Author: Douglas Charles Jackson

We've got a mix of virtual and in-person events happening around books, from workshops to book clubs. Check out the list below, and always, let us know what we're missing! OCTOBEROct. 22 ★ Sofia Samatar Reading, virtual from Roanoke College at 7 PMOct. 28 ★ Revising Your Poetry with Cathryn Hankla at Book No Further,… Continue reading ★ Upcoming Book Events →

Sign up your group as a Change Academy partner to encourage attendance, and continue the conversation and action as part of your ongoing work together. What's it mean to be a partner? Simply that you're signing on as a group to continue the conversation, the exploration, and or advocacy -- however it makes sense for… Continue reading ★ Sign up your group as a participating partner in the Roanoke Change Academy →

A BOOK CITY resident is interested in forming a small local writing group. "Any genre of adult fiction is fine (i.e., no memoirs, YA or children's books)," she says. "I personally write historical fiction, but have been a member of successful critique groups that have included writers of sci-fi, fantasy, mystery, etc." This group will… Continue reading ★ New writing critique group forming →

SAVE THE DATES!   Save these Mondays for 6:30 - 7:30 PM September 14 – Antiracist Planning and NeighborhoodsSeptember 21 – Antiracist EducationSeptember 28 – Antiracist HealthcareOctober 5 – An Antiracist City Continue the conversation with Roanoke City Public Libraries and BOOK CITY Roanoke.  Following our August 2019 Indecent Histories event with Dr. Ibram X.… Continue reading ★ Save the dates! The Roanoke Change Academy – a policy discussion on HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST →

A couple of years ago, we took our Finding Roanoke project on the road with the Virginia Main Street program as "Finding Main Street." In the project, we used the lens of Dar Williams' What I Found in a Thousand Towns to look at local efforts that illustrated the placemaking concepts. The very first stop… Continue reading ★ A visit to Martinsville’s Books and Crannies with placemaker DeShanta Hairston →

This weekend, the Roanoke Times ran several commentaries that are worth passing along. "This can't continue," by Soul Sessions' Bryan Hancock, is a testimony by the Roanoke leader and Virginia Tech outreach specialist. Bringing the national conversation sparked by the murder of George Floyd to the neighborhood, Hancock points to troubling occurrences and disparities facing our black… Continue reading ★ Anti-racist voices and resources →

Appalachian naturalist David Parrish will present his new book The Gyroscope of Life in a virtual event from Book No Further on  Friday, June 5 at 4 PM. The book "brings biological studies to the curious nonscientist in an accessible and relevant way, inspiring readers to consider the world around us in a new light." Society… Continue reading ★ Virtual author event with Appalachian naturalist David Parrish from Book No Further, Friday 6/5 →