

Library of Congress Reading Road Trip - EP 103 Ohio
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Library of Congress Reading Road Trip - EP 103 Ohio
Season 2025 Episode 59 | 36m 20s | CC
Join PBS Books and the Library of Congress as we hit the road on American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. Our next stop…the Buckeye State! This episode shines a spotlight on Ohio’s powerful role in shaping American literature—from Pulitzer Prize–winning poets like Mary Oliver (Devotions), Paul Laurence Dunbar (Sympathy), and Toni Morrison. Plus so much more!
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