Books and Brews

WMRA's December 4, 2024 Books & Brews will feature David Hirschman, discussing The Tenacious Bloom.

James Madison University professor of history Evan Friss writes about the history of the American bookstore in his new book called The Bookshop.

WMRA’s November Books & Brews is presented in partnership with The Virginia Center for the Book and will feature Evan Friss, discussing The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg, VA.

WMRA’s October 2024 Books & Brews will feature Abigail Cutter, discussing "The Last of What I Am."

WMRA’s September 2024 Books & Brews will feature Jonathan Mingle, discussing "Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America's Energy Future."

Award winning Harrisonburg author Sofia Samatar often sets her stories in other worlds. In her latest book, a science fiction novella set in a university attached to a prison in space.

WMRA’s April 9, 2024 Books & Brews featured two authors; Greg Wrenn discussing Mothership: A Memoir of Wonder and Crisis, and Sofia Samatar discussing The Practice, the Horizon,and the Chain.

Virginia author Skip Halpern brings a unique set of perspectives and experiences to the subject of meaning and motivation in work including from philosophers, scientists, artists, and professional athletes.

WMRA’s March Books & Brews featured, Samuel "Skip" Halpern discussing, "Wellsprings of Work: Surprising Sources of Meaning and Motivation in Work".

The Reverend Russ Ford, who served as the head chaplain on Virginia’s death row for eighteen years, raged against the death penalty.