Books and Brews

Gabrielle Cerberville otherwise known as "The Chaotic Forager," joins us for WMRA’s next Books & Brews on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 7pm in Harrisonburg at Pale Fire Brewing.

Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life

According to veteran journalist, Miranda Spivack, Americans are likely to encounter the effects of government malfeasance with their local officials.

Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back

In 1997, journalist David Poole launched a one-employee nonprofit to shine light on a blind spot in Virginia’s lax campaign finance system. Over the next quarter century, the Virginia Public Access Project assumed an increasingly larger role in state politics.

Books & Brews, October 14, 2025 - Trusted Source: How a Virginia Nonprofit Gained Bipartisan Support in an Era of Political Polarization

When Henry and Priscilla Ireys (EYE-REES) found an old farm that promised refuge from hectic lives and encroaching illness, their world opened to unexpected adventures and led to surprising moments of beauty.

WMRA's September Books & Brews will feature Henry and Priscilla Ireys, authors of The Keep, Living with the Tame and the Wild on a Mountainside Farm. Our conversation will take place live at Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg.

Brian Noyes left a successful career in publishing to open the Red Truck Bakery with two locations in rural Virginia.

WMRA's April Books & Brews will feature Brian Noyes, founder of the Red Truck Bakery and author of Red Truck Bakery Cookbook and The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook.