Barbara Ehrenreich (Natural Causes) will speak at the Read & Lead Lunch on March 20, 2019.
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Wednesday: Mar 20
Behind Closed Doors: Southern Literary Fiction
Wed. March 20, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Talley English (Horse), Michael Knight (Eveningland), and Kristyn Kusek Lewis (Half Of What You Hear) discuss their writing and intricately imagined characters, and the setting of the American South as an influence on their work.
More »Carol Troxell Reader: Jarrett Krosoczka
Wed. March 20, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
As the second annual Carol Troxell Reader, Jarrett Krosoczka (Hey, Kiddo) gives a solo reading, sharing his personal story and artwork from his acclaimed new memoir (for mature teens and adult readers).
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Celebration of Challenge Into Change, featuring LaTanya McQueen
Wed. March 20, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Listen to and honor the Women’s Initiative’s “Challenge Into Change” essay contest participants while celebrating the power of storytelling as a way towards healing and empowerment. LaTanya McQueen (And It Begins Like This) will read from her work, contest participants will be recognized, and the top three award recipients will read from their own work.
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Thursday: Mar 21
Love and Heartbreak: Mental Illness Memoirs
Thu. March 21, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Charita Cole Brown (Defying the Verdict) and Zack McDermott (Gorilla and the Bird) discuss their own experiences with mental health and illness, sharing hope for ending the stigma of mental illness.
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Friday: Mar 22
Access Arts Presents Jane Foy
Fri. March 22, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Local radio veteran Jane Foy shares stories from more than four decades in the broadcasting industry, as well as her advocacy for the vision impaired, her current avocation, writing for caretakers dealing with family members with dementia.
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All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
Fri. March 22, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Nicole Chung (All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir) will read from her highly acclaimed memoir and discuss it in conversation with Taylor Harris.
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The Socio-Economic Politics of Food & Family
Fri. March 22, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location:
UVa Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections
UVa Central Grounds, 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Co-authors Sarah Bowen, Joslyn Brenton, and Sinikka Elliott discuss their collaborative work researching and writing Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won’t Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It, based on extensive interviews and fieldwork in the homes and kitchens of a diverse group of American families.
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Saturday: Mar 23
Short Stories, Long on Meaning
Sat. March 23, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Friday Black), Karen Bender (The New Order), and Chaya Bhuvaneswar (White Dancing Elephants) discuss their powerful collections of short stories, ranging from the lyrical and meditative to the bizarre and darkly dystopian.
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The Power of Graphic Novels
Sat. March 23, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Brooklyn Allen (Lumberjanes), Ken Krimstein (The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt), and James Sturm (Off Season) discuss their graphic novels and the power of the genre to tell important stories for all ages.
More »Tags: Arts, Biography / Memoir, Comics / Graphic Novels, Family / Aging, History, Humor, LGBTQ
Future Tense: Writers You’ll be Reading for the Next 25 Years
Sat. March 23, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Mitchell S. Jackson (Survival Math), José Olivarez (Citizen Illegal), and Sarah Smarsh (Heartland) share and discuss their deeply personal works of nonfiction and poetry, each representing an eye-opening look into larger social and political issues in America.
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The 25th annual Virginia Festival of the Book will be held Wednesday, March 20 through Sunday, March 24, 2019 in venues across Charlottesville and Albemarle County.
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