VQR at the Virginia Festival of the Book

The big annual literary shindig here in C’ville, the Virginia Festival of the Book, starts today. Here’s a rundown of selected events featuring VQR contrbutors:

• Deborah Prum
  “The Gift of Advice: Critique Groups, Editors, and Everything-in-Between”
  Wed, 3/21, 4pm, Central Library, McIntire Room
• Marisa de los Santos
  “What Makes of a Discussible Book?”
  Thu, 3/22, Noon, Gravity Lounge
• Pauline W. Chen
  Reading from her book Final Exam
  Thu, 3/22, 2pm, UVA Bookstore
• Gregory Orr
  Discusses his contribution to the NPR program “This I Believe”
  Thu, 3/22, 8pm, Barnes & Noble
• Stephen Cushman, Charlotte Mathews, and Sharon Leiter
  “Poets on Teaching Poetry”
  Fri, 3/23, 10am, UVA Harrison Institute
• Michael Chitwood and Michael McFee
  “After Appalachia: Poets Moving the Mountains”
  Fri, 3/23, Noon, Barnes & Noble
• Victoria Chang
  Poetry Reading
  Fri, 3/23, 2pm, UVA Bookstore
• David Roderick
  Poetry Reading
  Fri, 3/23, 4pm, Barnes & Noble
• R. T. Smith and David H. Lynn
  Fiction Reading
  Fri, 3/23, 4pm, UVA Bookstore
• Kevin Young
  Poetry Reading
  Fri, 3/23, 8pm, UVA Bookstore
• Stephen Cushman and Elizabeth Seydel Morgan
  Poetry Reading
  Sat, 3/24, 10am, New Dominion Bookshop
• R. T. Smith, David H. Lynn, and VQR editor Ted Genoways
  Literary Editors Panel
  Sat, 3/24, Noon, Omni Hotel, Salon A
• Michael Chitwood and Michael McFee
  “Stanza Break: When Poets Commit Prose”
  Sat, 3/24, Noon, Barnes & Noble
• Luis Alberto Urrea
  “Immigration: Where Are We Going?”
  Sat, 3/24, 4pm, City Council Chambers