Submit a review

In addition to author interviews, news, and event notices, the BOOK CITY Blog will feature

  • Locals figures on their favorite books
  • Book reviews by local readers
  • Book club discussion summaries and recommendations

Want to share a review? Here are the guidelines:

  • Let’s make them brief. Please, no more than 350 words. See what you can do with that, and then if we need to make them longer we can.
  • Tie the review to our community.
  • Suggested book review topics:
    • books by Roanoke authors,
    • books by authors about to visit roanoke, and
    • books on issues, topics, characters, and setting relevant to Roanoke.
  • Suggested commentary, observations, and recaps of:
    • book talks,
    • readings,
    • literary events,
    • book group book recommendations,
    • book group discussion summaries.