BlogPortraits of Racial Justice: A Conversation with Robert Shetterly
Robert Shetterly, author of (Portraits of Racial Justice: Americans Who Tell the Truth) discusses his comprehensive, multimedia collection of portraits addressing America’s history of social, environmental, and economic injustices, in …
BlogAccidental Detectives [You Don’t Want Coming After You!]
Join authors Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan Is Killing It!), Naomi Hirahara (An Eternal Lei), and Katharine Schellman (Silence in the Library), as they share the twists and turns of their …
BlogShadows of Grief
Victoria Chang (Dear Memory) and Kat Chow (Seeing Ghosts) share deep, personal sorrow in their recent memoirs, haunting portraits of grief, remembrance, and meaning. Their books offer close examinations of …
BlogFighting for Justice: When our institutions do not serve
Authors Benjamin Gilmer (The Other Dr. Gilmer) and Chip Jones (The Organ Thieves) explore true stories at the intersection of the medical world and the legal world. Chronicling failures of …
BlogEnduring Legacies of American Colonialism
Authors Jonathan M. Katz (Gangsters of Capitalism), and Albert Samaha (Concepcion) question and explore the enduring legacies of war, conquest, and imperialism through the lens of real, individual lives. Written …
BlogEntangled Tales
Join authors John Copenhaver (A Savage Kind), Ellen Crosby (The French Paradox), and Tara Laskowski (The Mother Next Door), as they share their newest novels, stories of threats, murder, and …
BlogReading Under the Influence: A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse with Tara Nurin
Tara Nurin (A Woman’s Place Is in the Brewhouse) discusses the contributions and influence of female brewers and explores the forces that have erased them from the brewing world, with …
BlogTo Reimagine Time: Historical Fantasy
Natashia Deón (The Perishing), Nicole Glover (The Undertakers), and Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun) discuss their historical fantasy novels, each of which incorporate the magical or fantastic as …
BlogSpeaking through History: Poetry of Persona
Poets Annie Kim (Eros, Unbroken) and Shara McCallum (No Ruined Stone) call on historical personas in their most recent books. They speak through and speak to these figures, engaging their …
BlogSecrets, Sisters, and Spies
Join authors Kellye Garrett (Like a Sister), Naomi Hirahara (Clark and Division), and Alma Katsu (Red Widow), as they share their highly-acclaimed, new mysteries offering keen explorations of sisterhood, both …
BlogMy Monticello with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (My Monticello) discusses her debut book, a collection of short stories and the eponymous novella, exploring burdened inheritances and extraordinary pursuits of belonging. United by Johnson’s characters’ …
BlogRust Belt Vegan Kitchen with Meredith Pangrace
Meredith Pangrace (Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen, editor) discusses and shares a cooking demo of one of the recipes from this community cookbook of Rust Belt culinary favorites, updated for today’s …
That’s a Wrap!
That’s a wrap on our 29th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book! Thank you SO MUCH to our amazing community that showed up with excitement, curiosity, and an enormous love of reading. It was one for the books… pun intended.
