2009 Festival of The Book

Join us March 18-22, 2009 for the 15th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book! These five days of mostly free literary events are open to the public as we honor book culture and promote reading and literacy.

Special Event

Words & Wine

It's la dolce vita with Adriana Trigiani (Very Valentine) and David Baldacci (Divine Justice). Enjoy an assortment of Italian meats, cheeses, grapes, olives and a glass of Italian wine at this intimate engagement. Buy Your Tickets Now!

Ticketed Events

To buy your tickets, click one of the "Buy Now!" links below or call 434-924-6890.

 

Crime Wave Mystery Luncheon - ($50) Saturday, March 21
Noon–1:30PM
Brad Meltzer, best-selling author of The Book of Lies,  has written five other thrillers, and four comic books. Buy Now!

Business Breakfast - ($30)
Wednesday, March 18 - 7:30-9AM
Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational, a New-York Times best-seller, is a student of behavioral economics, who currently teaches at Duke University. Buy Now!

Festival Luncheon - ($50)
Sold Out
Thurs., March 19 - 11:45AM–1:30PM
Adriana Trigiani, author of  the forthcoming Very Valentine, has written four novels about her home Big Stone Gap, and three other novels featuring Italian-American families coming of age in America. Sign Up For The Wait List

Authors Reception - ($35)
Saturday, March 21 - 6 – 7:30 PM Buy Now!

To buy your tickets, click one of the "Buy Now!" links above or call 434-924-6890.

*Please use only one method--by phone or online. Please confirm dates and your ticket needs prior to placing an order. Processing fees for cancellation will apply. No cancellation refunds after December 31, 2008.

 

A Program of VFH My Book Bag

Our Sponsors:

Charlottesville CityAlbemarle County

The Daily Progress

University of Virginia National Endowment for the Arts

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