the dark side, […]
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Read up on the conflict that tore America apart in advance of Ken Burns’s PBS documentary with our Vietnam War Excerpt Sampler. Featuring excerpts from bestsellers like Embers of War and The Best and the Brightest, this sampler is perfect for history buffs and those who are eager to learn more about one of America’s most contentious wars. Click to […]
Join a Free Live Q&A with Ken Burns! Join Baker & Taylor on Monday, September 15 at 10:00 AM Eastern for an exclusive, live webinar discussion with legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, the morning after the premiere of his latest documentary on PBS, THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY. Learn how this latest project was developed, […]
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Wes Moore, author of the bestselling books The Other Wes Moore, Discovering Wes Moore, and the forthcoming The Work, is about to share a new project close to his heart. On May 13th, PBS will begin airing Coming Back with Wes Moore—a new 3-part series executive produced and hosted by the author and former Army […]
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PROMISES KEPT is a groundbreaking practical guide and an urgent call-to-arms for parents, caregivers, and others concerned about the fate of black boys in America. The book is a key component of a major national campaign to close the black male “achievement gap.” The authors are also releasing a powerful documentary, AMERICAN PROMISE, which made its theatrical […]
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Tomorrow Comic Con takes over Gotham which makes us in the mood for comic talk and we’ve got a new book that will no doubt delight your comic-loving patrons! It’s called SUPERHEROES! Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture by Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor. It’s publication ties in with a PBS-documentary series […]
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If you haven’t seen the BBC/PBS Masterpiece new hit series SHERLOCK, you’ve been missing out on some excellent sleuthing! It’s a modernized version of the Conan Doyle characters with a detective Sherlock Holmes living in early 21st century London using his detective skills and modern resources to solve the horrid crimes of the day. Sherlock […]
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Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant cosmologists of our time, and author of the ten-million-copy bestselling A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, one of the iconic books of its century. Now, for the first time ever, he tells the story of his own life, in book called MY BRIEF HISTORY. It is expanded from […]
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