Author: Mary Ann Zehr
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Mary Ann Zehr, Contributor
Book Review: A Fairy Tale (with Startling Realism)
In the fairy tale of The Witch’s Journey, Harrisonburg author Keith Miller immerses readers in a quaint and magical world that on the surface may seem only fantastical.
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Book Review: An Unpublished (Until Now) 19th-Century Novel
I wasn’t sure how to approach reading a novel released this year but written nearly 150 years ago by a black man who lived through the Civil War. So I read the companion pieces first.
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Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Jul 10, 2026
Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Book Review: Representation
As a middle-aged white woman, I taught English and history to immigrant black and brown teens in D.C. Public Schools. I observed that my students were more engaged in my classroom if they saw aspects of themselves in books, authors, and guest speakers. Representation is important.
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Book Review: Place and Displacement
On one visit to the park, I came across stones from a chimney and the foundation of a dwelling. I didn’t give these ruins a second thought.
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Book Review: Black Cohosh
School kids relentlessly bully Eagle, the protagonist in a debut graphic memoir, Black Cohosh, created by a local comic artist, Eagle Valiant Brosi.
Poetry Possibilities
“I want to take poetry outside the purview of academia,” says local poet Gbenga Adesina at the start of a spring workshop he is giving at Central Library, part of the programming for the Big Read 2025.
Book Event Review: Big Read 2025
The NEA’s Big Read goals are “to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.”
Book Review: Motherhood
She has one child: a two-year old. She loves that child. But this young mother is not unflappable. Increasingly, she is angry.
