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Charlottesville: Bookshop to host Nigerian writer and lawyer for reading, book signing

Crystal Graham
Author Tochi Eze
Tochi Eze (Image © Amanda Maglione)

New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book signing with author Tochi Eze on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m.

Eze, a writer and lawyer from Nigeria, will be reading from her debut novel, This Kind of Trouble, which was released from Tiny Reparations/Penguin Random House.

Longreads named her short story “The Americanization of Kambili,” published by Catapult Magazine, as one of 10 outstanding stories to read in 2023.

She has an MFA from Florida Atlantic University and is currently a PhD student in English literature at the University of Virginia.

A startling and propulsive tale of forbidden love, This Kind of Trouble traces the intertwined legacies of one family’s history, exploring the complex relationship between tradition, modernity and the ways we seek healing in a changing world.

A conversation with author Bruce Holsinger will follow. Holsinger is the author of five novels, most recently Culpability, and many works of nonfiction. He serves as board chairman for WriterHouse, a local nonprofit in Charlottesville.

This in-person event is free to attend and open to the public.

New Dominion Bookshop is located at 404 E Main St. on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.

For more information, visit ndbookshop.com.


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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is a reporter and ad manager for Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]