The Virginia Festival of the Book brings together writers and readers to promote and celebrate books, reading, literacy, and literary culture over five days in Charlottesville and Albemarle County every March.

Conference website: www.vabook.org

All programs are open to the public and, with the exception of a few ticketed events, the majority of Festival programs are free to attend.

The Festival is the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region and has attracted audiences of more than 20,000 for each of the past thirteen years. The Festival’s annual attendance reached more than 30,000 in March 2017. Attendees come from more than thirty states. We have presented a captivating list of authors, ranging from international bestsellers to topical specialists to debut authors.