The 2025 Virginia Festival of the Book takes place March 20th through March 23rd. For the past three decades, the Festival has brought together writers and readers from across the nation to celebrate reading, literature, and the Center's mission. As we continue in this tradition, our focus remains on accessibility and diversity, and we are committed to showcasing voices through a range of events for all, with many free and open to the public.

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am: Creepy Homes with Mary Kendall, Sarah Pinsker, and Lauren Thoman
10:00 am: Echoes of the Past with Chris Bohjalian and Kimberly Brock
10:00 am: Science, Secrets, Spies with Patrick Spero
10:00 am: Giving Voice with Kendra Y. Hamilton and Jenny Shaw
10:00 am: Grit and Grace with James Grady, Ellen Birkett Morris, and Tim Wendel
10:00 am: Vastness of Being with Catherine Barnett and Oliver Baez Bendorf
12:00 pm: The Man Nobody Killed with Elon Green
12:00 pm: Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions with Paula Marie Seniors
12:00 pm: Her Own Words with Jody Hobbs Hesler, Cynthia Marie Hoffman, Sarah LaBrie, and Suzanne Scanlon
12:00 pm: Swimming Pretty with Vicki Valosik
12:00 pm: Virginia Landscapes with Jonathan Mingle and Andrew S. Ramey
02:00 pm: Sinister Sisters with Tracy Sierra, Marie Still, and Aliah Wright
02:00 pm: Mothership with Greg Wrenn Black Fantastical with Esme Addison, P. Djèli Clark, and Shawntelle Madison
02:00 pm: Southerners and Otherness with Bill J. Leonard and Scott
02:00 pm: Dog Smart with Jennifer S. Holland
02:00 pm: Artist's Talk with Brittani Locke
04:00 pm: What Lurks Beneath wirh Alex Finlay and Henry Wise
04:00 pm: Threads of Legacy with Luisa A. Igloria, Leona Sevick, and Jennifer Chang
04:00 pm: Women in Science with Kelsey Johnson and Tara Roberts
04:00 pm: The Information Cage with Nicol Turner Lee, Christine Rosen, and David Rowell
04:00 pm: Artist's Talk with Emmy Thacker
07:00 pm: A Tribute to Nikki Giovanni with Jericho Brown, Rita Dove, Joanne Gabbin, Tayari Jones, Remica Bingham-Risher, the Leah Glenn Dance Theatre and other authors and performers