Join us March 16-20, 2011 in Charlottesville, Virginia. These 5 days of mostly free literary events are open to the public as we honor book culture and promote reading and literacy.
2010 Highlights
Saturday Highlights
Saturday is always a busy day at the Festival of the Book and this year was no exception. A Sesame Street parade, book fair, poster contest, Publishing Day and so much more.
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Saturday Night
Saturday night at the Paramount Theater began with the Authors Reception, a chance for Festival attendees to mix and mingle with their favorite authors. This was followed by Amercian Accents: An Evening with Four Distinguished Authors, Lee Smith, E. Ethelbert Miller, Elizabeth Strout, and Colum McCann
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With Good Reason Radio - Live at the Paramount
Friday Night Poetry
Friday night at the Culbreth featured two phenomenal events with poets Haki Madhubuti, Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, Major Jackson, Kevin Young & Nikki Giovanni. Check back next week to listen to recordings of these two events.
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Thursday Highlights
Another fantastic day for the Festival of the Book. Ever wondered what to drink when you eat or what BB King does backstage during his shows? You could find all that and more Thurs. at the Virginia Festival of the Book.
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More Highlights
Audio Slideshow: Mentors, Muses & Monsters
Audio Slideshow: Festival Luncheon (Michael Malone)
Audio Slideshow: Opening Ceremony
Slideshow: First Day of Festival
Slideshow: Wine Drinking For Inspired Thinking (Michael Gelb)
News & Announcements
- 2010 Book Festival Statistics
- Raffle Winners Announced
- Poster Contest Winners
- Letters About Literature VA Winners
2010 Festival Video
- Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon
- Haki Madhubuti can rap
- Major Jackson Reads a poem from Hoops
- More Major Jackson
- Cemeteries as History
- Gangs, Schools and the Great Dream
- Social Injustice: The Power of Individuals
- Covering The Court
- Mass Shootings: The Prism of the Press
- Business of Book Reviewing
- History of the NAACP
- 20th Century Lives
- Women & War
- Asia At War
- Photography in Virginia
- Post-Trauma Leadership
- Uncommon History of Many Things
- Writers Under the Same Roof
Guest Bloggers
Read book reviews by our guest bloggers!

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