This in-person event is a part of the 2026 Virginia Festival of the Book and will take place at the shop.
Two poets share personal stories of being and becoming.
Son of a Bird by Nin Andrews, written in prose poems, explores an unconventional rural Virginia childhood, focusing on family secrets and the profound, often strange, relationships with the author’s Black nanny and farmhands, all while grappling with instability, loss, and her own burgeoning self-discovery.
Larks, a book of poetry by Han VanderHart, also turns to a rural landscape, one resonant and yet quiet with unspoken truths and traumas. Genealogies, farm creatures, mythology, and sisterhood inhabit the haunting lines of their work.
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Order the Books Ahead of Time from New Dominion Bookshop
Shop local and support your community bookshop! You can order your books ahead of time for the 2026 Virginia Festival of the Book by filling out the contact form below. Please make sure that you list the book title(s) that you would like to order. We will give you a call when your order is ready. There is no need to pre-pay. We will collect your payment when you pick up your order or when your order is shipped. Books will also be for sale on-site at the event. (There is no need to place an order if you plan to attend the event and purchase books there in person.)