{"id":5998,"date":"2023-04-12T20:03:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/?page_id=5998"},"modified":"2025-01-27T05:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T05:45:48","slug":"novelist-and-speaker-vanessa-riley-videos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/novelist-and-speaker-vanessa-riley-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Speaks from the Heart: Watch Her Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vanessa Riley loves to engage readers and audiences and speak about her novels and history. With passion and a deep appreciation for sharing new research into the true history of the Caribbean, the Regency, and the mobility of people through the ages, she is a speaker you should consider for your next bookish event.<\/p><div id=\"vanes-3415195843\" class=\"vanes-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-right: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: 2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/fireswordandsea.htm\" aria-label=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?fit=1706%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fire Sword &amp; Sea\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1706&ssl=1 1706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FireSwordSea_HC-scaled.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"569\" height=\"853\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the speaking engagements of Vanessa Riley. As a novelist and speaker, she has been a panelist, contributor, and keynote speaker on Women&#8217;s Empowerment, History, Black Women&#8217;s contributions to History, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Author Talks | Vanessa Riley\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24PstF0TLGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Vanessa Riley, Novelist and Speaker, launches <a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/sistermotherwarrior.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sister Mother Warrior\">Sister Mother Warrior<\/a> at the Atlanta History Center <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vanessa Riley And Alka Joshi - Southern Voices 2023\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1aX729R9lIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Vanessa Riley at Southern Voices with Alka Joshi talks about fiction, history, and passion.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley | BGC Book Club Presents\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uykmBPDoKfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa Riley at BGC Book Club speaking on Zoom to readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Murder, Diversity, &amp; Jane Austen: Interview with Author Vanessa Riley | Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8N_9caf2Gw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa and Art talk about Jane Austen and <a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/ladyworthing.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lady Worthing\">Lady Worthing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sister Mother Warrior | Author talk with Vanessa Riley\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BbPP5MrSt-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Island Queen | Author talk with Vanessa Riley\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxtDixeKftg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanessa Riley speaks on <a href=\"https:\/\/vanessariley.com\/islandqueen.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Island Queen\">Island Queen<\/a> at Gwinnett Library.<\/p>\n<div id=\"vanes-2040018656\" class=\"vanes-after-content vanes-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 3px;margin-right: 3px;margin-bottom: 3px;margin-left: 3px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?fit=1080%2C1350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Listen to the Write of Passage Weekly Podcast\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=819%2C1024&ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vanessariley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SubstackAd.png?resize=768%2C960&ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" width=\"540\" height=\"675\"   \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanessa Riley loves to engage readers and audiences and speak about her novels and history. With passion and a deep appreciation for sharing new research into the true history of the Caribbean, the Regency, and the mobility of people through the ages, she is a speaker you should consider for your next bookish event. 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