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“And then you find that you have no years left. You have days. That is the prize: to realize, at the end, that every minute was worth fighting for with every ounce of blood and fire.”
Press Release: JMRL Goes Fine Free July 1, 2026
“I don’t think it really matters whether you know a lot about books or not. That said, I don’t know that much myself. But I think what matters far more with a book is how it affects you.”
The 2026 Summer Reading Kickoff Lineup is Here!
Learn 30 things in 3 hours in a fast-paced library takeover event!
“It’s hard to be knocked down when you’re on all fours.”
“The only way forward is to forget.”
“Her success exposed both the hypocrisy of her world and the possibility: of one person’s power to help another; of civilization’s ability to break down what it wrongly put up—that is, when blinded to its own constructs.”
Cast your vote for the 2026 Virginia Readers’ Choice!
“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.”
2026 How-To Festival Call for Participation