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The Great American Read: Catch-22
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Sun Also Rises
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Outsiders
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Giver
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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Follow Your Heart
“There are only two ways to live your life,” Einstein said. “One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” I’m in the latter group and my mantra is, “Everything happens for a reason.” Sometimes I can’t see it right away, but eventually when the dust has settled and I have…
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Orlando Book Festival – A Conversation with David Baldacci
David Baldacci is the internationally best-selling author of more than 55 books, several of which have been adapted to film and television. He and his wife also started the Wish You Well Foundation to support adult and family literacy. His latest book, The Fallen, will be released on April 17. Baldacci will be delivering the closing keynote for the…
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Orlando Book Festival – A Conversation with S. Jae-Jones
S. Jae-Jones, called JJ, is an artist, adrenaline junkie, and New York Times best-selling author of Wintersong and Shadowsong. A southern California native, she now lives in North Carolina. Jae-Jones will be delivering the opening keynote for the upcoming Orlando Book Festival, an annual celebration of books including author panel discussions, writing workshops and book…
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Rick Riordan Presents
If you haven’t heard of the popular author Rick Riordan, now may be the time to start listening. In September 2016 Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, announced through Publisher’s Weekly that he would be creating an imprint with Disney in response to commonly asked questions like “Will you be writing…
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A Conversation with Sarah Weeks
Sarah Weeks is the author of Save Me a Seat (co-written by Gita Varadarajan) and Pie, two Sunshine State Young Readers Award favorites. Sarah is the author of 55 books for children and teens, including So B. It, which was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and was adapted into a major motion picture. Weeks…
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