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VA Festival of the Book | Books & Literature

Join us for Evicted: An Evening with Matthew Desmond

Join us for this FREE community event focused on housing inequality and more…

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SHELF LIFE: The Shadow King with Maaza Mengiste and Jill Bialosky

Enjoy this recap from Shelf Life with novelist Maaza Mengiste…

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True Heart Intuitive Tarot with Rachel True and Ramona Martinez

Check out this recap from Shelf Life with Rachel True, as she discusses her new tarot deck and guidebook…

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VOTE! Gilda Daniels and the #1 Antidote for Voter Suppression

Check out this recap from our election-focused virtual event with Gilda Daniels, as she discusses her book…

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Family Secrets in Fiction: Jill McCorkle in conversation with Brendan Mathews

Check out this recap from Shelf Life with Jill McCorkle, as she discusses her new book…

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Detecting Women with Hilary Davidson and Rachel Howzell Hall

Check out this recap from Shelf Life with Hilary Davidson and Rachel Howzell Hall, as they discuss their new books and crime writing…

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The Kinship of Plants and People—Enrique Salmón on Iwígara

Check out this recap from Shelf Life with Enrique Salmón, as he discusses his book, Iwígara: The Kinship of Plants and People…

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VA Festival of the Book | Books & Literature

Announcing November SHELF LIFE events

SHELF LIFE continues in November with virtual author events Thursdays at noon…

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Encyclopedia VA | History

Bernard Cohen and the Legacy of Loving

Bernard Cohen, one of the two lawyers who successfully took on one of the last laws underpinning legal segregation in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, died on October 12… Read More»

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With Good Reason | Civics

Presidential Leadership

What makes a leader decide to go to war? We take a look at the beginning of United States imperialism as we consider why leaders do the things they do.

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Fellowships | History

Witnessing the Dawn of Black Voting

The 15th Amendment became part of the US Constitution 150 years ago on February 3, 1870. In this special election-season Fellows talk, presented on October 27, 2020, Virginia Humanities’ Fellow …

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VA Festival of the Book | Books & Literature

Q&A with Shelf Life author Rachel True

Get to know SHELF LIFE author Rachel True…

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