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Library of Congress Center for the Book

Watch Jason Reynolds' fifth installment of "Write. Right. Rite." where he challenges kids to write about a piece of art.

https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-9152/

Watch Jason Reynolds' fifth installment

Library of Congress Center for the Book

In this collaborative video series with The Washington Post, four U.S. poets laureate share poems and reflect on the idea of "home." New videos every Friday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/series/the-poetry-of-home/

The Poetry of Home

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Library of Congress Center for the Book

How One 21st Century Pandemic, SARS, Predicted Another, COVID-19

Author and journalist Karl Taro Greenfeld discusses his prescient book on the SARS epidemic, which foreshadowed the more devastating COVID-19 pandemic, with the Library of Congress’s Roswell Encina, chief of communications. Submit your questions in advance via social media.

https://www.loc.gov/item/event-399094/how-one-21st-century-pandemic-sars-predicted-another-covid-19/2020-05-07/

How One 21st Century Pandemic, SARS, Predicted Another, COVID-19

Register for a talk by author Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, "Sedona Schnebly: Telling My Great-Grandmother’s Story" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series.

https://azsos.libcal.com/event/7615547

If All Arkansas Read the Same Book: A Gathering of the Book Club Groups with Fiona Davis

Fiona Davis will join the Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library live for a book club format discussion of her novel, The Lions of Fifth Avenue.

https://www.library.arkansas.gov/events/if-all-arkansas-read-the-same-book-a-gathering-of-the-book-club-groups-with-fiona-davis/

Participants must register online. Registered participants will be sent a Zoom link the day before the program.

An annual statewide reading event held the third Thursday in November to encourage families to spend time reading together. Downloadable posters and bookmarks available on the website.

https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/center_for_the_book/frn.html

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Lisa Fipps

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Lisa Fipps ("Starfish") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Michael Poore

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Michael Poore ("Two Girls, a Clock, and a Crooked House") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Candace Fleming

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Candace Fleming ("Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Janna Matthies

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Janna Matthies ("God's Always Loving You") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Leah Johnson

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Leah Johnson ("You Should See Me in a Crown") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

Toucan Tuesdays at 2:00 Series: Phyllis Root

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana author Phyllis Root ("The Lost Forest") via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

2021 Kids All Iowa Reads Author Remy Lai

Virtual author visit with the 2021 All Iowa Reads Kid author Remy Lai

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3yAIo2SGRTKIeDC6EFvTvA

2021 Teen All Iowa Reads Author: Randy Ribay

Virtual author visit with the 2021 All Iowa Reads Teen author Randy Ribay

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eQZTHHrJQy22qkjOnQ5XoQ

2021 Adult All Iowa Reads Author: Nicholas Butler

Virtual author visit with the 2021 All Iowa Reads Adult author Nicholas Butler

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_V62OvDcxSv2cb3M49nVKtw

2021 Kids All Iowa Reads Author Remy Lai

Virtual author visit with the 2021 All Iowa Reads Kid author Remy Lai

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7q1ibp82SUekc0mHcxwY8w

2021 Adult All Iowa Reads Author: Nicholas Butler

Virtual author visit with the 2021 All Iowa Reads Adult author Nicholas Butler

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AT8OhrRMR4iOIceCmVbGfg

The Kansas Book Festival will honor the 2021 Kansas Notable Books, to be selected by the Kansas State Library and awarded by Dr. Ted Daughety, husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.

https://www.kansasbookfestival.com/

Kansas Book Festival

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"Poetry Express- Maine poetry read by Maine neighbors" hosted by poet Mihku Paul

Join Maine's Center for the Book at the Maine Humanities Council, the Maine State Library and Rockland Public Library for this collaborative poetry performance program that brings poetry and poets to Maine communties.

library@rocklandmaine.gov

Poetry Express event held in person at Rockland Public Library, ME

READ ME: Author Talk with Matt Cost (Mainely Power)

READ ME is a statewide summer read featuring two Maine authors offered by Maine's Center for the Book at the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine State Library.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86054193334?pwd=cEJrQmRUaEdHaFVDMTBHU2tHU2RFQT09#success

READ ME: Author talk w/ Matt Cost (Mainely Power)

"Poetry Express- Maine poetry read by Maine neighbors" hosted by poet Jefferson Navicky

Join Maine's Center for the Book at the Maine Humanities Council, the Maine State Library and the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine for this collaborative poetry performance program that brings poetry and poets to Maine communtiies.

