EventThe Groundhog Forever with Henry Hoke & Lydia Conklin
Henry Hoke, author of The Groundhog Forever, reads from and discusses his new poetic pop novel, experimental influences and practices, and much more, in conversation with Lydia Conklin.
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NewsSuggested Events for Centering Authentic Selves
Join the 2021 Festival in exploring work that celebrates and embraces inclusive storytelling…
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EventVirginia Festival of the Book
Watch more than forty conversations with authors, illustrators, and publishers from our 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book.
EventBaddest Girl on the Planet
Heather Frese is the winner of the Lee Smith Novel Award for her debut book, The Baddest Girl on the Planet. Frese will discuss her coming-of-age novel and share her …
EventPreparing for the Apocalypse One Novel at a Time
Franklin Horton, author of The Borrowed World series, has established himself as one of the leading voices in the prepper fiction community. This sub-genre of apocalyptic fiction focuses on characters …
NewsSuggested Events for Losing Yourself in a Good Book: Mystery, Romance, & Crime
Craving a healthy dose of escapism? Tune into these events…
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NewsSuggested Events for Young Readers
Keep reading for some kid-friendly events appropriate for the whole family…
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NewsSuggested Events for Fans of Literary Fiction
Keep reading to discover some of the literary fiction line-up on the 2021 Festival schedule…
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NewsSuggested Events for Those Seeking Joy
At a time when pure, unadulterated joy feels hard to come by, books can be a reliable source of delight…
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EventNBF Presents: The Work of Fiction
Three 2020 honorees for the National Book Award for Fiction Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind, Finalist), Megha Majumdar (A Burning, Longlist), and Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Finalist) discuss their books and fiction’s place in contemporary American culture, with Randy Winston.
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NewsAnnouncing the all-virtual 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule
We are so excited to share the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule of virtual events…
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EventWriting Women, Writing Resilience
Susan Abulhawa (Against the Loveless World), Peace Adzo Medie (His Only Wife), and Diane Zinna (The All-Night Sun) discuss their new novels and the irrepressible women whose stories they tell, including a young Palestinian reflecting on her life while in solitary confinement, a young seamstress in Ghana seeking independence while navigating marriage and family, and an American teacher traveling in Sweden who is forced to finally come to grips with her buried grief.
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