RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the 2026 Carole Weinstein Author Series, featuring four acclaimed writers whose books explore themes of fractured community, identity, family and the power of genealogy. Each book talk is free and will be held in the Library’s Lecture Hall from 6–7:30 p.m. Registration is required.  

The Carole Weinstein Author Series showcases the literary arts by bringing both new and well-known authors to the Library of Virginia to share the stories that define the Commonwealth. Free and open to the public, the series focuses on Virginia authors and Virginia subjects across all genres. Each book talk is followed by a lively Q&A with audience members and a book signing. 

The series is made possible through generous support from the Carole Weinstein Endowment for Virginia Authors. Weinstein Series books can be purchased through the Virginia Shop at the Library of Virginia or online by visiting www.thevirginiashop.org.  


The 2026 Weinstein Author Series schedule is as follows: 

Beth Macy | “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America”                                                       
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Register at: https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/16272591 

New York Times bestselling author Beth Macy will discuss her new book, “Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America,” which takes readers back to her hometown of Urbana, Ohio—a place that shaped her childhood and her dreams—while exploring what happened as economic decline and division transformed it over the decades. Macy is known for her deeply reported nonfiction exploring families, work and inequity across western and rural Virginia. She is a New York Times bestselling author of three books—“Factory Man,” “Truevine” and “Dopesick”—the latter of which became a Peabody Award–winning Hulu series. Her work has been recognized for its humanity, investigative rigor and commitment to elevating overlooked voices. 
 

Latorial Faison | “Nursery Rhymes in Black: Poems”                                                                                                      
Thursday, June 25, 2026                                                                                                                                                           
Register at: https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/16272602 

Award-winning poet and author Dr. Latorial Faison will discuss her most recent poetry collection, “Nursery Rhymes in Black: Poems,” which features over 40 poems rooted in Black Southern experiences. Throughout the collection, she examines race, gender, religion, grief, poverty, pride, and perseverance, anchoring each line in the cadence of a people who have always had to “sing louder than the laws that bound them.”  Faison’s writing spans poetry, children’s literature and cultural commentary, often centering on themes of heritage, empowerment and the Black experience. She is an assistant professor of English and chair of the Department of Languages and Literature at Virginia State University. 
 

Sadeqa Johnson | “Keeper of Lost Children”                                                                                                               
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026                                                                                                                                                        
Register at: https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/16272659  

New York Times bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson will discuss “Keeper of Lost Children,” a sweeping story that follows a chain of events spanning decades, sparked by one American woman's determination to find homes for mixed-race children abandoned by Black GIs in post-WWII Germany. Years later in Maryland, a young woman's acceptance to a prestigious boarding school unravels a hidden past, revealing how one woman's compassion forever altered the lives of those she never knew. Johnson is a New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including “The House of Eve” and “Yellow Wife,” the latter of which is the recipient of the Library of Virginia 2022 People's Choice Literary Award. 
 

Karin Wulf | “Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America” 
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026  
Register at https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/16255017 

Author Karin Wulf will discuss her new book “Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America,” which draws on deep research across 18th century British America to explore how genealogy shaped society then—and continues to influence us today. Wulf is the director and librarian of the John Carter Brown Library and professor of history at Brown University. A historian of early America focused on gender, family and politics, she writes widely for both public and academic audiences about history, the worlds of research and scholarship, and libraries and archives. 

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