Events
The Community MLK Celebration presents a virtual discussion of Dr. King’s book Why We Can’t Wait.
Join us for an evening with author Taylor Harris, in conversation with author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson.
Join us for a reading and book talk with Golara Haghtalab, author of Immigrant: Courage Required.
Join us for an evening with author and poet Kate Daniels, in conversation with poet Daniel Becker.
Join us for this special, ongoing reading series featuring students in the UVA MFA Creative Writing Program.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an evening of emerging writers performing their music, poetry, and short stories.
Join us for an evening with author Kathryn Schulz, in conversation with author Jane Alison.
Join us for a reading with poets Nathaniel Perry and John Casteen.
Join us for an evening with Alix E. Harrow, who will read from her new novella, A Spindle Splintered.
Join us for a reading with poets Chet’la Sebree and Kiki Petrosino.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Maud Casey’s new book, City of Incurable Women.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an evening of emerging writers performing their music, poetry, and short stories.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Jennifer Niesslein’s new book, Dreadful Sorry.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an evening of emerging writers performing their music, poetry, and short stories.
Join us for a reading with poets Nin Andrews and Amy Woolard.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Lisa Russ Spaar’s debut novel, Paradise Close.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Russ Linden’s new book, Loss and Discovery.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss James McBride’s novel Deacon King Kong.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Henry Hoke’s new book, Sticker. The evening will feature a Q&A with Jocelyn Nicole Johnson and live music from Diane Cluck.
Join us for an evening with author Louise Marburg, in conversation with author Sharon Harrigan.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Andrew D. Kaufman’s book The Gambler Wife.
Join us for a book talk with Bettye Kearse, author of The Other Madisons.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Lisa Russ Spaar’s new poetry collection, Madrigalia.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Laura Kolbe’s debut poetry collection, Little Pharma.
Join us for a book talk with Catherine Baab-Muguira, author of Poe for Your Problems.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Caroline E. Janney’s book Ends of War.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Marijean Oldham’s new book, Secret Charlottesville.
Join us and Tupelo Press as we celebrate the release of Lisa Hiton’s debut poetry collection, Afterfeast.
Join us at The Haven as we celebrate the release of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut book, My Monticello.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Stephen Cushman’s new book, The Generals’ Civil War.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Fernando Valverde’s new poetry collection, America.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Rabih Alameddine’s new novel, The Wrong End of the Telescope.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Sue Miller’s novel Monogamy.
Join Proal Heartwell and Bahlmann Abbot as they discuss the writing of Oliver La Farge and the music of his son, Peter.
Join us for a book talk and reading with Earl Swift, author of Across the Airless Wilds.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Liza Nash Taylor’s novel In All Good Faith.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Louise Erdrich’s novel The Night Watchman.
Join us for First Fridays as we celebrate the photography of Tori Purcell.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Marilynne Robinson’s novel Jack.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Lily King’s novel Writers & Lovers.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Zadie Smith’s novel On Beauty.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Julia Alvarez’s novel Afterlife.
The UVA Club of C’ville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Malcolm Gladwell’s book Talking to Strangers.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Douglas Stuart’s novel, Shuggie Bain.
Shop local and support your community bookstore on National Independent Bookstore Day!
The UVA Club of C’ville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss V. E. Schwab’s novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
Bestselling authors John Grisham and Ian Rankin will discuss their new books.
The third annual Carol Troxell Reader, Cara Black, will read from her latest book.
Ayad Akhtar will discuss his bestselling novel Homeland Elegies.
Join us for the SELC’s celebration of the Reed Award for Environmental Writing, featuring Lulu Miller.
Bill Clegg, Zeyn Joukhadar, and Zak Salih will discuss their new novels.
John Lanchester and Te-Ping Chen will discuss their new collections of short stories.
Poets Luisa A. Igloria and Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley will read from and discuss their work.
The Links presents its 17th annual Celebration of the African American Literary Tradition.
Susan Abulhawa, Peace Adzo Medie, and Diane Zinna will discuss their new novels.
Acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson will discuss her work in conversation with UVA professor Lisa Woolfork.
Jacqueline Woodson will discusses her new book for young readers, Before the Ever After.
Rumaan Alam, Megha Majumdar, and Deesha Philyaw will discuss their award-winning fiction.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Jenny Offill’s novel Weather.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Imbolo Mbue’s novel Behold the Dreamers.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Kristina McMorris’s novel Sold on a Monday.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Brit Bennett’s novel The Vanishing Half.
