Events
Join us for this special, ongoing reading series featuring students in the UVA MFA Creative Writing Program.
Join us for Storytime, held every Saturday at 11 AM! All ages welcome.
Audrey Ingram will share her new novel, The Summer We Ran, in this special festival preview event.
Elizabeth Becker, Sharon Kurtzman, and Stacia Pelletier will share their latest novels.
Alice Gerrard will speak about her new book, Custom Made Woman.
Tochi Eze, Kevin Moffett, and Tamar Shapiro will share their new novels.
UVA creative writing alumni will read from their recent books.
Nin Andrews and Han VanderHart will share their recent books.
Gbenga Adesina, Amber McBride, and Chet'la Sebree will read from their recent books.
Frederick Joseph, SJ Sindu, and Kelsey B. Toney will share their recent young adult books.
Dionna L. Mann, Daniel Nayeri, and Allan Wolf will share their middle grade novels.
The 2026 Carol Troxell Reader, Libby Buck, will read from her debut novel.
Eoghan Walls will speak out his new novel, Field Notes From an Extinction.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading and conversation with Soham Patel, author of The Daughter Industry.
Join us for a reading with Alice Martin, who will read from her debut novel, Westward Women.
Join us for a book talk with Kory Stamper, author of True Color.
Join us for a celebration marking the release of the 50th issue of Meridian.
Shop local and support your community bookshop on National Independent Bookstore Day!
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an afternoon with Lisa Russ Spaar, in conversation with Kaitlyn Airy.
Join us for an evening with Scott Simon, in conversation with Thomas Pierce.
Join us as we celebrate the tenth anniversary edition of Little Star with editor Lauren Catlett.
Join us for an evening with Andrew Martin, who will read from his new novel, Down Time.
Join us for an evening with Chet'la Sebree, in conversation with Niya Bates.
Join us for an afternoon with Hayley DeRoche, who will share her new book, Dress Your Baby in Sage and Taupe.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an evening with Lara Call Gastinger, who will speak about her new book, A Perpetual Journal Practice.
Join us for a reading and book talk with Darnell Lamont Walker, author of Never Can Say Goodbye.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with Domnica Radulescu, who will read from her new novel, My Father's Orchards.
Join us for an evening with Rebecca Kauffman, in conversation with Siân White.
Join us for an evening with Gabrielle Calvocoressi, in conversation with Brian Teare.
Join us for an evening with Bsrat Mezghebe, in conversation with Tochi Eze.
Join us for an evening with Anna Kovatcheva, in conversation with John Casteen.
Join us for an evening with Anna Beecher, in conversation with Jane Alison.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an evening with A.D. Carson, who will read from his new memoir, Being Dope.
Join us as we celebrate Fernando Valverde’s new poetry collection, The Men Who Killed My Mother.
Join us for a book talk on Soundscape Architecture with Karen Van Lengen and Jim Welty.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an afternoon with Inger N.I. Kuin, in conversation with Gregory Hays.
Join us for a reading with Hannah Rosenberg, who will read from her debut poetry collection, Same.
Join us for an evening with MaKshya Tolbert, in conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar.
Join us for an evening with Polina Chesnakova, in conversation with Yuri Urbanovich.
Join us for an evening with Miranda Mellis, in conversation with Brian Teare.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with Kevin Moffett, who will read from his new novel, Only Son.
Join us for an evening with Amber Sparks, in conversation with Anna Beecher.
Join us for an evening with Gabrielle Cerberville, in conversation with Matthew Burtner.
Join us for a reading with authors Camille DeAngelis and McCormick Templeman.
Join us for an evening with Monica Ong, in conversation with Sumita Chakraborty.
Join us for an evening with Henry and Priscilla Ireys, in conversation with Paula Whyman.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with poets Bobby Elliott and Valencia Robin.
Join us for an evening with Gbenga Adesina, in conversation with Fernando Valverde.
Join us for an evening with Chet’la Sebree, in conversation with Kiki Petrosino.
Join us for a book talk with Henry Wiencek, who will speak about his new book, Stan and Gus.
Join us for a reading with Lea Marshall, who will read from her debut poetry collection, The Slow Hammer of Roots.
Join us for an evening with Tochi Eze, in conversation with Bruce Holsinger.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with poets Sharon Perkins Ackerman and William Prindle.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a book talk with photographer Michael O. Snyder, who will speak about his new book, Alleghania.
