News2023 Carol Troxell Reader: Meghan O’Rourke
We are honored to announce that our fifth annual Carol Troxell Reader is Meghan O’Rourke. O’Rourke is a New York Times bestselling author, poet, editor, and podcaster whose work often tackles challenging …
NewsSecond Round of 2023 Festival of the Book Panels Announced
We’re pleased to share a second round of 2023 Virginia Festival of the Book panels with you!
NewsTwo Newbery Authors Join 2023 Festival
Join Andrea Beatriz Arango, author of Iveliz Explains It All, and Meg Medina, the New York Times bestselling author of Merci Suárez Plays It Cool on Saturday, March 25th at 12:30.
NewsVirginia Festival of the Book Schedule Sneak Peek
We’re thrilled to be able to share the first round of 2023 Virginia Festival of the Book panels with you! We’ll be announcing more authors and events in the coming …
NewsSame Page Community Reads & Featured VA Festival of the Book Author Announced
Ross Gay: The Book of Delights
We’re honored to again partner with Jefferson-Madison Regional Library as part of their Same Page Community Read initiative. This year, JMRL has chosen to feature Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights. …
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 …
