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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EventA Conversation with Michael Croley
Michael Croley, author of Any Other Place, will be the first guest in the 2021 Buchanan County Public Library’s speaker series. Mr. Croley was born in the foothills of the …
NewsFamily Secrets in Fiction
In this webinar, recorded October 8, 2020, beloved novelist Jill McCorkle discusses her latest book, Hieroglyphics, with author Brendan Mathews. This deeply layered and masterful novel explores what it means …
News#OwnVoices Fiction
In this webinar, recorded October 1, 2020, Yamile Saied Méndez discusses her latest young adult novel, Furia, a powerful, #ownvoices contemporary YA for fans of The Poet X and I …
NewsConversational Creatures
In this webinar, recorded September 17 2020, authors Anita Felicelli (Chimerica) and Joni Murphy (Talking Animals) discuss their latest novels and the roles that talking animals play in literary fiction. …
NewsWinter Counts
In this webinar, recorded August 25, 2020, David Heska Wanbli Weiden discusses his debut thriller, Winter Counts, in conversation with Kasey Jernigan. Winter Counts is a groundbreaking thriller about a …
NewsThe New American
In this webinar, recorded September 3, 2020, Micheline Aharonian Marcom discusses her latest novel, The New American, which recounts the epic journey of a young Guatemalan-American college student, a “dreamer,” …
NewsIn West Mills
In this webinar, recorded August 18, 2020, author De’Shawn Charles Winslow discusses his novel, In West Mills, with Allison Wright, executive editor of Virginia Quarterly Review. A New York Times …
NewsExploring New Crime Anthologies
In this webinar, recorded July 28 2020, authors and editors Angel Luis Colón (¡Pa’Que Tu Lo Sepas!: Latinx Fiction for Puerto Rico), Gabino Iglesias (Both Sides: Border Stories), and Nick …
NewsTravelers
In this webinar, recorded July 23 2020, novelist Helon Habila discusses his latest book, Travelers, with Alane Salierno Mason. Travelers is a startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in …
NewsNow That I’ve Found You
In this webinar, recorded July 21 2020, young adult novelist Kristina Forest discusses her latest book, Now That I’ve Found You, a young adult novel about searching for answers, love, …
