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2020 Festival of the Book Canceled
It is with heavy hearts that we write to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book.
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Canceled: More Lasting Than Bronze
Word and Art as Grassroots Monuments Attend this round table talk to hear Paul Farber (Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia), conceptual visual artist Veronica Jackson, and Robert Schultz (War …
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Festival Partnership Raises Awareness of Environmental Writing
More than ten years ago, a unique partnership formed between the Virginia Festival of the Book and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) to celebrate some of today’s top environmental …
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Canceled: Virginia Festival of the Book
It is with heavy hearts that we write to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book.
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Virginia Festival of the Book Announces 2020 Schedule
More than 120 Free Programs in March, for All Ages and Reading Interests January 15, 2020—Charlottesville, Va.—The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities, celebrating its 26th year …
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Jamestown & Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’
By Nora Pehrson Hannah Wojciehowski is a Virginia Humanities Fellow in Residence this fall researching the connection between the Virginia Company’s venture in Jamestown and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Hannah teaches …
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VA Festival of the Book Announces 2020 Line-up and Headliners
Featuring Hundreds of Acclaimed Speakers, Including NAACP Image Award Winners, Newbery Medalists, National Book Award Recipients, Internationally-Renowned Scholars, and Many More November 14, 2019—Charlottesville, Va.—A program of Virginia Humanities, the …
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Eliza! Eliza!
By Nora Pehrson Karen Chase is a 2019 Virginia Humanities Fellow in residence at the Library of Virginia in Richmond. She is working on a forthcoming book, Eliza! Eliza! A …
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Banking on Freedom
Hear Shennette Garrett-Scott, author of Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal read from her book and take questions at New Dominion Bookshop in this …
