Summer is for reading (among other things), so it seems like a good time for another spate of book talks and signings. Here’s the schedule…

One of the most gripping true-crime stories of the 20th century is getting some new – and richly deserved – national attention. And it all…

Slowly but surely, Americans are coming to grips with the painful legacy of slavery, our nation’s original sin. I told the story of my slave-owning…

I’ll join about three dozen local authors hawking books at the second annual Norfolk Public Library Author Fair at the Slover Library in downtown Norfolk…

Here’s an op-ed I wrote for my old paper, The Virginian-Pilot, about Virginia’s current unpleasantness:   I feel Gov. Ralph Northam’s pain. As a fellow…

February is Black History Month, and that means I’ll have a flurry of events around the state talking up my book Uncle George and Me:…

Here’s the latest from our Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: My new book Uncle George and Me: Two Southern Families Confront a Shared Legacy of Slavery is now…

Books and beer. What’s not to love about that combination? Just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping, I’ll join more than 30 other Virginia authors…

So it’s Giving Tuesday, the kickoff of the charitable giving season, and I know, I know – there are lots of worthy causes out there.…

I’m all verklempt. My book Uncle George and Me: Two Southern Families Confront a Shared Legacy of Slavery has attracted more national attention with a…