Issue 1.1 Contributor Susann Cokal has been awarded a silver medal Honor from the American Library Association’s 2014 Printz Award series for her novel The Kingdom of Little Wounds. The Printzes are selected annually for excellence in young adult literature, and the prize series is one of the highest honors for the genre. Read more about the novel and...
Human beings love making lists. Lists have permeated our culture, they help us organize our thoughts, help us remember thoughts for later, and generally minimize the chaos of human lives. The exact origin of the word list is unknown, but it can be traced back to a Germanic word meaning pleasure, a telling connection in...
For those interested in submitting to Broad Street, here are our future themes for the next year. Maps & Legends (winter/spring 2015): Go as far across the globe or into the popular imagination as you dare. Ask how we map humanity, emotion, and the fantasies and fads that seize the world or even a small...
Musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer Michael Hearst has a new project out through PBS Digital Studios, a series of online episodes entitled “Songs for Unusual Creatures.” Hearst, who received his degree in music composition from VCU, was a founding member of musical group One Ring Zero, which was begun here in Richmond in 1997. One...
On Friday, Nov. 1, renowned photojournalist Chad Hunt will take part in coffee and conversation as part of the opening of a two-week photo exhibit of his photographs of soldiers in and after Afghanistan. “Ghosting Home,” featuring images taken during Hunt’s time embedded in Korengai Province, Afghanistan, is a...
