Literary Oases with Marjan Kamali Thursday, October 8th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event In the heart of 1953 Tehran, a young woman falls in love with a young man in their oasis: the neighborhood Stationary Shop. When the violent coup d’etat erupts that will change Iran forever, their dream of marrying is suddenly […]
Teach Living Poets with Nicole Tong and Kimiko Hahn Thursday, October 29th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Inaugural Fairfax Poet Laureate, Nicole Tong, and poet, Kimiko Hahn, discuss the importance of teaching the works of living poets to help ignite the imaginations of their students. Tong is the author of the poetry collection,
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On Lighthouses and the Act of Belonging Thursday, October 15th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event 2013 Latin American Voices prize winner Jazmina Barrera returns with her latest book, On Lighthouses, a critical and imaginative study of lighthouses around the world and their meaning to us as individuals. Part memoir and part literary history,
Painted Worlds: Where History and Fiction Blend Friday, September 11 at 12:00pm via Crowdcast About the Event Marco Rafalà, author of How Fires End, Julie Orringer, author of The Flight Portfolio, and Tracey Enerson Wood, author of The Engineer’s Wife as they discuss the complex process of interweaving history and fact with fictional narratives in
On Writing Trauma: Genre-Bending with Nikki Grimes, Grace Talusan, Sonja Solter, and Alysia Lin Ying Sawchyn Friday, October 23rd 3 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event With a steady rise of mental health awareness today, how do authors go about expressing pain and suffering through their writing? Moderator Jeannie Vanasco, author of the memoir Things
More Than a Game: The Meaning of Sports in Turbulent Times Tuesday, November 17th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Three authors discuss the significance of sports at moments of societal change, in both our history and present-day. Thomas Wolf’s Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, and the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season