All-Virtual 2021 Festival of the Book
March 13 – 26, 2021 – The Festival of the Book brings together writers and readers to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture… virtually!
Join us for Shelf Life virtual events
Every Thursday at 12 PM ET, join us on Zoom or Facebook for livestreamed book events featuring new and long-time favorite authors in all genres.
Featured Posts
BlogChallenging Slavery in the Courtroom: A Question of Freedom
William G. Thomas III shares his intricate and intensely human history of enslaved families of Prince George’s County, Maryland, and the hundreds of lawsuits they brought against slavery…
BlogBlack Women’s Battle for the Ballot with Evette Dionne & Martha S. Jones
Evette Dionne, editor-in-chief of Bitch Media and author of Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, discussed her book with Martha S. Jones…
BlogSHELF LIFE—Worlds within Words: A Poetry Reading
Watch the Shelf Life event with poets Nin Andrews, Sandra Beasley, Vijay Seshadri, and Katherine E. Young…
We love books. We also love the people who make books, from writers and illustrators to agents and publishers.
Each year, more than 20,000 people attend the Virginia Festival of the Book to share in this love. Your support makes it all possible.
