Writing the American Story: Diverse Voices in Distinguished Books

2017 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recipients Peter Ho Davies (The Fortunes), Tyehimba Jess (Olio), and Margot Lee Shetterly (Hidden Figures), accompanied in conversation with Award jury member Rita Dove, will share their writing and insights about race and culture, with a particular focus on the August 2017 events that took place in Charlottesville.

In Pursuit of Truth: An Evening with the National Book Awards

2017 National Book Awards finalists Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Never Caught) and David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon) join 2017 National Book Awards longlisted author Kevin Young (Bunk) in a discussion of the stories and facts their books bring to light, the hidden impacts of racism and social inequality in America that their work speaks to, and ultimately, the pursuit of truth in their award-winning nonfiction. National Book Foundation executive director Lisa Lucas moderates.

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Published: March 26th, 2018

Weekend Highlights

Photos, audio, and video of select events from Saturday and Sunday of the Virginia Festival of the Book.

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Published: March 26th, 2018

Friday Highlights

A graphic novel exploring one family’s escape from Vietnam, examinations of race, history, and the civil war and a panel exploring the experiences of deaf authors barely scratch the surface of what Friday at the Virginia Festival of the Book included.

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Published: March 23rd, 2018

Thursday Highlights

Thursday included a talk by the inaugural Carol Troxell Reader, Lisa Ko, the Literary Lunch with Nathan Englander, and an inspirational conversation with Khizr Khan.

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Published: March 22nd, 2018

Wednesday Highlights

The first day of the 2018 Virginia Festival of the Book started with author and astronaut Leland Melvin talking with 2,400 Charlottesville area students about how perseverance helped him succeed in the NFL and at NASA.

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