Poetry Express w/ the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine on Zoom and Facebook Live

North Carolina and South Carolina

Growing Up Carolinas: Perspectives and Reflections on Coming of Age

Join North Carolina Humanities Center for the Book and South Carolina Center for the Book on July 22, 2021 for "Growing Up Carolina" featuring authors Andrew Clark, Maris Lawyer, and Susan Zurenda in conversation about how their books illustrate different coming-of-age experiences.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-up-carolina-perspectives-and-reflections-on-coming-of-age-tickets-157876104679

"Growing Up Carolina"

North Carolina and South Carolina

Join North Carolina Humanities Center for the Book and South Carolina Center for the Book on August 26, 2021 for "Ubiquitously Southern" featuring authors Micah Cash and Ed Southern in conversation about how their books explore cultural fixtures of life in the South.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ubiquitously-southern-what-two-southern-staples-reveal-about-the-south-tickets-157876834863

"Ubiquitously Southern"

2021 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

The Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children's Poetry will be presented to 2021 winner Lois Lowry, for her winning title On the Horizon, in a virtual celebration & featured reading via Zoom! See the Events column of our home page for virtual access.

https://news.psu.edu/story/650714/2021/03/11/arts-and-entertainment/lowrys-horizon-named-2021-lee-bennett-hopkins-poetry

Virginia Festival of the Book presents SHELF LIFE—Summer Romance: Emily Henry, Libby Hubscher & Priscilla Oliveras

As summer heats up, authors Emily Henry, Libby Hubscher and Priscilla Oliveras read from and discuss their steamy new novels; FREE to attend on Zoom and Facebook Live.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelf-lifesummer-romance-emily-henry-libby-hubscher-priscilla-oliveras-tickets-159154014943

on Zoom and Facebook Live

Virginia Festival of the Book presents SHELF LIFE—The World in the Whale with Rebecca Giggs and Nick Pyenson

Rebecca Giggs, author of Fathoms: The World in the Whale, discusses the role of whales in our global culture and changing environment in conversation with Nick Pyenson, author of Spying on Whales; FREE to attend on Zoom and Facebook Live.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelf-lifethe-world-in-the-whale-with-rebecca-giggs-and-nick-pyenson-tickets-159160012883

on Zoom and Facebook Live

Virginia Festival of the Book presents SHELF LIFE—Sizzling Summer Suspense! With Alyssa Cole and Dorothy Koomson

Join Alyssa Cole, author of When No One is Watching, & Dorothy Koomson, author of I Know What You've Done, as they discuss their thrillers with John Vercher; FREE to attend on Zoom and Facebook Live.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelf-lifesizzling-summer-suspense-with-alyssa-cole-and-dorothy-koomson-tickets-159124358239

on Zoom and Facebook Live

Kate Moore discusses "The Woman They Could Not Silence"

From the bestselling author of "The Radium Girls" comes another dark, but uplifting tale of one woman's struggle for women’s rights.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kate-moore-returns-to-discuss-the-woman-they-could-not-silence-tickets-159181649599

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Book Launch - Benji Carr discusses his novel "Impacted" with Brian Panowich

Debut novelist Benji Carr discusses his novel "Impacted" with Brian Panowich, author of "Bull Mountain", "Like Lions", and "Hard Cash Valley

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-benji-carr-discusses-his-novel-impacted-with-brian-panowich-tickets-158497693869

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Authors Cherie Jones and Vanessa Riley, in conversation with Nicki Salcedo

Nicki Salcedo will moderate a discussion between Cherie Jones "How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House", and Vanessa Riley "Island Queen."

