EventSHELF LIFE—Living Queer History with Samantha Rosenthal
Samantha Rosenthal discusses Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City and the LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, that the book documents and celebrates. Interweaving historical analysis, theory, …
EventSHELF LIFE—Tastes Like War with Grace M. Cho
Grace M. Cho discusses her latest book, Tastes Like War, which was a nonfiction finalist for the 2021 National Book Award. Part memoir, part sociological investigation, Tastes Like War offers …
NewsSHELF LIFE—EcoPoetics: Poetry and the Natural World
Poets Kathy Davis (Passiflora), Danielle Beazer Dubrasky (Drift Migration), and Cathryn Hankla (Not Xanadu) read from and discuss their recent collections. All three hold ties with Virginia and depict its …
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Cathryn Hankla
Cathryn Hankla, author of Not Xanadu, is a writer, artist, and professor emerita at Hollins University. Author of fifteen books, her work spans genre to include stories, essays, poetry, and …
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Danielle Beazer Dubrasky
Danielle Beazer Dubrasky, author of Drift Migration, is a writer and professor. Her work focuses on the natural world, and has appeared in many publications such as Pilgrimage and the …
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author Kathy Davis
Kathy Davis, author of Passiflora, is a writer of poetry and nonfiction. Her work has appeared in many publications such as The Southern Review and Guernica. Get to know Kathy …
NewsSHELF LIFE—Rediscovering Earth: A Conversation with William deBuys and Bill McKibben
William deBuys (The Trail to Kanjiroba) discusses his latest book in conversation with Bill McKibben. In The Trail to Kanjiroba deBuys brings attributes of memoir and travel and nature writing …
NewsQ&A with Shelf Life author William deBuys
William deBuys, author of The Trail to Kanjiroba: Rediscovering Earth in an Age of Loss, is a conservationist and writer whose books focalize natural environments ranging from the Sangre de …
NewsSHELF LIFE—The Kissing Bug with Daisy Hernández
Daisy Hernández (The Kissing Bug) and Dr. Rachel Marcus discuss Chagas, the rare and devastating parasite-borne illness that is prevalent in the U.S. Latinx community. In The Kissing Bug Hernández …
NewsVirtual Storytime Marathon
Cherie Fu (Little Messy Marcy Su), Shannon Hitchcock (She Sang for the Mountains), Juana Medina (Juana & Lucas: Muchos Changes), Sana Rafi (Little Seeds of Promise), and Brittany J. Thurman …
NewsVirtual School Visit with Ruth Behar
On April 6 as part of the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book, Ruth Behar (Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey) discussed her picture book in a presentation …
NewsSELC Reed Environmental Award Celebration with Michael Mann
Michael Mann, author of (The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet) will speak at the annual celebration of the Reed Award for Environmental Writing presented by …
