Library of Virginia Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Victoria G. GallowayLibrary of VirginiaWed, Jun 14 6pm it's Literary Virginia Book Group time! #Virtual #bookclub discussing "The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II" by Mari K. Eder. Details at https://t.co/eNAlUUxD5o About the book: https://t.co/MjTn20qAD2 https://t.co/xWVHG6CCNm
Paperback, 2016
$10.13$5.07 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Freedom Race
Lucinda RoyLibrary of VirginiaFri Sep 23 Lunchtime #Book Break at LVA with Lucinda Roy about works in her "Dreambird Chronicles" series: "The Freedom Race" & its sequel, "Flying the Coop." More info at https://t.co/MGruFSrbLc #HistoricalFiction @LRoyAuthor @JamesRvrWriters https://t.co/O2VRV2XnwW
Paperback, 2022
$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tender Grave
Sheri ReynoldsLibrary of VirginiaTOMORROW 6PM Livestream! #Virginia Literary Awards Panel Discussion | #Fiction. Author @briancastleber5 moderates a #virtual talk w/ @jocelynjohnson ("My Monticello", Joanna Pearson ("Now You Know It All") & Sheri Reynolds ("The Tender Grave") https://t.co/o9tEnJkOQA #BookLover https://t.co/4ixWyFAGiZ
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia: Powhatan People and the Color Line
Laura J. FellerLibrary of VirginiaThurs Nov 10 6pm LVA Lecture Hall "Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia" with Laura Feller. Explore the work #tidewater #Virginia Indians, descendants of the #Algonquian #Powhatan, undertook to sustain their Native identity. https://t.co/APutsEvvmo #NativeAmericanHistory https://t.co/VDNUtxqLgx
Paperback, 2024
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island
Earl SwiftLibrary of VirginiaTONIGHT 6pm join in the #virtual #bookclub Common Ground Virginia History to discuss "Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island." Earl Swift will be joining for a short Q&A! Register https://t.co/OCBv4WUX2y About the book https://t.co/6cA41NBMwZ https://t.co/CZGXC23i0u
Paperback, 2020
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Night Gone
Tara LaskowskiLibrary of VirginiaTONIGHT, 6pm on Google Meet, VA Literary Book Group. We're discussing "One Night Gone" by Tara Laskowski (2020 Fiction Award finalist). In June it's "Hitler's Last Hostages" by Mary M. Lane (2020 Nonfiction Award finalist). Learn more http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar?event=415 #BookClub #readVA https://t.co/0VBiuqVCga
Paperback, 2019
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lock Her Up
Tina ParkerLibrary of VirginiaTONIGHT, 6PM Livestream! #Virginia Literary Awards Panel Discussion | #Poetry. Author @PoetLKA moderates a #virtual talk w/ @SandraBeasley ("Made to Explode", Rita Dove ("Playlist for the Apocalypsel") & Tina Parker ("Lock Her Up") https://t.co/VJSXXtlREl… #poetrytwitter https://t.co/1AGjxOsvCA
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How May I Help You?: An Immigrant's Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage
Deepak SinghLibrary of VirginiaTONITE at 6pm join our #virtual Common Ground #Virginia #History Book Group for a discussion about Deepak Singh's "How May I Help You? An Immigrant's Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage" Register: https://t.co/oDpNcPZT3Y @deepakwriter #nonfiction #immigration https://t.co/uNegzgYZvE
Paperback, 2017
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice
James Branch CabellLibrary of VirginiaBanned in NY from 1920-1922 for "offensive, lewd" content, #VaAuthor James Branch Cabell's satirical novel Jurgen is a progenitor of the modern fantasy genre and has since inspired @VCUCabell's Jurgen Banned Art Comics Content. #BannedBooksWeek https://t.co/TWzMpFSglq
Paperback, 2022
$25.57$12.78 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Winfred RembertLibrary of VirginiaCongratulations to the winners & honorees of Saturday's 25th Annual Literary Awards! Erin I. Kelly (center) & artist Winfred Rembert’s widow, Patsy Rembert (right) and son (left) accepted the Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award,for the book “Chasing Me to My Grave” https://t.co/yCuk5cguTQ
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book