Books and Brews

WMRA's February 2025 Books & Brews will feature Rebecca Kaufman, discussing I'll Come To You at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg.

WMRA's January Books & Brews will feature Earl Swift, discussing Hell Put To Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery.

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 was presented in partnership with The Virginia Center for the Book and featured Evan Friss, discussing The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore at Pale Fire Brewing in Harrisonburg, VA.

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

WMRA’s September 2024 Books & Brews featured 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.