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Virtual School Visit with Cherie Fu
On March 3, as part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, Cherie Fu (Little Messy Marcy Su) discussed her picture book in a virtual presentation for school groups …
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Virtual School Visit with Laura Gao
On March 2, as part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, Laura Gao (Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American) discussed their graphic memoir for young readers …
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Virtual School Visit with Traci Chee
On February 15 as part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, Traci Chee (We Are Not Free) discussed her novel for young readers in a presentation for school …
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SHELF LIFE—The Silent Shore with Charles L. Chavis, Jr.
In partnership with the Maryland Center for the Book at Maryland Humanities, the Virginia Center for the Book at Virginia Humanities presents Charles L. Chavis, Jr. (The Silent Shore: The …
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SHELF LIFE—Fighting Political Gridlock: David J. Toscano in Conversation with Christopher K. Peace
David J. Toscano (Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation and Our Lives) discusses how state governments, in response to federal government gridlock, have taken action on issues of …
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SHELF LIFE—In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower with Davarian L. Baldwin & Jalane Schmidt
Davarian L. Baldwin (In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities) discusses how universities have become big business and the costs for those living in …
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SHELF LIFE—Music, Grace & Grit: Black Voices in Verse
Poets Ashley M. Jones (Reparations Now!), Khalisa Rae (Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat), and Crystal Wilkinson (Perfect Black) confront their complex Southern inheritance, mourning the horrors of racism while …
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SHELF LIFE: Any Murders in the Building?
Step into cozy-reading for the winter with Maggie Blackburn (Once Upon a Seaside Murder), Amita Murray (Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death), and RV Raman (A Will to Kill). …
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SHELF LIFE—Beloved Beasts: Michelle Nijhuis in Conversation with Oliver Milman
Michelle Nijhuis discussed Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, her vibrant history of the modern conservation movement seen through the lives and ideas of the people …
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SHELF LIFE—The Follower: Kate Doughty in Conversation with Christopher Tilghman
Kate Doughty discusses her debut novel, The Follower, with Christopher Tilghman. A spine-tingling YA thriller based on a true story, The Follower examines the implications of what it is to …
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Undoing Drugs: A Conversation with Maia Szalavitz
Maia Szalavitz, author of Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction, discussed the story of harm reduction and its potential to tame the opioid …
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Literary Fiction: A Discussion with Yvonne Battle-Felton, Keisha Bush & Melanie S. Hatter
Yvonne Battle-Felton (Remembered), Keisha Bush (No Heaven for Good Boys), and Melanie S. Hatter (Malawi’s Sisters) discuss their acclaimed literary fiction, exploring themes of family, memory, and the affirming power …
