
MerleFest celebrates music from the Appalachian region and boosts the local economy
Our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is N.K. Jemisin’s “The Fifth Season.” Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here.
Below are questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. You can also submit your own questions for Jemisin on our Google form here. Jemisin will answer reader questions on the NewsHour broadcast at the end of the month. WARNING: Spoiler alert on questions further down.
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MerleFest celebrates music from the Appalachian region and boosts the local economy
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