Did you attend the Indecent Histories event in late August with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Justin Phillip Reed? Are you currently reading Stamped from the Beginning? Do you want to go deeper in conversation on the history of racist ideas with neighbors? How'd we get where we are? Where can we go next? Join… Continue reading ★ Stamped from the Beginning Book Club at Melrose Library Oct. 22
Author: Douglas Charles Jackson
Roanoke VA based writer and community coach.
★ Thursday: Arts & Humanities in the City of Roanoke
On Thursday, October 10, Americans for the Arts will be in town to release local data on the impact of arts and culture in the City of Roanoke. Of course, residents of a BOOK CITY know there's something to this. We use the arts and humanities to connect us, to go deeper, to better understand… Continue reading ★ Thursday: Arts & Humanities in the City of Roanoke
★ Today & Tomorrow in a BOOK CITY
There are some great book events happening at the wrap of the work week. Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with at least one of these! Tonight, you can actually get in a couple. Oct. 3 ★ Linda Gregerson: Can we Talk to Another? Poetry in an era of Social Division, 5 PM at Hollins… Continue reading ★ Today & Tomorrow in a BOOK CITY
★ Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month
Our lives are richer because of the arts and humanities. They also make our communities stronger. In Roanoke, the City and the community see arts and culture as tools for engaging neighborhoods, creating opportunities for lifelong learning, and contributing as an industry cluster for a vibrant regional economy. Roanoke's not alone. Communities throughout the region… Continue reading ★ Celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month
★ Writing and Reading as an Act of Rebellion with Brad Stephens (Podcast Episode 1.11)
Our exploration of Identity and Action wraps with podcast producer Brad Stephens. In this episode, we look back at the entire season. We'll talk about books, many of this season's guests, and what these conversations are adding up to, touching on empathy and books, books and the unlikeable, writing and wisdom, the complexity of each of us.… Continue reading ★ Writing and Reading as an Act of Rebellion with Brad Stephens (Podcast Episode 1.11)
★ PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE discussion
A dozen people gathered at South County Library for a discussion of Eric Klinenberg's Palaces for the People this week at New Connections: Let's Talk! This next phase of the civil discourse book club includes both books and film and enjoys coordination and hosting by Roanoke County Public Libraries. The group will meet one more time,… Continue reading ★ PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE discussion
★ GONE WITH THE BOOK historical novel book club to start
Kathy, a BOOK CITY resident, is interested in starting a book club for lovers of historical novels. "I want to focus on novels that are realistic and perhaps based on actual historical events," she says. Here are some titles she says might fit that bill: The Irishman’s Daughter, The Long Flight Home, The Crossing of… Continue reading ★ GONE WITH THE BOOK historical novel book club to start
★ On writing and the word constructs we are, with Jeanne Larsen, writer (Podcast Episode 1.10)
The exploration of Identity and Action continues with Writer Jeanne Larsen. With the poet, novelist, and essayist we explore how the written word shapes our sense of self and how we put that into work in the world around us. "You need to find the words that put who you are as you perceive yourself out… Continue reading ★ On writing and the word constructs we are, with Jeanne Larsen, writer (Podcast Episode 1.10)
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★ Reading recommendations from our Indecent Histories guests
Thanks to the hundreds of people who came out to hear Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Justin Phillip Reed at Indecent Histories at the Melrose Branch of the Roanoke Public Library on August 29th. Summer with the National Book Awards was a program of the National Book Foundation and Roanoke Public Libraries. Look for information soon… Continue reading ★ Reading recommendations from our Indecent Histories guests
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