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/authors-cherie-jones-and-vanessa-riley-in-conversation-with-nicki-salcedo-tickets-159708108251

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One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Vermillion

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://bit.ly/vplbenjamin

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Yankton

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator James Sullivan.

https://www.cityofyankton.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8251/96?curm=7&cury=2021

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Huron & Kennebec

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://huronsd.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=3662&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2021/07/01

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Sioux Falls

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://siouxland.libnet.info/event/5294441

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Watertown

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://www.watertownsd.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=6913&month=7&year=2021&day=31&calType=0

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Brookings

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://www.brookingslibrary.org/calendar.php

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Aberdeen

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Cara Perrion

http://sdhumanities.org/one-book-south-dakota-author-tour/

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Rapid City

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

https://rapidcitylibrary.org/event/5265747

One Book SD Virtual Author Tour, Lemmon & Woonsocket

Melanie Benjamin discusses her historical novel, The Children's Blizzard, with area readers and moderator Molly Barari.

http://sdhumanities.org/one-book-south-dakota-author-tour/

Register for a talk by Professor Jennifer Jenkins, "Western Ways Film Service and the Invention of the Postwar Southwest" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series.

https://azsos.libcal.com/event/7921716

Author Event with Mariahadessa Ekerie Tallie

Intergenerational Event with RI Great Reads Author Mariahadessa Ekerie Tallie

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pcl-family-reads-a-virtual-author-talk-with-mariahadessa-ekere-tallie-tickets-161422706661

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Author Mike Bond discusses "America: A Novel"

"America: A Novel" is the the first in a seven-volume historical series, capturing the victories and heartbreaks of the last 70 years.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-bond-discusses-america-a-novel-tickets-161899288129

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Poetry Atlanta Presents Andrea Jurjević, Aruni Kashyap, and Tiana Nobile

Poets Andrea Jurjević, Aruni Kashyap, and Tiana Nobile, and host Amy Pence read from ther new collections.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-atlanta-presents-andrea-jurjevic-aruni-kashyap-and-tiana-nobile-tickets-161795511731

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Virginia Festival of the Book presents SHELF LIFE—Coming Out & Coming of Age in Graphic Novels: The Magic Fish & Trung Nguyen

Join Trung Le Nguyen, author of The Magic Fish, as he discusses his YA graphic novel about family, identity & the enduring magic of stories, with editor Whitney Leopard; FREE to attend on Zoom and Facebook Live.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coming-out-coming-of-age-in-graphic-novels-the-magic-fish-trung-nguyen-tickets-161941131283

on Zoom and Facebook Live

Guide the Way: Traveling the Historic South and the Poetry of Today

Join North Carolina Humanities Center for the Book for an event featuring North Carolina's 2021 Route 1 Reads poet, Tyree Day, and Dr. Torren Gatson in conversation. Register here.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uWdPcELeQ9-ck__mKkeGyw

Join the Indiana Center for the Book to watch our chatty correspondent, Sammy the Interviewing Toucan, interview Indiana authors J. R. Elrod and Paul Page ("Hello, I'm Paul Page: It's Race Day in Indianapolis") for a special interview ahead of the Indianapolis Brickyard racing event via the Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/IndianaStateLibrary/

Indiana State Library's Facebook page.

