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Each month, we will select fascinating reads that pair perfectly with the themes viewers love to watch on PBS.
The PBS Books Readers Club monthly digital-first series will bring its members into conversations behind the stories of your favorite books & shows, including interviews with your favorite authors and PBS personalities. The series can be found on Facebook, YouTube and the PBS App, with extended interviews available for PBS members on PBS Passport. Readers and viewers can join in the conversation with its more than 90 thousand members on the PBS Books Readers Club Facebook Group to discuss your favorite books, find that next great read, or just enjoy the company of other book fanatics! You can even submit your questions for featured authors, and they may be asked and answered on the series!
May 2026 Episode
PBS Books Readers Club invites you for a conversation with the best-selling author of Isola and Sam for a special look into her newest novel This Is Not About Us. Join us on May 27 at 8 PM ET for a delightful conversation with Allegra Goodman hosted by Lauren Smith and Heather-Marie Montilla.
📖 This is Not About Us opens as the youngest of the three Rubenstein sisters passes away, and a petty dispute at her funeral over an apple cake splits the remaining sisters apart. What follows is a family saga spanning three generations, unfolding life into vignettes that drop in on long marriages and divorces, teenage milestones and middle-age reckonings. Each chapter adds another layer to a family portrait that's complicated, constantly shifting, and never quite complete.
🗣️Join the Conversation
Grab your copy of This is Not About Us and read along! Then join the PBS Books Readers Club on May 27th 2029 at 8:00 PM ET to hear from Allegra Goodman on how she approached writing such a wide cast of characters and the inspirations behind them.
RSVP now on the PBS Books Facebook Event page to sign up for this FREE event and subscribe to the PBS Books YouTubechannel so you don’t miss any of our author talks! Plus, catch new episodes of the PBS Books Readers Club by following the PBS Books Facebook page and subscribing to the PBS Books YouTube channel.
📺 PBS Watch-Alike
Explore and celebrate Jewish American history and culture this May with PBS. From Black and Jewish America, the latest film by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., to Ken Burns' The U.S. and the Holocaust, to The Jewish American Journey, the PBS app and pbs.org bring together some of the most compelling stories of the Jewish American experience
April 2026 Episode
March 2026 Episode
PBS Books Readers Club brings you an exclusive behind‑the‑scenes look at what’s sure to become your next Masterpiece obsession: The Forsytes. Join hosts Fred Nahhat and Lauren Smith as they sit down with Head Writer Debbie Horsfield as she reveals how she helped transform John Galsworthy’s classic Forsyte Saga into a bold, new series.
February 2026 Episode
January 2026 Episode
December 2025 Episode
As the PBS Books Readers Club closes out an incredible year, Fred, Lauren, Princess, and Heather look back on the stories, conversations, and unforgettable moments that defined our reading journey. From inspiring interviews and behind-the-scenes memories to moments that made us laugh, this episode celebrates the books that brought our community together. LEARN MORE
November 2025 Episode
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Join the PBS Books Readers Club! Each month, we will select fascinating reads that pair perfectly with the themes viewers love to watch on PBS.
Read along while doing some good when you support Smoky Hills PBS, your local PBS station!
Click a book you’re interested in, make an ongoing $10 per month donation, and then receive a special code to download one of our featured e-books from our shelf on Glose.com and a set of PBS Books stickers to show off your love for reading and PBS!
You’ll also enjoy access to PBS Passport – the members-only section of the free PBS app – where you can watch extended interviews with our featured authors and full seasons of your favorite PBS shows (including All Creatures Great and Small).
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