REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED

Registration for this event is full with a very long waitlist. At this time, we have closed registration, as we do not anticipate being able to accommodate more interest. If you haven't secured a seat, we hope you can join us online. 

The livestream of the program can be watched at https://vimeo.com/event/5945920.

A recording of the program will be available on the Library's Event Archive.

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Virginia Evans’ debut novel The Correspondent is a New York Times bestseller that has sold in more than 25 countries. The book was recently named winner of the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Raised on the east coast of the United States, she attended James Madison University for her bachelor’s in English literature, as well as Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, for her masters of philosophy in creative writing. She lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with her husband, two children, and her Red Labrador, Brigid.

A Community Speaker Series event, in partnership with the Sun Valley Writers Conference. 

A book signing with Iconoclast Books will follow.

Registration is REQUIRED to join us in person. Registration opens Monday, May 4.

This program will be livestreamed. To watch live online (no registration needed): https://vimeo.com/event/5945920. A recording of the program will be available on the Library's Event Archive.