Virginia Humanities Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#OnThisDay in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures,” wants to make sure we don’t forget the three Black women who made that triumph possible: https://t.co/Y2n4pL5OAl #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/fE3y0b4NJp

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Join @PHenrysRedHill on May 31 from 1–2PM for a live virtual discussion with author Flora Fraser on her latest biography, “Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora MacDonald.” Register: https://t.co/UooTkndJ5S

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Join @PHenrysRedHill on May 31 from 1–2PM for a live virtual discussion with author Flora Fraser on her latest biography, “Pretty Young Rebel: The Life of Flora MacDonald.” Register: https://t.co/UooTkndJ5S

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Join our @VA_Ctr_Book on June 13 in #Crozet to celebrate the release of Jo Piazza and Christine Pride’s new novel “You Were Always Mine.” Get more details and register: https://t.co/U9ME56ccjH.

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Ima Hicks, one of our inaugural Virginia HBCU Scholars Fellows, recently chatted with our With Good Reason radio show about the 2003 novel “The Infamous Rosalie,” which tells the stories of generations of women who are enslaved on a plantation. Listen: https://t.co/e6ok06Ds2s https://t.co/piWh9HAWqu

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On Wed, 6/14, Virginia Humanities Fellow and author Linda Janet Holmes will give us a deep dive on her latest book, “Safe in a Midwife’s Hands,” which brings together what Holmes has gleaned from countless midwives across the world: https://t.co/wBNy73l0tp

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Tonight at 7PM in Roanoke, join award-winning Richmond novelist Rachel Beanland for a conversation about her soon-to-be-published novel “The House is On Fire,” inspired by the 1811 Richmond Theater fire. More details: https://t.co/hxhQ8X8jY2

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It's not too late to register for today's free convo w/ Joshua Rothman, author of "The Ledger and the Chain," & Patti Miller, of our @encyclopediaVA about the forgotten story of America’s internal slave trade. Register: https://loom.ly/HBAoaH4

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We’re taking a look back at our top five most-read stories of the year. #5 | In August we spoke with Kerri Moseley-Hobbs, whose foundation More Than A Fraction aims to share the life, culture, and experiences of 18th and 19th century Africans in America: https://t.co/zRAxego2T3 https://t.co/iQIT9PITcl

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VA Beach friends, join @VBPLibrary for a literal walk through the picture book "The Undefeated" by @kwamealexander. Pages are posted on a walking path. Visitors are invited to follow the path, read the page, and reflect on history. Today in Windsor Woods . https://loom.ly/kCuX-O4