NewsHow to Build a Heart
Join freelance writer, essayist, and author of young adult novels, Maria Padian, for a closer look at her award-winning work and latest book for young readers, How to Build a …
News2020 Festival of the Book Canceled
It is with heavy hearts that we write to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book.
EventCanceled: Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges
This event, along with the rest of the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book has been canceled.
NewsFestival Partnership Raises Awareness of Environmental Writing
More than ten years ago, a unique partnership formed between the Virginia Festival of the Book and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) to celebrate some of today’s top environmental …
EventCanceled: Virginia Festival of the Book
It is with heavy hearts that we write to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Virginia Festival of the Book.
NewsVirginia Festival of the Book Announces 2020 Schedule
More than 120 Free Programs in March, for All Ages and Reading Interests January 15, 2020—Charlottesville, Va.—The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities, celebrating its 26th year …
NewsVA Festival of the Book Announces 2020 Line-up and Headliners
Featuring Hundreds of Acclaimed Speakers, Including NAACP Image Award Winners, Newbery Medalists, National Book Award Recipients, Internationally-Renowned Scholars, and Many More November 14, 2019—Charlottesville, Va.—A program of Virginia Humanities, the …
News2019 Book Festival Live Streams
If you couldn’t make it to Central Virginia to attend our 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book in person this year or missed a program due to a scheduling conflict, …
NewsStaff Picks for the 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book
Virginia Humanities is proud to announce three titles from the 2019 Virginia Festival of the Book as our inaugural group of “Virginia Humanities Staff Picks.” Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom, …
NewsFestival of the Book & CFA Institute Announce 2019 Partnership
The Virginia Festival of the Book—a program of Virginia Humanities celebrating its 25th year of bringing writers and readers together to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture—today …
NewsTurning the Page
By Brendan Wolfe Traditionally, twenty-five years marks a silver anniversary, but for the Virginia Festival of the Book every year is a paper anniversary. Since the planning for this annual …
NewsIn Pursuit of Truth
On March 24, 2018, during the twenty-fourth annual Virginia Festival of the Book, 2017 National Book Awards finalists Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Never Caught) and David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon) …