State Librarian Eric Norris is pleased to announce the 2021 Kansas Notable Books list. The titles, written by Kansans or highlighting a Kansas-related topic, reflect the rich cultural heritage of Kansas.

https://kslib.info/1465/2021-Notable-Books

2021 Kansas Notable Books

Nevada Reads Workshops: Miniature Landscapes with Kristin Meuser

Join Nevada Humanities for free online nature journaling workshops led by Kristin Meuser inspired by the illustrations and themes found in World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

https://www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2021/9/19/wonders-of-nature-miniature-landscapes-with-kristin-meuser

Nevada Reads Workshops: Miniature Landscapes with Kristin Meuser

Join Nevada Humanities for free online nature journaling workshops led by Kristin Meuser inspired by the illustrations and themes found in World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.

https://www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2021/9/19/wonders-of-nature-miniature-landscapes-with-kristin-meuser-me9g5

Join Shepherd University Storyteller in Residence Adam Booth, as he discusses stories from around the state

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa2Ejpd2_Kh9ojCYSguvmQ

A Celebration of Appalachian Storytellers, Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Dorothy Allison Volume XIII

Join West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman and Friends as he discusses the latest volume of the Anthology of Appalachian Writers. The Anthology is sponsored by Shepherd University and the WV Center for the Book.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa2Ejpd2_Kh9ojCYSguvmQ

Join the West Virginia One Book One West Virginia author Marie Manilla as she discusses her writing.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQa2Ejpd2_Kh9ojCYSguvmQ

West Virginia Book Festival: Virtual Event

Authors scheduled to appear at this year's WV Book Festival include Colson Whitehead, Jim Scieszka, Josh Malerman, Homer Hickam and Denise Giardina. All workshops and presentations will be held virtually.

http://wvbookfestival.org/

Opening Up with Closer to Nowhere: In Conversation with Author Ellen Hopkins

During this online event, UNLV professor and YA literature expert Steven Bickmore will converse with Ellen Hopkins about what inspired her to write Closer to Nowhere and the importance of related themes of family, compassion, etc. in YA literature today.

https://www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2021/9/21/opening-up-with-closer-to-nowhere-in-conversation-with-author-ellen-hopkins

Join us for the launch of Why We Fly, the latest YA novel from Atlanta writers Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal.

Join Brave and Kind Books and the Georgia Center for the Book for the launch of "Why We Fly," the latest YA novel from Atlanta writers Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal. From these New York Times bestselling authors of "I'm Not Dying with You Tonight" comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports and protest.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-we-fly-launch-event-wkimberly-jones-gilly-segal-tickets-178982319937?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR2cekH3TMKCBH4weFSQDz2VFCjBTKRhi3wGYkj1jZ5NIVcQXtD__80sMFg

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A poetry reading featuring Ashley M. Jones, the Poet Laureate of Alabama, and Crystal Wilkinson, the Poet Laureate of Kentucky.

Join us for a poetry reading and conversation featuring Ashley M. Jones (Reparations Now!), the Poet Laureate of Alabama, Crystal Wilkinson (Perfect Black), the Poet Laureate of Kentucky, and moderated by Georgia Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn. With the Kentucky Center for the Book, and the Alabama Center for the Book.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ashley-m-jones-crystal-wilkinson-poets-laureate-reading-tickets-173696961287

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Our partnership with ReadSC/SC Center for the Book continues with a reading with author Brock Adams and GA Sci-Fi legend, Michael Bishop.

Join us for our October reading in the On My Mind series, featuring Brock Adams, author of Ember, Gulf, and now Apocalypse Yesterday, and Sci-Fi author Michael Bishop. This is part of our partnership with Read SC - The South Carolina Center for the Book.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/on-my-mind-presents-brock-adams-and-michael-bishop-tickets-173771524307

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Our most popular event of the season returns to delight book lovers with the most anticipated books to be published Autumn 2021/Winter 2022!

