WMRA Books & Brews
Books & Brews is an author series focused on discussions with writers from our area. This series is a collaboration with regional breweries, including Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, Seven Arrows Brewing in Waynesboro, and Winchester Brew Works in Winchester. Each location is a wonderful space to explore these topics together.
The Books & Brews season runs from September to May and is usually scheduled for the second Tuesday of every other month.
We welcome suggestions and if you have an author in mind for a future Books & Brews, please send a note to our series host, Mary Katharine Froehlich.
WMRA's Books & Brews series is made possible thanks to the support of Gaines Group Architects, our official sponsor. The Gaines Group has offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.
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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.
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WMRA’s October 2024 Books & Brews will feature Abigail Cutter, discussing "The Last of What I Am."
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WMRA’s September 2024 Books & Brews will feature Jonathan Mingle, discussing "Gaslight: The Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Fight for America's Energy Future."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WMRA’s March Books & Brews featured, Samuel "Skip" Halpern discussing, "Wellsprings of Work: Surprising Sources of Meaning and Motivation in Work".
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The Reverend Russ Ford, who served as the head chaplain on Virginia’s death row for eighteen years, raged against the death penalty.
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WMRA’s February Books & Brews at Seven Arrows Brewing in Waynesboro featured, Todd Peppers discussing, Crossing the River Styx, the memoir of a Death Row Chaplain.
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In her quest to live a vibrant spiritual life, Charlottesville author, Karen Marsh, introduces readers to people of faith in her new book Wake Up to Wonder.