A Measure of Belonging: 21 Writers of Color on the New American South editor CINELLE BARNES fell in love with a boy from the Carolinas, moved South with him, and immediately encountered the worst and the best The South has to offer. Committed to “making this place as big as it is,” she found 21 […]
At the center of the powerful, tender new titles, What’s Mine and Yours by NAIMA COSTER and This Close to Okay by LEESA CROSS-SMITH, are deftly wrought, perfectly imperfect characters whose paths can never be unwoven from not only each other, but also from the ways we see our communities and ourselves. Life is often, if […]
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT AN EXISTING RESERVATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE UNCG UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AT library.events(at)uncg.edu.An Evening with AMOR TOWLES, hosted by XHENET ALIU. Born and raised in the Boston area, AMOR TOWLES graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. His thesis at Stanford, a […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* BRENDAN SLOCUMB'S The Violin Conspiracy is a best-selling crime/thriller for the classical world and TONA BROWN'S work has thrilled audiences from Carnegie Hall to the White House with both her voice and violin. This […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* 2021 National Book Award winner and North Carolina native JASON MOTT is joined by award-winning author and Greensboro's own HOLLY GODDARD JONES as they talk about their recent work and writing from the Old North […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Three Asian-American authors use their work to discuss the rise in violence toward Asian-Americans while exploring the complex joys and responsibilities of writing and identity. With MICHAEL CROLEY, H'RINA DeTROY, and THIEN-KIM LAM. Hosted […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With a focus on southeast Native women, Beasley and Jacobs share stories from an anthology they edited on justice, spirit, and community. With DRS. CHERRY BEASLEY and MARY ANN JACOBS. Hosted by ROBIN MIURA. CHERRY BEASLEY, PhD, […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Science Fiction and fantasy explore new worlds; some are light years away or hundreds of years in the future, some are new perspectives on our shared past. They can be intimate stories of a […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Three award-winning Black authors bring their unique voices to bear on what it means to be black and male in 21st Century America. Whether writing about unknown facets of the Civil War, a father’s […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Say goodbye to your mom's harlequin bodice rippers, romance has gotten a makeover! From sleek new cover designs you actually want on your shelf (so long, busty corsets!) to rethinking what romance storytelling can […]
*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With JOHN COPENHAVER, VALERIE NIEMAN, and NICOLE ZELNIKER. These three novels skirt the edges of the mystery genre while taking on various considerations of identity. Gender expectations, LGBTQ concerns, and coming-of-age self-awareness all complicate […]
Due to overwhelming response, registrations for this event are closed. The Greensboro Bound Book Festival is thrilled to announce an exciting lead-up event featuring New York Times best-selling author Percival Everett on May 15 at 7 p.m. This highly anticipated evening, presented in partnership with UNCG University Libraries, will feature Everett discussing his acclaimed novel James and his distinguished literary career. This kickoff […]