Topic - Books

$A photo of a book cover next to a black and white photo of a man from he waist up. The book cover has a picture of a statue's head laying on its side and text that reads \"THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE\" \"poems\" \"Matthew Tuckner.\"$
July 6, 2026

Matthew Tuckner wins 29th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’
$A photo of a book cover next to a photo of a woman from the shoulders up. The book cover reads \"DEPRIVED of SENSE and INTELLECT\" \"INSANITY, POSSESION, AND DIAGNOSIS IN MEDIVAL EUROPE\" \"Leigh Ann Craig.\"$
July 6, 2026

What do the Middle Ages tell us about mental health then and now? VCU historian Leigh Ann Craig has answers
$A photo of a a book cover to the left of a photo of a woman. The book cover says \"the Edge of Water\" \"A NOVEL\" \"OLUFUNKE GRACE BANKOLE.\"$
July 1, 2026

Olufunke Grace Bankole wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘The Edge of Water’
$A picture of a book cover next to a photo of a man from the chest up. The book cover says \"AN EDUCATION IN HISTORY AND MEMORY\" \"THE CIVIL WAR AND HISTORICAL CONCIOUSNESS\" \"Gabriel A. Reich.\"$
June 15, 2026

Using the Civil War and Confederate monuments, VCU author Gabriel Reich explores collective memory
$A book cover next to a photo of six men. The book cover has the photo of the front of a jail and has white text that reads \"'A story about redemption, resilience, and the courage it takes to build a new life from the wreckage of an old one.;\" \"AFTER JAIL\" \"BEFORE FREEDOM\" \"David Coogan with\" \"Kelvin Belton\" \"Stanley Craddock\" \"Ron Fountain\" \"Naji Mujahid\" \"Dean Turner\"$
June 4, 2026

In ‘After Jail, Before Freedom,’ VCU author David Coogan revisits his co-authors
$On the left is a photo of a woman from the torso up and on the right is a book cover. The book cover shows two female nazi officers behind a fence and says \"THE ACCUSED\" \"HOW WOMEN\" \"FACED JUSTICE\" \"FOR NAZI-ERA CRIMES.\"$
March 24, 2026

VCU author’s new book sheds light on Nazi women and war crimes
March 5, 2026

Bryant Mangum devoted his career to literature and now he’s sharing his life’s work with VCU
$The cover of a book to the right of a photo of a woman. The book cover is red and has a silhouette of a black man's head. in white text it read \"THE CROWN'S SILENCE\" \"THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY AND SLAVERY IN THE AMERICAS.\" In black text it reads \"BROOKE N. NEWMAN.\"$
Jan. 27, 2026

Slavery was ‘foundational’ to the British monarchy, VCU author Brooke Newman reveals
$A photo of a book cover next to a photo of a woman. The book cover says \"LAZRUS SPECIES\" \"Devon Walker-Figueroa.\"$
Nov. 18, 2025

Devon Walker-Figueroa embraces the ‘odd bird’ that is ‘Lazarus Species,’ her new poetry collection
$A picture of a book cover next to a photo of a woman from the shoulders up. The book cover says \"CINEMA OF CRUSHING MOTHERHOOD\" \"A NEW FEMINIST CINEMA\"$
Nov. 12, 2025

Olivia Landry’s new book explores motherhood through the lens of modern film
$A photo of a book cover next to a photo of a man from the shoulders up. The book cover reads \"THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO AMERICAN PRISON WRITING AND MASS INCARCERATION Edited By David Coogan\"$
Nov. 3, 2025

Prison writing tells an American story of mass incarceration
Oct. 20, 2025

Family, war and a tsunami propel ‘Tall Water,’ SJ Sindu’s new graphic novel
Oct. 17, 2025

How a VCU expert’s anti-ageism message resonated in a Connecticut town
Oct. 8, 2025

Chef, author and artist Bryant Terry to deliver VCU Libraries’ fall lecture on Oct. 15
Sept. 29, 2025

Andrew Chesnut selected as co-editor of religion encyclopedia
Aug. 11, 2025

Anne de Marcken wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over’
July 31, 2025

Alum authors children’s book to spark early interest in health science careers
$A photo of a man to the left of a book cover. The book cover shows the side of a mountain and lake with text that reads \"MOTHERLANDS poems WEIJAI PAN\"$
June 11, 2025

Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Motherlands’
$A photo of a pile of books next to a photo of a man. The pile of books shows the book spine of each book. They are all white and have black text that reads \"THE MAN FROM FIGUERAS.\"$
May 6, 2025

Longtime dance professor Chris Burnside shares life stories in ‘The Man from Figueras’
$A photo of a book cover next to a photo of a woman. The book cover has an old painting of a woman wearing a neck ruffle and says \"Mar Martínez-Góngora\" “Cervantes y las joyas.\" The photo of the woman is from the shoulders up.$
March 27, 2025

VCU author examines symbolic use of jewels in Cervantes’ work
Feb. 12, 2025

The legacy of the singular American writer Tom Robbins lives on at VCU
$A book cover next to a photo of a man. The book cover has an illustration of people walking. Blue text spekks out \"BETWEEN HERE AND THERE\" \"DANIEL MORALES\" and red text reads \"CREATING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEXICAN MIGRATION, 1900-1942.\"$
Jan. 23, 2025

VCU author investigates U.S.-Mexico migration in the early 20th century – and its enduring legacy
Jan. 9, 2025

Through the lens of time: The evolution of cataract surgery
Nov. 21, 2024

Like a fine poem, David Wojahn made a lasting impression

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