Book People

From award-winning Richmond author Angela Dominguez, the fifth and final novel about Stella Díaz, a Mexican-American girl who is now ready to be at the top of her school—fifth grade. Angela will read from and sign copies of her newest book Stella Díaz Leaps to the Future. ...

Book People welcomes Charlie Finley. His parents often targeted him with increasingly sophisticated pranks, teaching him the value of humor, advising him not to take life too seriously. Are We Having Fun Yet? draws on what is fun for him--more than 40 years creating elaborate practical jokes, mailing outrageous bogus letters from fictitious government agencies, ...

Author visits all day long, raffles, door prizes, face painting, outside vendors, and more. For Small Business Saturday, they are raffling off a copy of The Book of Elsewhere signed by Keanu Reeves. A portion of the proceeds from the raffle will be going to Henrico CASA to further their mission to advocate in court ...

Bill Lohmann returns with the 3rd updated edition of his popular Backroads & Byways of Virginia: Drives, Day Trips, & Weekend Excursions. ...

From bestselling historical true-crime author Sharon Virts comes a gripping tale of murder and deceit. In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the polished surface of high society, there are illicit affairs, jilted lovers, financial hardships, and countless motives for murder.   ...

Plan a ghostly journey along Virginia's byways with author and paranormal expert Susan Schwartz. Travel the Old Dominion in search of history and haunted lodging where you might find an extra visitor in your room that didn't pay their share of the bill.  With some of the oldest inns in the country, Virginia has a ...

A beautiful tribute to a young father who died tragically at the age of 26 ½ in a car accident leaving behind his wife, daughter, siblings, parents, other family members, friends and community that loved him. It provides an opportunity for his daughter, who was 18 months old when he died to learn more about ...

A talk on the future of sustainability with Dr. Gary E. Machlis as he discusses his new book Sustainability for the Forgotten. Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast Brazil, struggling to bring sustenance, sustainability, and hope to these disregarded and willfully ignored communities, ...

The book launch of Pamela K. Kinney's newest young adult novel Demon Memories. No one expected the apocalypse in the almost idyllic small town of Moon Ridge, nestled in the mountains of Virginia. Harper Doyle feels different. She has more than her fair share of problems than any normal teenager.  It gets worse when Harper ...

Book People welcomes Rachel M. Hanson, founder of the literary nonprofit Punch Bucket Lit, to talk about her new memoir The End of Tennessee. Her debut memoir is about growing up impoverished, uneducated, and surrounded by violence. In lyrical, fragmented prose, she lays bare the impossible choice between self-preservation and her love for five younger ...

Three sister mermaids, will gladly give up an afternoon of sunbathing to rush to the rescue of ocean animal in trouble. This book is fantasy, magic, and a little underwater mayhem. Young readers will be inspired by Rain's creativity, Talia's courage, and Star's determination.     ...

Lopez returns for the paperback release of The Nightcrawlers. If you missed him the first time around don't miss out this time. When things go bump in the night, they bump back. If you think aliens replaced your teachers or your neighbor might be a vampire, then there's only one group to call for help: The Nightcrawlers. ...

John Wasowicz returns with his newest book in The Old Town mystery series, Spite House.  Spite, greed, avarice, and jealousy are all on display in this luscious murder mystery about cantankerous Roxie Neele, who resides in one of Old Town Alexandria’s four tiny spite houses and is accused of murdering her neighbor Trudy Vince with a ...

Holy City is the captivating thriller from debut author Henry Wise about a deputy sheriff who must work alongside an unpredictable private detective after he finds himself on the outs from his sheriff’s department over his unwillingness to look the other way when an innocent man is arrested for murder. ...

Enjoy free refreshments and learn about exciting titles for elementary and middle grade readers all in honor of Hispanic Heritage as Book People welcomes Special Guests Meg Medina, Sara Hudson, and Angela Dominguez.   ...

Alison who will discuss her newest novel Villa E. Two brilliant architects clash over the fate of a luxurious villa in this riveting tale of artistic obsession. Inspired by the real-life collision of Irish designer Eileen Gray and famed Swiss architect Le Corbusier, and the extraordinary place that bound them, Jane Alison boldly reimagines a ...

A special after-hours event with Richmond Poet Debbie Collins. Debbie will read selected works from her newest collection Calving Season. Debbie shares a life of challenges, and ultimately, happiness, in Calving Season, as it examines life and death and intense conflict, as well as crushing hope, both on the farm and in the city. ...

In A Deeper South: The Beauty, Mystery, and Sorrow of the Southern Road, Pete Candler offers a travel narrative drawn from twenty-five years of road-tripping through the backroads of the American South. With the wit of a Southern storyteller and the eye of a photographer, Candler takes the reader on a journey that spans two continents, ...

The book launch of The Night Doctor of Richmond by Tony Gentry, professor emeritus at VCU. Tony will read from and discuss this deeply researched biographical novel which imagines the life of Richmond’s notorious 19th Century grave robber Chris Baker, surely one of the strangest tales in the city’s long and peculiar history. ...

Alan will discuss and take questions about his newest book American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873. Covers two decades that shook North America, shaped the destinies of three nations, and sent shockwaves affecting global powers.By 1850, the United States stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific and had become an actor on the world ...

On Armed Forces Day they will welcome several of the authors from The Haunted Zone: A Horror Anthology by Women Military Veterans. Sirrah Medeiros, Sam Casey, Pamela K. Kinney, Tara Moeller, and V.L. Jones will all discuss spellbinding, horror-filled stories and poetry as only they can. Benefits National Veterans Foundation. ...

Virginia's long history and many beauties attract millions of visitors each year--and some never leave. Enjoy a ghostly journey along Virginia's byways with author and paranormal expert Susan Schwartz. ...