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JMRL Annual Book Swap

March 25, 2023 10AM – 12PM

Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is back to host its annual book swap at the Virginia Festival of the Book.

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No Ordinary Crimes: A Thriller Hour 

March 25, 2023 11AM – 12PM

Join authors E.A. Aymar, Gabino Iglesias, and Deanna Raybourn for an afternoon of thrillers.

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The Art and Craft of Bookmaking Demo

March 25, 2023 11AM – 1:30PM

Stop by to watch members of our Book Arts Studio demonstrate the art and craft of bookmaking, and try your hand at a few easy-to-learn crafts.

The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'RourkeEvent

Fifth Annual Carol Troxell Reader: Meghan O’Rourke

March 25, 2023 12PM – 1PM

Meghan O’Rourke’s new book “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness” blends an account of her own medical journey with a broad view of the history and current state of long-term maladies.

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Newbery Authors Panel

March 25, 2023 12:30PM – 1:30PM

Children’s book authors Andrea Beatriz Arango and Meg Medina meet for a conversation about what it means to write the books they wanted to read in their youth.

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Bea Wolf Book Signing at Telegraph Books Uptown

March 25, 2023 2PM – 3PM

Meet author Zach Weinersmith at Telegraph Books Uptown as he signs his graphic middle-grade novel, “Bea Wolf.”

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Crowns & Claws: Coming of Age in YA Fantasy Fiction

March 25, 2023 4PM – 5PM

Debut authors Emily Thiede and Andrew Joseph White discuss their YA fantasy/dystopian novels.

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National Book Foundation Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards

March 25, 2023 4PM – 5PM

John Keene (“Punks: New & Selected Poems”) and Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa (“His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice”) discuss how singular stories collectively shape history.

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Illustrating the Everyday

March 26, 2023 11AM – 1PM

Ivy Creek Natural Area will provide the setting for this outdoor program with authors Arwen Donahue and Suzanne Stryk.

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The Poetic Justice

March 26, 2023 12PM – 1PM

John Charles Thomas’s memoir “The Poetic Justice” reflects his twin loves of the law and of poetry, keeping readers rooted to the urgent issues that rock our communities.

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Poets Across Genre

March 26, 2023 2PM – 3PM

In this panel, poets Quan Barry, Thorpe Moeckel, and Lisa Russ Spaar discuss their forays into prose.

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American Inheritance

March 26, 2023 2PM – 3PM
Ticketed Event

In “American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795,” Edward J. Larson grapples with the legacy of enslavement in America.

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