Charlottesville author’s novel remembers Camille in vivid detail
Mary Buford Hitz was in her late 20s when Hurricane Camille’s devastating floods hit Nelson County on the night of August 19 1969, killing 153 people in a few hours […]
ARTS Pick: Diane Cluck
Though she cut her musical teeth in NYC’s Lower East Side among other notables in the anti-folk game, Diane Cluck now resides in Virginia—a fitting landscape for her lovely and […]
Local authors turn to self-publishing with mixed emotions, success
When a heart attack left Avery Chenoweth wondering how much time he had left, the author decided to self-publish for the first time. A Charlottesville resident since 1990, Chenoweth had […]
WriterHouse sponsors new creative nonfiction contest
For many years, The Hook ran a writing contest in conjunction with the Virginia Festival of the Book that was judged by John Grisham. With the newspaper’s closure last summer, […]
The Virginia Festival of the Book celebrates 20 years navigating an industry watershed
The Virginia Festival of the Book began in a world with no Kindles, no iPads, and no online self-publishing. Barnes & Noble recently had arrived in Charlottesville and the death […]
ARTS Picks: Major and the Monbacks
The ink on their college diplomas is not dry, but the nine members of Major and the Monbacks are already making a splash in the Central Virginia music scene. Defying […]
Must-see panels at the Virginia Festival of the Book
Each March, visiting and local literati of all ages and reading preferences fill Charlottesville for the annual Virginia Festival of the Book. History buffs and romance readers mingle with self-published […]
EXCLUSIVE! We Are Star Children video premiere for “Die Alone”
They call it “adventure rock,” but there’s really no defining the eclectic sound of We Are Star Children. Born in 2010 from a humble duo, the group now boasts seven […]
ARTS Pick: Excision
A claw-like spaceship hovers above a cityscape as electronic dance music begins to build. The heavy bass finally drops, and a claw releases fiery bombs syncopated with the beat, leveling the […]
ARTS Pick: Women of Ireland
Prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with an evening of traditional Irish song and dance as former Riverdance members and a number of other talented dancers make up the Women of […]