EventHomeland Elegies with Ayad Akhtar
Ayad Akhtar (Homeland Elegies) discusses his latest novel, a deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams.
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EventThe Secrets We Keep: Literary Fiction
Bill Clegg (The End of the Day), Zeyn Joukhadar (The Thirty Names of Night), and Zak Salih (Let’s Get Back to the Party) discuss their new novels exploring the mysteries of self and community, from the bonds and breaking points of friendship across generations, to a closeted Syrian-American trans boy’s search for family, and childhood friends’ attempts to navigate queer culture in contemporary Washington, D.C.
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EventThe Art of the Short Story: John Lanchester & Te-Ping Chen
John Lanchester (Reality and Other Stories) and Te-Ping Chen (Land of Big Numbers: Stories) discuss their new collections of short stories which grapple with questions of interpersonal connection, technology, ambition, and distraction, through a mixture of witty literary fiction, magical realism, and cultural criticism.
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EventBIPOC Voices in Speculative Fiction
Catherine Hernandez (Crosshairs) and Jordan Ifueko (Raybearer) discuss their works of speculative fiction for YA and adult audiences, as well as their experiences as women of color writing BIPOC characters in science fiction and fantasy.
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EventHistorical Fiction: Rachel Beanland, Brian Castleberry & Lauren Francis-Sharma
Novelists Rachel Beanland (Florence Adler Swims Forever), Brian Castleberry (Nine Shiny Objects), and Lauren Francis-Sharma (Book of the Little Axe) discuss their sweeping works of historical fiction, ranging from 18th-century Trinidad to 20th-century America, and grappling with colonialism, family secrets, racism, and questions of belief.
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EventIndigenous Lit: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, Kelli Jo Ford & Diane Wilson
Novelists Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle (Even As We Breathe), Kelli Jo Ford (Crooked Hallelujah), and Diane Wilson (The Seed Keeper) discuss their work as indigenous writers celebrating Dakota and Cherokee cultures and traditions amid larger forces of history, religion, and class in America.
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EventBefore the Ever After with Jacqueline Woodson
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson discusses her new book for young readers, Before the Ever After, a stirring novel-in-verse exploring the cost of professional sports on Black bodies and the ways a family moves forward when their glory days have passed. A Q&A featuring students’ pre-submitted questions will also be included.
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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 …