The Community MLK Celebration presents a virtual discussion of Dr. King’s book Where Do We Go from Here?
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Esi Edugyan’s novel Washington Black.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Daniel James Brown’s book The Boys in the Boat.
Join us for a Virginia Festival of the Book virtual event featuring author Matthew Desmond.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Eowyn Ivey’s novel The Snow Child.
Join us for a Shelf Life virtual event celebrating the paperback release of Leslie Jamison’s Make It Scream, Make It Burn.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Tina Fey’s essay collection, Bossypants.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Wallace Stegner’s novel Crossing to Safety.
Ethan Hawke and James McBride will discuss the Showtime adaptation of The Good Lord Bird.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Micheline Aharonian Marcom’s new novel and Kiki Petrosino’s new poetry collection.
Diane Rehm, director Joe Fab, and producer Diane Naughton will discuss the documentary When My Time Comes.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Sue Eisenfeld’s new book, Wandering Dixie. A signing will follow.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Jay Asher’s novel Thirteen Reasons Why.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Ann Patchett’s novel The Dutch House.
Please join us as we celebrate the release of Emily Astor’s book, Nancy Astor: A Life in Photographs.
Join us for the next installment of the Charlottesville Reading Series, featuring Elizabeth Lindsey Rogers, Michael Collier, and Jane Alison.
Join us for a conversation with music historians Jack Carneal and Grace Elizabeth Hale.
Join us for a reading with Alexis Schaitkin, who will be reading from her debut novel, Saint X.
Join us as we celebrate the release of More Truly and More Strange: 100 Contemporary American Self-Portrait Poems, edited by Lisa Russ Spaar.
Join us for a multimedia book talk with New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Ibram X. Kendi’s book How to Be an Antiracist.
Join us for a reading with poet Elizabeth Hazen and writer Lesley Wheeler.
Join us for a virtual book launch with author Liza Nash Taylor, who will be in conversation with author Francine Mathews.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Hannah Barnaby’s books There’s Something About Sam and Monster and Boy.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Dennis Proffitt and Drake Baer’s new book, Perception.
New Dominion is pleased to spotlight the art of Cat Denby for the months of August and September.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Ruth Ware’s suspense novel The Turn of the Key.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Marva Barnett’s book To Love Is to Act. A signing will follow.
Join us for a reading with Kelli Jo Ford, who will be reading from her debut story collection, Crooked Hallelujah.
Join us for a virtual book launch with author Sharon Harrigan, who will be in conversation with author Kristen-Paige Madonia.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Katharine Schellman’s debut mystery novel, The Body in the Garden. A signing will follow.
Join us as we celebrate the release of Alan Levinovitz’s new book, Natural. A signing will follow.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Amor Towles’s novel Rules of Civility.
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Clement Gelly’s art show “Salvation, Mongolian Highway.”
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Fredrick Backman’s novel Britt-Marie Was Here.
Join us for an evening with author Elliot Ackerman, in conversation with author Christopher Tilghman.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will discuss Cixin Liu’s science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem.
Join us for an evening with activist and journalist Shaun King at The Haven.
Join us for a book talk with Cecilia Muñoz, author and former adviser to President Barack Obama.
Join us for a special Storytime with Candice Ransom and Jamey Christoph, author and illustrator of Bones in the White House.
Join us for a reading with Jordan Kisner, who will be reading from her debut essay collection, Thin Places.
Diane Rehm: When My Time Comes – with Joe Fab at the Paramount
Join us for a reading with UVA MFA alumni Steve Bellin-Oka and Thomas Pierce.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Gabrielle Zevin’s novel The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an evening of young writers performing their short stories, poetry, and music.
Katherine Vaz, Isabel Pavão, and Katherine McNamara share their artist’s e-book, The Heart Is a Drowning Object.
Join us for Storytime, held every Saturday at 11 AM! All ages welcome.
The New Dominion Book Club will meet to discuss Rachel Joyce’s novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Join us for an evening with National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author James McBride at The Haven.
Join us at 7 PM on the first Friday of the month for Friday Night Writes, an evening of young writers performing their short stories, poetry, and music.
Join us for a reading with Thomas Travisano, author of Love Unknown.
The UVA Club of Charlottesville Book Club will meet to discuss Casey Cep’s nonfiction book, Furious Hours.
Join us for a Meet & Greet with New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett.