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Three romance novels to enjoy whether you are spending Valentine's day in love — or single, again.

A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Olivia Garrone | February 2, 2021

Three novel recommendations featuring love stories for you to savor like the box of chocolates you are bound to receive — if not this year, one day.

Joy Harjo is the first Native American to serve as poet laureate and is a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation.

Poetry, song and gratitude with Joy Harjo

By Annie Chotikul | November 24, 2020

Lisa Russ Spaar is a professor of English at the University.

The self: In conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar

By Kate Granruth | October 22, 2020

These three books will suit your spooky season and provide the perfect distraction from midterms.

A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Lauren Whitlock | October 1, 2020

Here are three books to read this month, curated by the A&E staff.

A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Robin Schwartzkopf | May 3, 2020

Stay busy while under quarantine by reading these five books.

Books to read while you’re lonely in quarantine

By Leah Erwin | April 17, 2020

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A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Kate Granruth | April 6, 2020

April showers bring May flowers, and even though we will have to admire those eventual flowers from a safe distance while self-isolating, we can outlast April showers by curling up with a good book and a hot drink.

Cristina Rivera Garza read from her work as a Rea Visiting Lecturer in Fiction on Feb. 20 in the Rotunda Multipurpose room.

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In compliment of Cristina Rivera Garza

By Elliot Van Noy | February 27, 2020

Cristina Rivera Garza’s writing embodies the experience of fully entering a landscape’s soul.

Here are three books to read this month, curated by the A&E staff.

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A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Robin Schwartzkopf | February 26, 2020

As the weather hopefully gets warmer, what better way to spend a self-care afternoon than with a new book?

Poet Aracelis Girmay has written several poetry collections which she sampled in her reading at the University.

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Poetry school with Aracelis Girmay

By Joanna Ashley Clark | February 6, 2020

Girmay speaks in music. There is no way to listen to or read her poems and not immediately be wrapped within a world of promise, heartache, longing and loss.

Here are three books to read this month, curated by the A&E staff.

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A&E Book Club: Three books to read this month

By Caitlin Woodford | January 29, 2020

As the first few weeks of classes wind down and the mountains of textbook readings pile up, why not take a break from that political theory book you don’t want to read and dive into some new and exciting books?

A poster produced by the New American Story Project by artist Micah Bazant. Bazant worked from a photograph of a Mayan women who received asylum.

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Storytellers react to and interact with the Central American refugee crisis

By Elliot Van Noy | November 15, 2019

The U.Va. Centro de las Americas Fall Symposium was an interdisciplinary dive into the framework surrounding migrants fleeing Central America and a view at the compelling documentation of movement, strife and hope.

Writer and former U.Va. professor Ann Beattie read at Old Cabell Hall Oct. 17.

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Ann Beattie succeeds in pleasing writing crowd

By Elliot Van Noy | October 27, 2019

One-time University professor Ann Beattie shared her short fiction in an Old Cabell reading and masterclass with MFA students and creative writing undergraduates.

Toni Morrison speaking in 2008 in New York City.

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Book launch, documentary screening will celebrate Toni Morrison’s legacy, memory

By Dan Goff | October 14, 2019

“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” will be screened on Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Newcomb Hall Theater at 5 p.m. A panel and book signing will follow.

Novelist Álvaro Enrigue spoke about his upcoming work during a craft talk and reading at the Bookstore's Mezzanine September 19.

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The testimony of Álvaro Enrigue and his archive

By Elliot Van Noy | September 26, 2019

Álvaro Enrigue won’t just change your mind, he’ll flip it around and peel back all it knew, salt it and serve it with a shot of confused delight.

Author Lauren Camp will share her work, including her latest poetry collection entitled "Turquoise Door," at New Dominion Bookshop May 11.

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Lauren Camp is a poet defining place

By Ashley Clark | May 10, 2019

Lauren Camp will be in the Shenandoah Valley for 11 days, starting with a reading at New Dominion Bookshop May 11.

The Virginia Festival of the Book hosted three panelists on the topic of the future.

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Stories about stories: Three authors share their work and speak about their craft

By Sydney Bradley | March 29, 2019

At the crux of the conversation that carried into the night was the authors’ craft — and its relationship to their own stories.

Authors of LGBTQI romance Samantha Boyette, D. Jackson Leigh and Radclyffe sat for a panel with Sandy Lowe, senior editor of Bold Strokes Books, as part of Virginia Festival of the Book.

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Diverse voices striving for even more diversity

By Loree Seitz | March 29, 2019

The discussion opened with a simple question — what is LGBTQI fiction?

Virginia Festival of the Book feature a panel that discussed the entrance of graphic novels into mainstream literature and the rise of "visual literacy."

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“The Power of Graphic Novels” lies in the hands of illustrator and reader

By Ria Sardesai | March 27, 2019

“The Power of Graphic Novels” was an event that showed that graphic novels are the perfect gateway to attaining visual literacy.

Authors Christina Dalcher and Adam Nemett took part in a panel on dystopian fiction as part of the 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book.

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Dystopian novels reflect our current milieu

By Joseph Riley | March 26, 2019

This program was an example of the impact that fiction — and art more generally — can have on the way we perceive real-world issues.