
Announcing the all-virtual 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule
We are so excited to share the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book schedule of virtual events…

Learn more about our community partners for Evicted: An Evening with Matthew Desmond
Learn more about the organizations working in our community…

Wrap up the year with December SHELF LIFE events!
SHELF LIFE continues in December with virtual author events Thursdays at noon…

Join us for Evicted: An Evening with Matthew Desmond
Join us for this FREE community event focused on housing inequality and more…

Announcing November SHELF LIFE events
SHELF LIFE continues in November with virtual author events Thursdays at noon…

SHELF LIFE virtual events in October!
SHELF LIFE continues in October with virtual author events every Thursday at noon…

Shelf Life in September
In September, you’ll have the chance to hear from acclaimed novelists and journalists, as well as an ethnobotanist and a handful of talking lemurs…

SHELF LIFE in the dog days of summer
Stay cool in August with SHELF LIFE, every Tuesday and Thursday at noon…

Even more SHELF LIFE virtual events in July!
SHELF LIFE continues in July, with virtual author events every Tuesday and Thursday at noon…

SHELF LIFE virtual events in the first half of July
SHELF LIFE continues in July, with virtual author events every Tuesday and Thursday at noon…

2021 Festival submissions open
We invite submissions of new, published books of fiction (including genre fiction), nonfiction, poetry, cookbooks, and books for young readers…