With the joy and risk that come with engaging diverse perspectives, public book groups spark important community conversations while enriching the reading experience. Certainly that was the case for the dozen or so people gathered at the Salem Public Library recently for a well organized review of The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey… Continue reading ★ The risk and reward of the public book discussion: On the Salem Library Book Group
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★ Summer reading at the Roanoke County Library: Plus Chipotle benefit night Tues., June 20
Summer at the Roanoke County Public Library includes a full Summer Calendar of Events for kid and teens, and some good opportunities for adult book talk. First: sign up at the circulation desk of any county library branch for the all-ages Reading By Design summer reading program. It runs through August 4. Then how about attending a book… Continue reading ★ Summer reading at the Roanoke County Library: Plus Chipotle benefit night Tues., June 20
★ Let’s talk about it. Why we discuss books together.
A pleasant risk of inventorying the region's book clubs is getting pulled into them. It's hard to say no. Reading is connection. The 'solitary' act is really a partnership with the author. For a while, you're almost in one mind together. So it's natural then to want to expand that connection to others with others… Continue reading ★ Let’s talk about it. Why we discuss books together.
★ Rev. Joe Cobb writes the next chapter
Reverend Joe Cobb recently stepped down as the pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of the Blue Ridge after nearly eight years with the congregation. This month he’ll legally marry his partner James. He’s co-written a memoir, Our Family Outing: A Memoir of Coming Out and Coming Through, with his former spouse, Reverend Leigh Anne Taylor. And he says another… Continue reading ★ Rev. Joe Cobb writes the next chapter
★ Roanoke’s secret garden: A summer of children’s literature at Hollins
While not locked away as tightly as Mrs. Craven's garden at Misselthwaite Manor, the summer season of the Hollins program in Children's Literature and Children's Book Illustration offers a rich and underappreciated opportunity for the community. With more than a dozen literary events spanning the six weeks from June 19 to July 28, locals can fashion their own free children's book… Continue reading ★ Roanoke’s secret garden: A summer of children’s literature at Hollins
★ GET WRITING: Words3 – City Lights and Nights – June 15
The June theme: City Lights and Nights Sign up to read. Mark your calendar to attend. This edition of Words3 will take place at the RSO Green Room on Campbell Avenue. (Look for the musical crosswalk.) If you’re interested in reading, use the form below to contact organizer Cara Ellen Modisett. Some details…no more than 6 […]
★ The Righteous Mind to be discussed Sunday, June 11
Katherine Devine is interested in getting some folks together to discuss The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Johnathan Haidt. The book has shaped a great deal of conversation about how we work together through our differences. From Rebecca Litchfield’s review in the London School of Economics Review of Books: “Audacious… what […]
★ The Beauty of Impermanence: Barnhart memoir nominated
Frances Curtis Barnhart's The Beauty of Impermanence: A Woman's Memoir is not a memoir for women only. "Men like it, too," she says. "It applies to all of us in this time of uncertainty and stormy transition. So the time felt right to tell a story of personal transformation. "My journey has been wild with… Continue reading ★ The Beauty of Impermanence: Barnhart memoir nominated
★ Support local authors in the ‘People’s Choice’ category of the Library of Virginia’s 20th Annual Literary Awards
You can support local authors by voting in the People's Choice award categories of the Library of Virginia's 20th Annual Literary Awards. Both Beth Macy (Nonfiction: Truevine) and Elizabeth Poliner (Fiction: As Close to Us as Breathing) are in the running. Online voting is a quick process, but you do need a Google account to participate online. Alternatively a paper… Continue reading ★ Support local authors in the ‘People’s Choice’ category of the Library of Virginia’s 20th Annual Literary Awards
★ Home and away with Tracee de Hahn
Tracee de Hahn is the author of Swiss Vendetta, the first of the Agnes Lüthi mysteries published by St. Martins/Minotaur. Book two, A Well-Timed Murder, is scheduled for release in Feb 2018. She took a break from edits on her second book to talk with us about her inspirations. BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke: Let's start with your… Continue reading ★ Home and away with Tracee de Hahn
BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke 