VLR publishes a variety of poetry, prose and visual art in both a print and online issue each semester. Submissions are open to any Virginia college students, making it an ideal way for young Commonwealth creatives to gain experience and exposure.
Drawing on ideas from iconic books to vent through song, these tracks will send you on an emotional journey to a lyrical cure you never knew you needed.
The Charlottesville resident and University alumnus has amassed a substantial following on social media for his love of books.
Feel the love this February with these three books about friendship, romance, and family.
"Emerging Narratives: Black Queer Youth in Literature and Theory," a class of Tichara Robertson's design, will focus on literature that centers LGBTQ+ Black characters, particularly in middle-grade and young-adult novels.
To start your 2024 off, consider peering into the past with these three historical fiction books that will shape your outlook on the year ahead.
In a self-titled “journey through books,” Jesse Ball treated listeners to some of his most beloved original and non-original pieces in an event hosted by the University’s Creative Writing Program.
Ben Sloan — a writer and teacher currently living in Charlottesville — published a new collection of poems entitled “Then On Out Into a Cloudless Sky.”
Hesler — who currently teaches at WriterHouse in Charlottesville — also writes longer novels, one of which will debut in November. She said that she considers both shorter and longer form writing important parts of her writing identity.
Get ahead of the midterm mayhem and embrace the frights that the month of October can offer. Here are three books to help you delight in all the horror this time of year brings.
While days relaxing at the pool may be far gone, the days of warm lattes, cozy sweaters, and late-night horror films lie ahead — and what glorious days they will be. Here are three books to help inaugurate the new semester and get into the spooky fall spirit.
In her debut novel “Fireflies and Zeroes,” Liz Larson shares the shimmering firefly-like charm of Charlottesville alongside the city’s flaws, its zeroes.
As the wave of book bans reaches Virginia, public schools are being forced to consider the balance between students’ exploration and protection through literature.
“Women Making Books,” showcases stories throughout history that assert bookmaking as a source of female agency in the historically male-dominated world of literature.
Here are three books that showcase all kinds of love, ensuring that all readers, single or taken, can find something to celebrate this Feb. 14.
