SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- HarperOne
announced today it will publish AMERICAN PORTRAIT: The Story of Us,
Told by Us on June 15, 2021, part of
the PBS documentary series and user-generated-content website. The
book reflects a year in the life of everyday people across America
in words and images gathered over the course of an extraordinary
and historic time.
HarperOne to Publish AMERICAN PORTRAIT. PBS Series Companion Book
Reveals What It Really Means to Be an American Today
AMERICAN PORTRAIT offers an authentic, complex, and fascinating
portrait of the people who call America home, chronicling themes of
family, work, fun, faith, community, and more. The television
series "PBS American Portrait" was produced by RadicalMedia in 2020
as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of PBS and
its documentaries were broadcast in early 2021. The
first-of-its-kind project captured the lives of people from every
state, age, and background and with a series of prompts asked them
to reflect on the country in their own words on the special website
created for the project. The unprecedented effort brought together
stories from 14,000 people from all walks of life as told in their
own words.
Judith Curr, President and
Publisher of HarperOne Group said: "This project grew in
significance as it unfolded, since it was planned before anyone
knew that 2020 would be so historic. These stories are moving and
encouraging in that they reveal that we are much more alike than
what separates us. We need this message now more than ever."
Bill Margol, Executive in Charge
of American Portrait for PBS said: "American Portrait captured 2020
in a way we could have never expected, giving so many people a way
and a voice to express themselves and their feelings at an
unprecedented moment in history. And so, PBS couldn't be happier to
have these voices and this project collected in this beautiful
book, in a way, frozen in time as a record of what we've all been
through – the good, the bad, and everything in between."
Jon Kamen, CEO, RadicalMedia
said: "For us, this has been the realization of a dream project at
an important time in the American story, and we're all incredibly
proud to have it memorialized in this beautiful book, thanks
to Harper Collins' shared commitment
and vision."
AMERICAN PORTRAIT by PBS captures the state and spirit of our
nation through stories, words and images submitted by the public in
response to a series of prompts including: I was raised to
believe…The tradition I carry on is…A day's work is…My greatest
challenge is…My American story started when…When this is over…Now
is the time…Family looks like…My American dream…I stand for… among
others. The book provides over 400 stories from people of all
backgrounds, a true portrait of America, and will be published
prior to the July Fourth celebration of America.
About the book:
AMERICAN PORTRAIT
The Story of Us, Told by Us
by PBS
On sale: June 15, 2021
ISBN: 9780063098909
Color photographs throughout
$29.99 Trade Paperback Original
More at: https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/book-press-info
About PBS:
PBS, with more than 330 member stations, offers all Americans the
opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television
and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches over 120 million
people through television and 26 million people online, inviting
them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and
public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row
seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS's broad array of
programs has been consistently honored by the industry's most
coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through
12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help
bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that
PBS's premier children's media service, PBS KIDS, helps children
build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling
them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member
stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV—
including a 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array
of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information
about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading
dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on
Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and
connected devices. Specific program information and updates for
press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by
following PBS Pressroom on Twitter. More about PBS American
Portrait here: https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/about
About RadicalMedia:
RadicalMedia produces premium content across all media platforms.
With offices in New York,
Los Angeles, London, Berlin, and Shanghai, RadicalMedia is a global media and
communications company that creates and produces television,
feature films, commercials, live events and interactive design.
RadicalMedia is fluent in each and every discipline of
storytelling, with accolades that include Oscar ®, Emmy ®, Peabody
® and Grammy ® Awards. Noteworthy programming includes Netflix's
first original documentary film, the Oscar-nominated and
Emmy-Winning What Happened, Miss
Simone?; Academy-Award Winning The Fog of War;
Paradise Lost; Hamilfilm for Disney+; Hamilton's
America and In The Heights for PBS;
History Channel's number one miniseries of all
time, GRANT; Black Woodstock, directed by
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Untitled Mental Health series with
Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry for Apple TV+, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich for
Netflix; The multi-platform project; PBS'American
Portrait, National Geographic's Activate: A Global
Citizen Movement; and David Byrne's American Utopia, directed
by Spike Lee, coming to HBO. Check
out the latest work on Instagram and at
www.radicalmedia.com.
About
HarperCollins:
HarperCollins Publishers is the second largest consumer book
publisher in the world, with operations in 17 countries. With 200
years of history and more than 120 branded imprints around the
world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every
year in 16 languages and has a print and digital catalog of more
than 200,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins
authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the
National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals and the Man
Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp
(Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and can be visited online at
corporate.HC.com. For additional information, please visit
www.HarperCollins.com
Contact:
Melinda Mullin
415-477-4409
melinda.mullin@harpercollins.com
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