Tue, Nov 11
|Pale Fire Brewery
WMRA Books & Brews: Nov 11@ Pale Fire in Harrisonburg hosted by Mary Katharine Froehlich (1)
WMRA Books & Brews November pick is Backroom Deals in Our Backyards by Miranda S. Spivack.
Time & Location
Nov 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pale Fire Brewery, 217 S Liberty St #105, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA
About the Event
The WMRA Books & Brews series continues with November's pick Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back by Miranda Spivack
Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize
A groundbreaking look at how ordinary people are fighting back against their local and state governments to keep their communities safe, by an award-winning journalist.
Most Americans are likely to encounter the effects of government malfeasance or neglect close to home—from their governors, mayors, town councils, school boards, police, and prosecutors. In fact, deals shrouded in darkness are regularly made at the state and local levels, often the result of closed-door discussions between governments and industry without any scrutiny whatsoever from the public. Too often, as this groundbreaking new work of investigative reporting reveals, residents are intentionally kept on the outside, struggling to get information about significant issues affecting their communities—from car crashes…