Folks around this BOOK CITY are serving up all kinds of good book events this fall. Check out the listing here. wp.me/p8fK7m-2Gf

"Without poetry, I don't know who I would be." Poet and City Builder Ashley Rhame in the podcast. Hear Rhame perform and discuss how she puts her talent and heart into the world around her. Girls Rock Roanoke wp.me/p8fK7m-2Gu

Books, Identity & Action: “Living this life…is not about what or who we ought to be according to someone else, but who we come to know ourselves to be. And for me, love is the guiding force in shaping that." Roanoke Vice Mayor Joe Cobb. Get the podcast: wp.me/p8fK7m-2H2

Meet Ahoo - she is the Executive Director of Blue Ridge Literacy and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet.....here is her story...... #welcomingweek #welcomingroanoke #iamawelcomer youtu.be/37p4DO8WT4k roanokeva.gov/welcoming

"You need to find the words that put who you are as you perceive yourself out there into the world." Jeanne Larsen, writer, joins the podcast for a discussion of identity, action, and the "quiet, connected feeling when we write." wp.me/p8fK7m-2HN Hollins University Cider Press Review

Is writing an act of rebellion? How do books open us to imperfection and growth? Things to ponder on our wrap of the podcast's first season - IDENTITY & ACTION - with @Bradinroanoke wp.me/p8fK7m-2Iu #bookcityroanoke

Ingram Content Group Austin Public Library Cambridge Public Library Palo Alto Library Skokie Public Library Toronto Public Library San Diego Public Library San Jose Public Library epldotca Frisco Library Chesterfield Library Greensboro Public Library SF Public Library Baltimore County Public Library Cincy Library @DoSpaceOmaha Richland Library SCCLD Cedar Rapids Library 👏Congrats to our Innovation winners for Workforce and Economic Development: 🏆Top Innovator @rocopublib 🏆Honorable Mention Toledo Library Read their submissions buff.ly/2l1fwAa #ULCForum2019

Shari Henry & Michael Hibben from @rocopublib present on #AI & economic development in their community in Roanoke, VA. #ULCForum2019

On her cinematographic approach to telling Nourishing Stories, @ChristinaNifong says "I'm always trying to decide when to go in tight and when to pull back." Listen to the #bookcityroanoke podcast at wp.me/p8fK7m-2RP brought to you by Book No Further

His grandmother's gifts of books and watching family members taught Roanoke City Council Member Bill Bestpitch that "You oughta be reading something." Click the link to hear more, or subscribe to the #BOOKCITYRoanoke Podcast wherever you get yours. wp.me/p8fK7m-2Tz

"Writing and Reading is really how I make decisions about my life," says artist Katherine Devine on on this week's podcast. wp.me/p8fK7m-2Wr or wherever you get your podcasts. #bookcityroanoke

Check out these Desert Island Reads from @Blueridgeliteracy's Sara Geres. wp.me/p8fK7m-301 And watch for more in this series on #bookcityroanoke leaders from Ashley Wilson Fellers.

"I got the big picture by reading EVERY edition of the The Roanoke Times from January 1, 1940, to January 1, 1950...a six-year project." Nelson Harris on THE ROANOKE VALLEY IN THE 1940s. Attend the launch Sunday, 3/8/20, at Taubman Museum Art, 3-5 PM #Roanokeartspop

Crafting a nonfiction voice with Sandee McGlaun on the #bookcityroanoke podcast. wp.me/p8fK7m-34N Sponsored by Book No Further

BOOK CITY ★ Roanoke marks the 20th podcast conversation with @The__Revivalist's Mark Lynn Ferguson Ferguson. Enjoy it with a slice of vinegar pie at wp.me/p8fK7m-378 or wherever you get your podcasts.

"..I still trust my instincts about what is human, what is powerful." Sports jouralist and bestselling author Roland Lazenby in #bookcityroanoke. Get it at: wp.me/p8fK7m-3ba

THIS IS THE STORY OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE "convinces you that #AnnPatchett is a good egg who should be your new BFF," says @MelodyWarnick. Get another desert island reads list from Ashley Willson Fellers at wp.me/p8fK7m-3er

A really INTERESTING article about small press publishing! “I have had, over 30 years of experience as a writer, many bad experiences with editors and publishers. I do my best to make my approach the opposite of all of that.” ★ Mike Allen ★ bookcityroanoke.com/2020/06/08/%e2…

In a strong locality, Roanoke reader Thomas Fellers says, "Everyone who's a part of it has a seat at the table and feels there's going to be enough. That is what social infrastructure can help do." Hear the full conversation on the podcast. bookcityroanoke.com/2020/10/25/tho…

Thanks for the nightmares, Mike Allen! anchor.fm/book-city-medi…