Matt Matthews (Mercy Creek), Pamela Redmond (The Possibility of You), and David Winner (The Cannibal of Guadalajara).

Featuring:
Matt Matthews, Pamela Redmond, Mariflo Sanders Stephens (moderator), David Winner

Laura Jones (Breaking and Entering) and Kurt Ayau (The Brick Murder: A Tragedy and Other Stories) read from their short story collections.

Featuring:
Kurt Jose Ayau, Laura Semonche Jones, Mitzi Ware (moderator)

Jay Varner (Nothing Left to Burn), Kathryn Erskine (The Absolute Value of Mike), Emma Rathbone (The Patterns of Paper Monsters), and Kristen-Paige Madonia (Fingerprints of You) discuss their coming-of-age stories, both fictional and biographical, and discuss connections between their books and the JMRL's "Big Read" of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima.

Hosted by The Bridge PAI, Jefferson Madison Regional Library.

Featuring:
Kathryn Erskine, Kristen-Paige Madonia, Leeyanne Moore (moderator), Emma Rathbone, Jay S Varner

Ernessa Carter (32 Candles), Sarah Pekkanen (These Girls), Lolette Kuby (Writing Personals), and Jason Wright (The Wedding Letters) share the tales of their characters' journeys.

Featuring:
Ernessa T. Carter, Lolette Kuby, Sarah Pekkanen, Deborah Prum (moderator), Jason F. Wright

Rich, complex stories of family, love, secrets, and the consequences of running away, with Amy Franklin-Willis (The Lost Saints of Tennessee), Elizabeth Nunez (Boundaries), David Huddle (Nothing Can Make Me Do This), and Robert Olmstead (The Coldest Night).

Featuring:
Amy Franklin-Willis, David Huddle, Elizabeth Nunez, Robert Olmstead

Alma Katsu (The Taker), Amelia Gray (Threats), Virginia Moran (The Algebra of Snow), and Joe Lunievicz (Open Wounds) discuss their novels of unraveling lives.

Featuring:
Meredith Cole (moderator), Amelia Gray, Alma Katsu, Joe Lunievicz, Virginia Anne Kimber Moran

UVA's American Indian Student Union hosts Chris Gavaler (School for Tricksters) reading from his novel about a man of mixed white, black, and Indian blood who poses as a member of the Blackfeet tribe to enter the Carlisle Indian School and avoid anti-black prejudice.

Hosted by The American Indian Student Union.

Featuring:
Chris Gavaler, Chelsea Hicks (moderator)

Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding), Eleanor Henderson (Ten Thousand Saints), and Caroline Preston (The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt) read from and discuss their notable books.

Featuring:
Chad Harbach, Eleanor Henderson, Caroline Preston, Christopher Tilghman (moderator)

Elizabeth Nunez (Boundaries), Joe Lunievicz (Open Wounds), and N. M. Kelby (White Truffles in Winter) speak about family drama, love, and loss beyond borders.

Featuring:
Jasmin Darznik (moderator), N. M. Kelby, Joe Lunievicz, Elizabeth Nunez

Danielle Evans (Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self) explores the strengths and flaws of young women of color in modern day America in this debut short story collection.

Featuring:
Danielle Valore Evans, Enid Krieger (moderator)

N. M. Kelby (White Truffles in Winter) and Margo Solod (Cuttyhunk: Life On The Rock: A Memoir with Recipes) discuss their books about great restaurants and great chefs.

Featuring:
Jenny Gardiner (moderator), N. M. Kelby, Margo Solod

Poets Jazzy Danziger (Darkroom), Brittany Perham (The Curiosities), Mark Wagenaar (Voodoo Inverso), and novelists Eleanor Henderson (Ten Thousand Saints) and Chad Harbach (The Art of Fielding) read from their debut works.

Hosted by UVA MFA in Creative Writing, UVA Booksore.

Featuring:
Jazzy Danziger, Chad Harbach, Eleanor Henderson, Jeb Livingood (moderator), Brittany Perham, Mark Garreth Wagenaar

Tayari Jones (Silver Sparrow), Jael McHenry (The Kitchen Daughter), and Alan Shapiro (Broadway Baby) explore the familial bonds between their characters.

Featuring:
Tayari Jones, Jael McHenry, Alan Shapiro, Katharine Weber (moderator)

Communication between author and reader is no longer a one-way channel. Find out how social media like Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and blogs change your relationship with reading.

Hosted by WriterHouse.

Featuring:
Susan Gregg Gilmore, Elizabeth McCullough, Bethanne Kelly Patrick, Rebecca Joines Schinsky, Rachel Unkefer (moderator)

Margot Livesey (The Flight of Gemma Hardy), Sharyn McCrumb (The Ballad of Tom Dooley; Ghost Riders), and Hillary Jordan (When She Woke) use classic stories as a jumping off point for their new novels.

