NewsSights & Sounds: Visual Poetry
Poets David Campos (American Quasar), Naoko Fujimoto (Glyph), and Aurielle Marie (Gumbo Ya Ya) employ not only the written word but also a visual vocabulary in their work. Linking text …
NewsThe Emotional Pull of Home
Join authors Joanna Eleftheriou (This Way Back), Henry Hoke (Sticker), and Jennifer Niesslein (Dreadful Sorry) as they share their place-centered essays and memoirs, addressing questions of class, history, family, gender, …
NewsThe Wrong End of the Telescope with Rabih Alameddine
Rabih Alameddine (The Wrong End of the Telescope) discusses his latest novel, a transporting new novel about an Arab American trans woman’s journey among Syrian refugees on Lesbos island. In …
NewsThe Critical Role of Local Journalism
Authors and media specialists Christopher Ali (Farm Fresh Broadband) and Jennifer Lawless (News Hole) share their work and discuss the many challenges to open access to local news, including struggling …
NewsExploring Family Bonds
Authors Jan Beatty (American Bastard: A Memoir), Taylor Harris (This Boy We Made: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown), and Julietta Singh (The Breaks: An Essay) offer …
NewsA Thousand Steps into Night with Traci Chee
Traci Chee (A Thousand Steps into Night) discusses her new YA fantasy novel, a Japanese-influenced fantasy brimming with demons, adventure, and plans gone awry. In conversation with Emma Ito. Watch …
NewsHalfway Home: A Conversation with Reuben Jonathan Miller
Reuben Jonathan Miller (Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration) discusses his work studying mass incarceration, including life after incarceration, sharing the stories of the men, women, …
NewsMagic & Mythical: YA Fantasy
Deborah Falaye (Blood Scion), TJ Klune (Flash Fire), and Anna-Marie McLemore (Lakelore) explore the challenges of growing up amidst the magical and extraordinary circumstances of fantastical worlds. Whether superpowers, mythological …
NewsLives of the Unfree: Activism and Survival
Authors Justene Hill Edwards (Unfree Markets: The Slaves Economy and the Rise of Capitalism in South Carolina) and Vanessa M. Holden (Surviving Southampton: African American Women and Resistance in Nat …
NewsThe Inner Work of Racial Justice: A Conversation with Rhonda V. Magee
Mindfulness teacher and law professor Rhonda V. Magee (The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness) discusses her work exploring the intersections of anti-racist …
NewsSeeing Trees, Saving the Great Forests
Forests scientists and preservationists Meg Lowman (Arbornaut) and John W. Reid (Ever Green) share their work and experience traveling and studying the great forests of the world, including the immediate …
News2022 Festival Schedule Changes & Cancellations
Schedule Changes Please note that the following changes have been made to the 2022 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule, which are also reflected on event pages: Wednesday, March 16, …
