Books and Publishing

The popular show Radiolab has chosen two new hosts to join Jad Abumrad -- Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller, a reporter and author with ties to Virginia.…

When it comes to writing about controversial current events, sometimes fiction can go where journalism cannot. A novel by a former journalist examines…

Environmental ethics...it’s the balance between nature and human interaction, and it can be a weighty topic.The Roanoke City School system is among those…

Virginia’s Festival of the Book recently wrapped up in Charlottesville, but one of its featured authors didn’t go far. Matthew Crawford returned to his…

Washington's partisan political gridlock can be unlocked, according to one of the speakers at the upcoming Virginia Festival of the Book. "The good news…

A Blacksburg writer is out with a new novel of political intrigue set very close to home. Like many of his previous books, Michael Abraham’s latest gets…

Political junkies looking for a good read may find one in an exposé of insider political language by two veteran journalists. It’s called “Dog Whistles,…

83 years ago on this day, prohibition ended in the United States. During the years when it was illegal to sell alcohol, a crime syndicate was born whose…

“When You Find Us, We Will Be Gone,” is the title of a new collection of short stories by Christopher Linforth. The title is also an example of the kind…

Thomas Jefferson was a legend in his own time, and since then hundreds of books and articles have been written about him, so you might not expect to see…