Libraries are so much more than walls and bookshelves. They’re community hubs, the stepping stone to early literacy, a venue to pursue a unique passion, and so much more. I…
Browsing: Books
What’s on the RFM Bookshelf this summer? Margaret’s choice, “Piecing Me Together” by Renée Watson, is a wonderful title for parents and teens to read together.
Literacy-boosting agency Read to Them is taking the lead on spreading books and reading joy and energy of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Richmond.
Parents and caregivers, whether we’re ready for it or not, summer is quickly approaching. Like many of you, I am looking forward to slower mornings, a less strict routine, and…
Kristin van Ogtrop’s essay collections are perfect for gifting – the mom-figure in your life will appreciate her honesty, wit, and wisdom. Two great titles!
How local nonprofits – Read to Them, Lit Limo, Reach Out and Read, CMoR, Little Free Library – are helping connect kids with books in in under-invested regions.
“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A Novel” by Gabrielle Zevin
Chip Jones hopes his book The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South about Bruce Tucker, a Black factory worker who was the…
Jessamine Chan has crafted a dystopian debut novel about motherhood, AI, and social services that will leave you both spellbound and horrified.
Gift tip! Shop for memoirs and audio books this year. When it comes to holiday gifting, you can’t beat a good book. I have taken a recent liking to memoirs,…
What are you reading? Looking for a new author to fall in love with? Here’s a great title from Lisa Jewell.
Kristen Green had never heard about the slave jail Devil’s Half Acre in Shockoe Bottom until she was on an assignment for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. What she subsequently learned about…