Join us for an evening with Lydi Conklin, in conversation with Henry Hoke.
Join us for a reading with Brendan Slocumb, who will read from his new novel, The Dark Maestro.
Join us for a book talk with Charlotte Taylor Fryar, who will speak about her new book, Potomac Fever.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an afternoon with Susan Bauer-Wu, who will speak about her book Leaves Falling Gently.
Join us for a reading with poets Kaitlyn Airy and Kyle Marbut.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Shop local and support your community bookstore on National Independent Bookstore Day!
Join us for a bilingual reading in English and French with poet Alexander Dickow.
Join us for an afternoon with Gabriel Fried, in conversation with Lisa Russ Spaar.
Join us for a reading with Tony Keith Jr., author of Knucklehead.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Poets Luisa A. Igloria, Jennifer Chang, and Leona Sevick will read from and discuss their recent work.
Greg Wrenn will speak about his new memoir.
Paula Marie Seniors will speak about her new book.
The 2025 Carol Troxell Reader, Evan Friss, will speak about his new book.
UVA Creative Writing Program alumni will read from their new and forthcoming books.
David Wright Faladé and Rebecca Kauffman will discuss their recent novels.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with poets Brian Teare and Aditi Machado.
Join us for a book talk with Kelsey Johnson, author of Into the Unknown.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading and conversation with poet Bianca Rae Messinger, author of pleasureis amiracle.
Join us for a reading with authors Kristen-Paige Madonia and Rebecca Kauffman.
Join us for an evening with H. G. Dierdorff, in conversation with Erika Howsare.
Join us for an afternoon with Paula Whyman, in conversation with Adam Nemett.
Join us for a book talk with Leigh Ann Henion, author of Night Magic.
Join Flux Spoken Word and Poetry for an open mic at New Dominion Bookshop.
Join us for a book talk with Maya Boutaghou, author of White Tongue, Brown Skin.
Join us for a reading with poet Miller Oberman, author of Impossible Things.
Join us for an evening with Sofia Samatar, in conversation with Emily Ogden.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a book talk with Justene Hill Edwards, author of Savings and Trust.
Join us for a reading and conversation with poet Jeddie Sophronius, author of Love & Sambal.
Join us for a book talk with Stanley Stepanic, author of A Vamp There Was.
Join us for an evening with Eleni Stecopoulos, in conversation with Brian Teare.
Join us as we celebrate the release of James Cole’s new poetry collection, The Somatoliths.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Alex Kingsley’s debut novel, Empress of Dust.
Join us for an open mic reading featuring undergraduate writers from the APPW and APLP at UVA.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for a reading with Luisa A. Igloria, who will read from her new poetry collection, Caulbearer.
Join us for an evening with novelist Alli Dyer and musician Guion Pratt.
Join us for a book talk with Elizabeth Winkler, author of Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies.
Join us for an evening with Marianne Chan, in conversation with Sylvia Chong.
Join us for a book talk with Evan Friss, author of The Bookshop.
Join us for an evening with Jody Hobbs Hesler, in conversation with Louise Marburg.
Join us for an evening with poet CAConrad, who will read from Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Jane Alison’s new novel, Villa E.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an evening with Natalie Naudus, in conversation with Alix E. Harrow.
Join us for the July Charlottesville Reading Series event, featuring Andy Fogle, Annie Woodford, and Nahlij Corbin.
The Monthly Saturday Book Club will meet to discuss Meg Mason’s novel Sorrow and Bliss.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an open mic for emerging musicians and writers.
Join us for an evening with Crystal Hana Kim, in conversation with Rebecca Taylor.
Join us for a reading with poets Lauren K. Alleyne and Leona Sevick.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Kevin Hart’s new memoir, Dark-Land.
Join us for the June Charlottesville Reading Series event, featuring Tope Folarin and Mara Adamitz Scrupe.
Join us for a book talk with Dr. Sharon Malone, who will speak about her new book, Grown Woman Talk.
Join us for an evening with Joanna Pearson, in conversation with Polly Stewart.
Join us for an evening with Nell Greenfieldboyce, in conversation with Kelly Weinersmith.
The Monthly Saturday Book Club will meet to discuss Bruce Holsinger’s novel The Displacements.