Back once again by popular demand, albeit a bit later in the season, is one of our most exciting programs for fall! The 8th Annual Fall Book Preview, which will again be virtual, will highlight the biggest book releases of the season

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-fall-book-preview-tickets-173611776497

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Join Poetry Atlanta and the Georgia Center for the Book for our annual Voices Carry poetry reading. This year will feature Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Khadijah Queen, Steven Reigns, and Cecilia Woloch

Join Poetry Atlanta and the Georgia Center for the Book for our annual Voices Carry poetry reading. This year will feature Ilya Kaminsky, Katie Farris, Khadijah Queen, Steven Reigns, and Cecilia Woloch

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-atlanta-presentsvoices-carry-poetry-reading-2021-tickets-173739307947

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Olympic gold medalist and Georgian Wyomia Tyus and co-author Elizabeth Terzakis as they discuss "Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story."

Join us for evening with Olympic gold medalist and Georgian Wyomia Tyus and author Elizabeth Terzakis as they discuss Tigerbelle: The Wyomia Tyus Story, which they wrote together. The Hidden Figures of sport, Tigerbelle helps to fill the gap currently occupying Black women’s place in American history, providing insight not only on what it takes to be a champion but also on what it means to stake out an identity in an often hostile world

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tigerbelle-with-wyomia-tyus-and-elizabeth-terzakis-tickets-178934737617

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Author Q&A Series with the Emory College of Arts and Sciences: Center for the Study of Human Health

Daisy Hernández is the author of The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease. A former reporter for The New York Times, she has been writing about the intersections of race, immigration, class, and sexuality for almost two decades.

http://humanhealth.emory.edu/home/events/living-health-events/author-q-a.html

Author Q&A Series with the Emory College of Arts and Sciences: Center for the Study of Human Health

Cassandra Quave, PhD, is the herbarium curator and an associate professor of dermatology and human health at Emory University, where she leads anti-infective drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, food, and health. She will discuss her new book,The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines

http://humanhealth.emory.edu/home/events/living-health-events/author-q-a.html

Author Q&A Series with the Emory College of Arts and Sciences: Center for the Study of Human Health

Olivia Campbell is a journalist and author specializing in women, science, and history. She will discuss her first book, Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine

http://humanhealth.emory.edu/home/events/living-health-events/author-q-a.html

Las Vegas Book Festival - Virtual Reading Week

Join authors and poets online in a virtual reading week as a part of the Las Vegas Book Festival

https://lasvegasbookfestival.com/

State Librarian Eric Norris, along with the Kansas Reads to Preschoolers committee, is pleased to announce that the 2021 title is Grumpy Bird, by Jeremy Tankard.

https://kslib.info/1472/Kansas-Reads-to-Preschoolers-2021

Kansas Reads to Preschoolers

The State Library of Kansas was delighted to host an author talk focusing on 2021 Kansas Notable Book "The Amelia Six". Author Kristin L. Gray and Professional Researcher & Genealogist Elizabeth A. Lane discus the book along with the role and importance Amelia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUd2TMLrftQ

Author Talk with Kristin L. Gray

A statewide reading and writing promotion. Students in grades 4 – 12 are invited to read a book of their choice, reflect on it, and write a personal letter to its author explaining the impact this work had on them.

https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/library/center_for_the_book/letters.html

Letters About Literature in Illinois

The Louisiana Center for the Book presents its annual Louisiana Book Fesival virtually; see website for more information

http://louisianabookfestival.org/

Louisiana Book Festival

Mysteries by Maine Authors and Mainely Power

The Springvale Library is partnering wth Maine's CFB offer a Discussion Project - a gathering together over as a group for several of sessions to disucss books that raise important issues and build a sense of community.

https://www.springvalelibrary.org

For more information about The Mysteries by Maine authors Discussion Project

Deep Dive into Octavia Butler's Wild Seed and Brit Bennetts's The Vanishing Half

MHC's Discussion Projects gather prole together over a number of sessions to disucss books that raise important issues and build a sense of community.

lizz@mainehumanities.org

Register for "The Deep Dive" here

The Buck Library is partnering with Maine's CFB to offer a Discussion Project - a gathering together over as a group for several of sessions to disucss books that raise important issues and build a sense of community.

https://www.bucklibrary.org/

Learn more about "Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism:" here

Selections from The Golden Collection

Curtis Memorial Library and Maine's CFB are partnering to offer a Discussion Project focused on Slave Play, The Mountain Top, and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf over several meetings.

