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Red Hill Rediscovered: “Pretty Young Rebel” Book Talk with Flora Fraser

Join Red Hill-Patrick Henry National Memorial and Dr. Jim Ambuske for a live virtual discussion with author Flora Fraser on her latest biography, “Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora MacDonald.”

May 31, 2023 | 1PM – 2PM | Online
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Handsome, Durable, and Inexpensive: The ‘Modern Library,’ 1925-1959

The Bibliographical Society of UVA hosts their annual meeting, announcing the publication of an online bibliography of the Modern Library.

March 24, 2023 | 4PM – 5PM
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National Book Foundation Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards

John Keene (“Punks: New & Selected Poems”) and Robert Samuels & Toluse Olorunnipa (“His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice”) discuss how singular stories collectively shape history.

March 25, 2023 | 4PM – 5PM
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Fifth Annual Carol Troxell Reader: Meghan O’Rourke

Meghan O’Rourke’s new book “The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness” blends an account of her own medical journey with a broad view of the history and current state of long-term maladies.

March 25, 2023 | 12PM – 1PM
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American Inheritance

Ticketed Event

In “American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795,” Edward J. Larson grapples with the legacy of enslavement in America.

March 26, 2023 | 2PM – 3PM
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Origin Stories: Belief & Identity in VA Memoirs

These memoirs from VA professors Sofia Samatar and Matthew Vollmer explore how family, history, and religion shape our backgrounds.

March 26, 2023 | 4PM – 5PM
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Illustrating the Everyday

Ivy Creek Natural Area will provide the setting for this outdoor program with authors Arwen Donahue and Suzanne Stryk.

March 26, 2023 | 11AM – 1PM
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Just Mercy Community Book Discussion

Join the Springhouse Community School for a community book discussion of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson’s memoir documenting his career as a criminal defense lawyer and his efforts to overturn numerous wrongful convictions.

February 18, 2023 | 2PM | Floyd
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Just Mercy Community Book Discussion

Join the Springhouse Community School for a community book discussion of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson’s memoir documenting his career as a criminal defense lawyer and his efforts to overturn numerous wrongful convictions.

February 11, 2023 | 2PM | Floyd
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Just Mercy Community Book Discussion

Join the Springhouse Community School for a community book discussion of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson’s memoir documenting his career as a criminal defense lawyer and his efforts to overturn numerous wrongful convictions.

February 4, 2023 | 2PM | Floyd
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