Hosted by WriterHouse.

Featuring:
Hillary Jordan, Margot Livesey, Sharyn McCrumb, Rachel Unkefer (moderator)

Erika Dreifus (Quiet Americans), Jeremy Griffin (A Last Resort for Desperate People), Cathryn Hankla (Fortune Teller, Miracle Fish), and Tamra Wilson (Dining with Robert Redford).

Featuring:
Erika Dreifus, Jeremy Griffin, Cathryn Hankla, Mitzi Ware (moderator), Tamra Wilson

Casey Clabough (Confederado), Taylor Polites (The Rebel Wife), and Joe Samuel Starnes (Fall Line) discuss their novels of war, man-made destruction, and their aftermaths.

Featuring:
Casey Clabough, Clifford Garstang (moderator), Taylor M. Polites, Joe Samuel Starnes

A discussion of book group formats and choices and a presentation of library resources for book groups. Representatives of Charlottesville area book groups are encouraged to attend. Refreshments!

Hosted by Jefferson Madison Regional Library, Friends of JMRL.

With Eleanor Brown (The Weird Sisters), Lucy Ferriss (The Lost Daughter), Amy Stolls (The Ninth Wife) and Jacqueline Luckett (Passing Love).

Featuring:
Eleanor Brown, Lucy Ferriss, Jacqueline E. Luckett, Amy Stolls, Rachel Unkefer (moderator)

Historical romance authors Joanna Bourne (The Black Hawk), Cathy Maxwell (The Seduction of Scandal), Deanna Raybourn (The Dark Enquiry), and Lauren Willig (The Garden Intrigue) discuss historical accuracy in their fiction, their research methods, and how to connect with modern readers while writing about the past.

Featuring:
Joanna Watkins Bourne, Cathy Maxwell, Leeyanne Moore (moderator), Deanna Raybourn, Lauren Willig

Romance authors Cathy Maxwell (The Seduction of Scandal), Katharine Ashe (When a Scot Loves A Lady), Kerrelyn Sparks (Sexiest Vampire Alive), and Pamela Palmer (Ecstasy Untamed) engage in a serious and humorous examination of the value of romance novels.

Hosted by Avon Books, Virginia Romance Writers.

Featuring:
Katharine Ashe, Alleyne Dickens (moderator), Cathy Maxwell, Pamela Palmer, Kerrelyn Sparks

Michelle Donice (The Other Side of Through), Stacy Hawkins Adams (Coming Home), and Karen Simpson (Act of Grace) share stories of betrayal, redemption, and grace.

Featuring:
Stacy Hawkins Adams, Michelle Donice, Tieffa Harper (moderator), Karen Simpson

Jenny Hubbard (Paper Covers Rock), Matthew Cody (The Dead Gentleman), Wendy Shang (The Great Wall of Lucy Wu), and Jon Skovron (Misfit).

Featuring:
Matthew Cody, Jenny Hubbard, Wendy Wan-Long Shang, Jon Skovron, Bella Stander (moderator)

Jonathan Evison (West of Here), Lisa Alther (Washed in the Blood), and Thomas Mallon (Watergate) share their novels of history, greed, intrigue and family.

Featuring:
Lisa Alther, Jonathan Evison, Thomas Mallon, Robert Vaughan (moderator)

Amanda Cockrell (What We Keep is Not Always What Will Stay), Marco Conelli (Matthew Livingston and the Politics of Death), and Lorraine and Logan Kleinwaks (What You Wish For).

Featuring:
Amanda Cockrell, Marco Conelli, Lorraine Kleinwaks, Logan Kleinwaks, Mitzi Ware (moderator)

Two writers who love music and two singers who love words come together on stage to celebrate the southern refrains of their lives. This is a benefit with all proceeds going to the Book Festival. Enjoy a wonderful evening and help the Festival!

Sponsored by Wells Fargo.

IMPORTANT - This is a ticketed event. You must purchase tickets in order to attend.

Featuring:
Matraca Maria Berg, Marshall Chapman, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith

The Charlottesville Chapter of The Links, Inc. presents A Tribute to the African American Literary Tradition, featuring guest authors from the Virginia Festival of the Book. Advance Tickets Only, $55. For more information email tturner@pvcc.edu or call 434-825-8204.

Featuring:
Tamyra Turner (moderator)

Writer's Eye is an annual literary competition that challenges writers to create original works of poetry and prose inspired by art in the Museum's exhibitions. Winners in four age-related categories are honored at this ceremony and in an anthology of their works. Distinguished judges for 2011 were John Casey and Kevin McFadden.

Featuring:
Aimee Hunt