For more information about the Golden Collection Discussion Project

Poetry Express! : Resistance and Resilience

Join Maine's Center for the Book at the Maine Humanities Council, the Maine State Library and Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC) for this collaborative poetry performance program that brings poetry and poets to Maine communties.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82463676111?pwd=VXN6Qy9DUW9tOWRBOHdrOWlUVU85dz09#success

Link for Poetry Express with ROSC

Ohio Center for the Book is hosting an online Come Write-In event featuring a pep talk and Q&A with local author Abby Vandiver.

https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/?p=9894

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Ohio Center for the Book is hosting an online Come Write-In event featuring a pep talk and Q&A with local author Michael Credico.

https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/?p=9894

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Heather Frese, author of The Baddest Girl on the Planet, in conversation with Jenn Colatosti.

Join us for an evening with Heather Frese, author of The Baddest Girl on the Planet, in conversation with Jenn Colatosti.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-baddest-girl-on-the-planet-with-heather-frese-and-jenn-colatosti-tickets-183000578657

Ohio Center for the Book is hosting an online Come Write-In event featuring a pep talk and Q&A with local author and librarian Cari Dubiel.

https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/?p=9894

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Ohio Center for the Book is hosting an online Come Write-In event featuring a pep talk and Q&A with local author Laura Maylene Walter.

https://ohiocenterforthebook.org/?p=9894

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Wordstruck: Micro Essays on Literature that Redefined You Seeks Submissions

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book Wordstruck contest is open to Pennsylvania students in Grades 10-12. A Micro Essay Lesson Plan is also available in the Center's Curricula & Teaching Materials to support the development of writing skills related to this contest.

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/wordstruck/about-wordstruck-micro-essay-contest

Wordstruck contest

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In Conversation. Elizabeth Eulberg and Gayle Forman

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book honors the winning title for the 2021 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, "Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison," in a celebratory event with the book's editor, Sarah Mirk. See the Events column of our home page for virtual access.

https://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/

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A Ghost in the Throat with Doireann Ni Ghriofa

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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In Conversation: Sarah Hollowell and Erica Waters

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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Look Both Ways with Jason Reynolds

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books, featuring National Book Award finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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Southern Foodways Alliance presents the 2021 John Egerton Prize

The Southern Foodways Alliance presents the 2021 John Egerton Prize to Dara Cooper, national organizer with the National Black Food and Justice Alliance. Dara will be in conversation with poet Jasmine Mans.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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In Conversation: Jesse Graves, Clay Matthews, and Anna Sutton

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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In Conversation: Margaret Renkl and Ann Patchett

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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In Conversation: Helene Wecker and Sanjena Sathian

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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In Conversation: KB Ballentine, Jack Bedell, and George Ella Lyon

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

https://sofestofbooks.org/

Southern Festival of Books

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Sisters in Crime presents J.T. Ellison, Debra Goldstein, and Lisa Wysocky

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In Conversation: Adrian Matejka and Major Jackson

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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In Conversation: Georgann Eubanks and Cynthia Kaufman

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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Remembering William Gay with Michael White, Rick Bragg, Ron Rash, Sonny Brewer, Suzanne Kingsbury, and Tom Franklin

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In Conversation: Andrew Maraniss, Jamie Sumner, and Kristin Tubb

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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Late City: A Novel with Robert Olen Butler

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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I'll Take You There: Exploring Nashville's Social Justice Sites

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour with Rickie Lee Jones

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In Conversation: Brian Broome, Anjali Enjeti, and Nichole Perkins

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In Conversation: Anjali Enjeti and Shruti Swamy

Session is a part of the 2021 Southern Festival of Books.

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