This in-person event is a part of the 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book and will take place at the shop.
Author Evan Friss will speak about his new bestselling book, The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore, one of Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024. Called “a spirited defense of this important, odd and odds-defying American retail category” by The New York Times, Friss’s history pulls from oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters, and interviews with leading booksellers, peering behind the shelves into the story of a distinct and treasured part of readers’ lives.
For more information, visit vabook.org.
Order the Book Ahead of Time from New Dominion Bookshop
Shop local and support your community bookstore! You can order your books ahead of time for the 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book by filling out the contact form below. Please make sure that you list the book title(s) that you would like to order. We will give you a call when your order is ready. There is no need to pre-pay. We will collect your payment when you pick up your order or when your order is shipped. Books will also be for sale on-site at the event. (There is no need to place an order if you plan to attend the event and purchase books there in person.)