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Being a real fan of something can make life a much richer experience. You study it and learn its intricacies. It's an opening to new worlds. Then when you get together with other like-minded folks, things really start to happen. The energy is infectious. We learn from each other in a common bond. Understanding leaps.… Continue reading ★ On pace with Blue Hippo Poetry Club’s Sam Lafaye
New York Times columnist David Brooks delivers a surprise in introduction of his new book, The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life (Random House, 2019). He defines joy. He quotes Tolstoy and David Whyte. There's poetry and survey work on mysticism. Brooks has shed a rigid exoskeleton, and he's refreshingly frank, right from… Continue reading ★ Raleigh Court Branch Library book club reading THE SECOND MOUNTAIN
May 4 (May the Fourth be with You!) ★ Star Wars Saturday, 10 AM at B&D Comics May 8 ★ Soul Sessions, You Define You, 8 PM at Morning Brew Coffee May 10 ★ Handmade Paper workshop, 12:15 PM at the Taubman May 12 ★ Mother's Day: Give her a meaningful book. Write her a thoughtful… Continue reading ★ May events in BOOK CITY
The New Connections book club wrapped up their three-session discussion of Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. The unanimous opinion was that the book is well worth the read. "How do we get it in more people's hands?" asked Sorell Murillo, the host of session three. In… Continue reading ★ The bottom line on THE COLOR OF LAW: Read it.
A dozen readers gathered Saturday around author Heath Lee as she projected images of her most recent subjects on the wall of Book No Further's lofted children's section. Lee's second book, The League of Wives, which came out in early April from St. Martin's Press, covers the transformation and struggles of the wives of prisoners in the Vietnam… Continue reading ★ Book Talk Recap: Heath Lee at Book No Further
It's the last day of National Poetry Month, and two dozen poetry lovers celebrated last night at Carilion Clinic with the Keeley Healing Arts and Book City Roanoke. Thanks to everyone who came out and shared a poem in their heart. Some who came didn't know they'd be at the microphone by the end of… Continue reading ★ Poetry by Heart quick clip
A porter with your prose? A pilsner for the poet? Deschutes Brewery (Roanoke Tasting Room) hosts books and brews with local author, Cameron MacKenzie on Thursday, May 2. In this edition of Deschutes Lit, expect to hear Rockbridge County's Cynthia Atkins and Tech's Matthew Vollmer. And of course, there are suggested pairings for the reading.… Continue reading ★ Deschutes Lit: Thursday 5/2
CoLab is a hub—a central spot in Grandin Village for co-working and energetic entrepreneurs starting their own businesses and nonprofits. Director Brad Stephens works in the center of all that, so a little respite can be a good thing. It can come in the form of a few moments in nature, or a few moments… Continue reading ★ CoLab Director Brad Stephens with Poetry by Heart
Poetry can reach us in surprising ways, and to celebrate National Poetry Month, we’re coming together in a casual and fun meet-up to share those poems we hold in our hearts. Perhaps a poem has surprised you with insight, lifted you, or made you laugh at just the right time. Try committing it to memory… Continue reading ★ Monday: Share a poem at Poetry by Heart
"Reading Garden", the cluster of limestone book furniture outside the Gainsboro Library is chock full of poetry. Colorado artist Madeline Weiner developed the 2009 work through public workshops and calls for work from the neighborhood. She then carved selected works into the sculpture. "Library" by the late Anna Lucas, then a 16-year old student at Roanoke… Continue reading ★ Susan Jennings in the Gainsboro Library “Reading Garden”
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