Joplin Reads Together 2026
Joplin Reads Together is excited to announce The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans, as the 2026 Book. Published in 2025, it is Evans’ debut novel. This word-of-mouth hit is a New York Times Bestseller, was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Andrew Carnegie Medal. It has been named a Best Book of the Year by: NPR, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Elle, Christian Science Monitor, and She Reads.
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Joplin Reads Together Events
April 1, 4:00 pm: Take-Home Kit: Letter Writing
April 2, 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Post Art Library Art Challenge Reception: Stamps
April 4, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Plant Swap
April 7, 6:00 – 8:00 pm: Chat & Craft: Reading Journals
April 10, 6:00 pm: Dear Listener: A Night of Letters Aloud (at Joplin Avenue Coffee)
April 14, 5:30 – 7:30 pm: Post Art Library & Makerspace: Creative Correspondence
April 16, 1:00 – 2:00 pm AND 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Book Discussions
April 21, 6:00 – 7:00 pm: MSSU Dr. Amy Gates: Sibylline Letters and the History of the Epistolary
April 23, 6:00 pm: Friends of the Joplin Public Library: It’s Complicated: Orphans, Italian Adoptions, & Finding Your Roots
April 28, 6:00 pm: Virginia Evans Author Visit & Book Signing
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Joplin, MO 64804
Phone: 417-623-7953
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