NewsSuggested Events for Learning Something New About the World
Watch these 2021 Festival events featuring works of nonfiction to learn new information about the world around you…
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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.
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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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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EventReading Under the Influence: Music, History & Race
Regina Bradley (Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of Hip-Hop South), Adam Gussow (Whose Blues? Facing Up to Race and the Future of Music), and Claudrena Harold (When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras) discuss the ways that music, history, and race intersect in the creation of American identity, with a focus on blues, southern hip-hop, and late-century gospel music.
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NewsREPLAY: Music that Mends
Much is written about incarcerated people. This week, we hear what they are writing and thinking about themselves.
NewsWriting Through
What do the mythological Chimera and motherhood have in common? In her work, poet Julie Phillips Brown (Virginia Military Institute) dissects this and other biological queries, cleverly unveiling what makes …
NewsHumanities Fellowships Go Virtual
The Virginia Humanities Fellowship program is operating entirely remotely for the duration of the 2020-2021 academic year. The Fellowship program initially moved online in accordance with the statewide stay-at-home orders …
NewsThe Kinship of Plants and People
In this webinar, recorded September 24, 2020, ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón discusses his new book, Iwígara: The Kinship of Plants and People, which includes the belief that all life-forms are interconnected …
EventMonument Lab & Creative Speculations Where You Live
Paul Farber (Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia) discusses his work as a co-founder of The Monument Lab, which works with community members to reimagine public spaces through stories of …
EventDoes Good Exist?
Maggie Paxson discusses her memoir, The Plateau, which blends anthropology, history, and personal introspection to delve deep into philosophical and moral issues; with Bella Stander. “Multilayered, intimate .. Paxson is …
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 …
