EventAuthor Talk and Book Signing with Bruce Holsinger
Celebrate Virginia Humanities’ 50th Anniversary during this special Virginia Center for the Book event at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Join us for an evening with author Bruce …
EventNational Book Festival
Join us at the 2025 National Book Festival! Held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the event is free and open to the public. A …
NewsLoving by the Book
On July 25, 2025, Deborah Parker (2025 Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts winner of their annual Art in Literature: The Mary Lynn Kotz Award) discussed her book Becoming …
EventLancaster Community Library Author Expo
Meet more than 30 local and regional authors at this free event in Virginia’s Northern Neck! Kalela Williams, Director of the Virginia Center for the Book and author of the …
NewsBook Arts Open Studio Night is NOW at the JMRL
Book Makers Explore the world of book arts with fellow artists and crafters!Discover Printmaking, Bookbinding, Zinemaking!Wednesday Evenings JMRL Central Library 5:30 to 7:30 PM.Sponsored by Virginia Book Arts and the …
EventBook Arts Open Studio Night is NOW at the JMRL
Book Arts Open Studio Night is NOW at the JMRL EXPLORE the world of book arts with fellow artists and crafters! DISCOVER Printmaking, Bookbinding, Zinemaking! WEDNESDAY EVENINGS JMRL CENTRAL 5:30-7:30
EventBook Arts at the JMRL How-To Festival
Book Arts Demonstration at the JMRL How-To FestivalSaturday, May 03, 2025 – 10 AM until 1:00 PMLocation: Central Library, 201 E. Market St, Charlottesville, VA Our Book Arts Team will return …
NewsWhy We Hold Onto Books: An Appeal for Advocacy
By Kalela Williams “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” When I hear this quote attributed to the Roman philosopher Cicero, I actually see it, enlivened by the …
Event2nd Saturday Workshop – Piano Accordion Book w/Lyall Harris
In this workshop, we will explore best practices for folding an accordion spine and crafting a simple, playful book structure. We will bind the book using 5-hole pamphlet-stitched signatures and attach paper covers.
NewsWe’ve Finished Another Chapter!
We all know what it’s like to finish a chapter of a really good book–the contentment of completion, that sated sense of satisfaction. That is what I felt like as we closed out our 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book this past weekend. With over 65 events, from sold-out programs where we hastily trotted in extra chairs, to events with smaller, but deeply engaged audiences leaning forwards in their chairs, it was a privilege to offer every one of them.
NewsA Message from David Baldacci
Author David Baldacci loves the diverse array of authors you find at the Virginia Festival of the Book. What do you love most about the festival? Tell us in the comments. And …
News2025 Live Streamed Events
If you can’t join us in person in Charlottesville for the 31st annual Virginia Festival of the Book, you can still enjoy the following festival programs online. Each event will …
