Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017) will be in conversation with Jeffrey Dale Lofton about her novel, Without You Here. This event is free with first come, first serve seating. Without You Here is about generational trauma, mental illness, sloppy family dynamics, dangerous marriages, and the beautiful, redemptive nature of affection and love. In the end Noreen […]
Calling all animal lovers! Join Book Ends for a special animal science story time with authors Elizabeth Shreeve (The Oddball Book of Armadillos) and Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006) (Bone by Bone). A fun event for the whole family!
Join New Dominion Bookshop for a reading with Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017), who will read from her debut novel, Without You Here. A conversation with author Louise Marburg will follow. This in-person event will be cosponsored by WriterHouse and will be free and open to the public. About the Book: Noreen is eight years old when her […]
Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013), to celebrate the release of her newest book, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, on Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm in our Naperville store. Event Format Pre-registration is required for this event because space is limited.
Join the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library for an author talk celebrating the release of The Golden Land, the debut novel by the library’s new adult program coordinator, Elizabeth (Liz) Shick (Fiction, January 2019). Winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel, The Golden Land is an intergenerational tale set against the backdrop of Myanmar that explores […]
Join Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013) at the Barnes & Noble in Hillsboro, Oregon for a discussion with Rosanne Parry about Jasmine's latest book, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. A painting has been stolen…! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he […]
Join Cambridge Common Writers for our first duo-book launch event as we celebrate the publications of The Rest of Your Life Soundtrack by Benjamin Roesch (Fiction, January 2016) and Without You Here by Jody Hobbs Hesler (Fiction, June 2017)! Moderated by Michael Mercurio (Poetry, January 2017). BENJAMIN ROESCH is a writer, musician, teacher, podcaster, award-winning […]
ENTROPY is a five week, virtual, generative writing workshop hosted by L Scully (Nonfiction, January 2023). We are living in a conundrum of degradation. Our bodies age, the State is falling, disorder(s) run rampant in our minds. God feels random and chaos feels inevitable. There is no choice but to write toward uncertainty. Cope, world-build, […]
Join Brookline Booksmith for an all-ages storytime with Sara Levine (WFYP, January 2006), author of A Terrible Place for a Nest. Books will be available for purchase at the event, or you can preorder on the registration page. You can pick your book up after 10AM on the day of the event. A child learns to […]
The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is thrilled to announce the 2024 winners of its annual poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction manuscript contest: Varun Gauri for his novel, For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus, Megan Doney (WFYP, June 2008) for her memoir Unarmed, and Chanlee Luu for her poetry collection The Machine Autocorrects Code to I. Varun Gauri was born […]
Join Blacksburg Books as they host Megan Doney (WFYP, June 2008) and Chanlee Luu, winners of the Washington Writers Publishing House Prize in nonfiction and poetry, respectively. The authors will read from their books as well as talk about the writing process and getting published with a small press. Megan Doney - Unarmed: An American […]
Come join Facilitator Ella Nathanael Alkiewicz (she/her) (Nonfiction, June 2018) for this workshop on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Bring your pen and paper. Attendees will visit across the rectangles and hear […]