Our things literary.
What books would you choose if you could read just five, desert-island-style, over and over and over again? That’s the question BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke contributor Ashley Wilson Fellers will ask local writers, booksellers and literacy advocates in the a fresh series, Desert Island Reads. In this installment, Ashley checks in with Sara Geres, program director at… Continue reading ★ Desert Island Reads: Blue Ridge Literacy’s Sara Geres
Before you know it, it'll be hunker-down-and-read weather. Are you ready? Here's a preparation tip: stacks of books that without a due date. Buy yours inexpensively at the upcoming Roanoke County Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale. From September 30 to October 5, there will be thousands to choose from. For a real bargain,… Continue reading ★ Fall Book Sale (Sep. 30 – Oct. 5): Roanoke County Friends of the Library
People often say that they would read if they only had the time. Not so for a local book group whose name reflects this particular challenge. These ladies are busy, but they commit to reading just the same. The "Too Much on My Plate Book Club” has been meeting for 15 years. The original members… Continue reading ★ Too much on their plates? It doesn’t stop these readers
How many active book clubs do we have in the region? We think it would be fun to know. Help us get a count by registering your group with BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke. (Your club can remain a private group, but we'll count your number of readers and list your club below.) Submit a listing and… Continue reading ★ Get counted in the BOOK CITY Book Club Census
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