JOIN OUR CALL THE MIDWIFE VIRTUAL DISCUSSION |
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Call the Midwife tells colorful stories of midwifery and families in London’s East End. The heart-warming series follows the nurses, midwives, and nuns from Nonnatus House, who visit the expectant mothers of Poplar, providing the poorest women with the best possible care and working through unexpected challenges along the way.
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Join the WVIA Page Turners and the Scranton Public Library in a virtual discussion of our fall book
Call the Midwife!
TUESDAY, November 16th
at 7:00 pm on Zoom.
One lucky participant will receive a $15 Library Express Gift card and a special prize from WVIA!
This event is free and open to the public but spots are limited.
All fans of the show are welcome - even if you have not finished the book!
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The WVIA Page Turners is a book club that is free and open to all.
You do NOT need to be a member to participate and all our welcome.
No literary degree is required - all you need is a curiosity, passion or excitement about the book and a desire to connect with the WVIA community.
Of course, you are welcome to become a member and many people do -
and we appreciate the support!
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Call the Midwife Season 10 is airing
NOW on WVIA TV.
Catch up on the latest season or start from the very beginning on PBS Passport.
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With your donation of $40 or more to support WVIA, we will send you a copy of Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth as our thanks.
With a $60 or more donation, you will receive the book
AND access to PBS Passport!
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WVIA's Erika Funke speaks with Jay Parini -novelist, poet, biographer, & professor of English & Creative Writing at Middlebury College. |
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Dr. Jesus Salas-Elorza, Professor in the Department of Languages & Cultures at Bloomsburg University, talks with WVIA's Mindy Cronk about a special project at BU with the River Poets to translate "The Mall", a volume by Venezuelan poet Julieta Leon. |
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Zakiya Dalila Harris and Oliver Jeffers talk about...
It's almost Halloween, which means that we're in peak spooky season. So for today's episode, we bring you two books with two very different kinds of frights: a haunted house and...office politics. That's right: In The Other Black Girl, writer...
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Need some new Halloween movies and books for your kids?...
Kids are under plenty of stress these days, absorbing grownups' various real-world anxieties, not to mention wearing masks long before picking out their Halloween costumes. If you're looking for age-appropriate distractions that won't give them...
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November Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read Next Month
November is looking crowded with some highly anticipated books - including the final in a trilogy, Jade Legacy, and a memoir by long-time Hillary Clinton confidant Huma Abedin. Here are a handful we are excited to read.
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Why Hillary Clinton wanted to write a political thriller ...
The bestselling author Louise Penny is a prolific writer of mysteries and thrillers - but for her latest book, she decided to bring a partner into the fold, a novice to the world of mystery-writing: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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After years of trying to be likable, Katie Couric is...
As co-host of NBC's Today show from 1991 until 2006, Katie Couric was known for her relatability and mass appeal. But recently Couric's been working with a therapist on relinquishing the notion that she has to be likeable. She even bought a...
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A Texas lawmaker is targeting 850 books that he says...
subscribe to The NPR Politics Podcast podcast A Texas state lawmaker is asking schools statewide to tell him whether they currently hold any of around 850 books on a list he has compiled, explaining that he is targeting materials that "might make ...
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In a new book, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen...
Barack and Bruce. Obama and Springsteen. Mr. President and The Boss. They might like you to just call them renegades. Launched in February, the Renegades podcast consisted of a series of candid conversations between iconic musician Bruce...
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ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL RETURNING SOON |
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Can't Get Enough of All Creatures Great and Small? |
All Creatures Great and Small will return on WVIA for Season 2 early next year and we plan on having future discussions and reading the next book in the series together. Stay tuned for more details coming later this year!
In the meantime, re-watch on All Creatures on PBS Passport. For your $60 donation, you can access PBS Passport. We are also still offering the book with your donation of $40 or more to WVIA.
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Parents and Kids: Tune in to the WVIA Education Page every evening at 7 PM for WVIA Nightly Storytime. |
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The WVIA Page Turners is a book club of WVIA, the NPR and PBS affiliate station of northeastern and central Pennsylvania.
In alignment with the mission of WVIA, the purpose of the Page Turners is to educate, inspire, entertain, and promote diverse cultures and perspectives.
THANK YOU to Otto Bookstore in Williamsport for their sponsorship of the WVIA Page Turners.
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We welcome your feedback and suggestions.
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