Author: Douglas Charles Jackson

Let’s read, write, and connect.  As alway, let us know what we’re missing! March 30 -Brook Allen @ Book No Further, 11 AM - 1 PM April is National Poetry Month - Here are some resources - ★ Academy of American Poets ★ The poetry Society of Virginia ★ Poetry Foundation April 20 - 21 ★ Hollins… Continue reading ★ Spring Book Events →

The National Book Foundation's prestigious Science + Literature program is bringing National Book Award winner Arthur Sze to Roanoke.  Sze will join UVA professor Brian Teare at the Grandin Theatre. In a conversation titled Science + Literature: Nature's Poetry and Peril, Sze and Teare will discuss the role of poetry in our modern lives, how… Continue reading ★ Poet Arthur Sze in conversation – April 25 →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtgJ97warkw This year, the City Of Roanoke launched a Youth Poet Lauriate program through the Roanoke Arts Commission. Elani Spencer, the inaugural Youth Poet Lauriate, presented her poem "Perennials" to the Roanoke city Council in February. ★ Read Elani’s poem, “Perennials” (PDF)★ Hear Elani reading “Perennials” (YouTube) in the YPL promotional video★ Read the Roanoke Times coverage (online article and PDF)★… Continue reading ★ Introducing 2024 Roanoke Youth Poet Laureate Elani Spencer →

Catch up with the 2023 Writer by Bus Eva Lynch-Comer. Eva produced her chapbook, Sonder as a result of the transit residency. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvINfwQDvoM Pick up a copy at the City of Roanoke Arts and Culture Office at 117 Church Ave. SW., Roanoke, VA 24011, and check out the links below. Eva Lynch-Comer is an Afro-Latina… Continue reading ★ 2023 Writer by Bus Eva Lynch-Comer →

Book No Further and Art on 1st are partnering for the second Reading into Art, a celebration of the literary and visual creativity of our local community. Artists are invited to read one of the following books by a local literary star and bring some part of it to life in a creative way. As part of the collaboration, books must… Continue reading ★ Reading Into Art: Call for book inspired art →

In season four of our podcast, sponsored by Book No Further, we're exploring "Books that Matter." We're seeking readers, writers, and active community members whose civic work is shaped by their reading. What book inspired your path, shaped your views on our world? What book reinforces your commitment, fuels you, and underpins that stick-to-it-ness required… Continue reading ★ Share a book that matters on season four of the podcast →

On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder (Tim Duggan Books, 2017) is an ideal book to launch season four. This season we're exploring BOOKS THAT MATTER--books that challenge us and shape the way we think and act. And return guest Shari Henry is an ideal guide for a look at our first book, which draws 20 lessons… Continue reading ★ Podcast Season 4 – Shari Henry on caring for our democracy →

Join our community in a free conversation with Raising Lazarus author Beth Macy on Friday, October 28, at 10 AM. Beth Macy in ConversationFriday, October 2810 - 11:30 AMGrandin Theatre1310 Grandin Road SW, Roanoke, VA 24015 Presented by Roanoke Public Libraries and the Roanoke Public Library Foundation, this event celebrates the role of reading together… Continue reading ★ Beth Macy in Conversation at the Grandin, Friday 10/28 →

Let’s read and connect! In-person events are back. Check out the list below, and we’ll see you back out there! As alway, let us know what we’re missing! OCTOBEROct. 15 ★ Book No Further 5th Anniversary Party, 10 AM -5 PMOct. 15 ★ Meet the Authors at BNF: Karen Planning & Bruce Bryan, 11 AM - 1… Continue reading ★ Fall Book Events…in person! →

Join neighbors, artists and new friends at the Third Monday Gallery Talks as we explore the role of art in connecting us around the world and across the city. Prior to the third Monday evening City Council Meetings, the Municipal Building at 215 Church Avenue, SW will be open for a 6 PM Gallery Talk.… Continue reading ★ Roanoke Self-Portrait Project: Third Monday Gallery Talks! →