WMRA Books & Brews

WMRA is excited to partner with the Virginia Center for the Book and co-present this special November Books & Brews, featuring Evan Friss, author of The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore.

The guest interviewer will be be Aran Donovan, Assistant Director of the Virginia Center for the Book.

The conversation will take place live at Pale Fire Brewing Company and will available to watch later on WMRA’s Youtube Channel and on Facebook.

Signed copies of The Bookshop will be available at the event and online at Stone Soup Books – https://www.stonesoupbooks.net

WMRA’s Books & Brews is made possible thanks to our series sponsor, Gaines Group Architects. The Gaines Group has offices in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg.

About the Book

An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cultural life, from department stores to indies, from highbrow dealers trading in first editions to sidewalk vendors, and from chains to special-interest community destinations

About the Author

Evan Friss is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore. He is a professor of history at James Madison University and lives with his wife (a bookseller) and two children (occasional booksellers) in Harrisonburg, VA.