Schedule of Events
Bristol Book Fest offers a season-long series of events that invite readers, artists, scholars, and community members to engage deeply with literature and the ideas it inspires. From lectures and seminars to film screenings, performances, hands-on workshops, and community art exhibitions, each program explores the festival’s annual theme from a different perspective. Events take place at locations throughout Bristol and online, with many programs free and open to the public. We encourage you to browse the schedule below and join us for one, or many, of these enriching experiences.
Use this calendar or list below to learn more.
Also, visit our Sponsor,
Rogers Free Library.
Reading Group: Week 6
Week 6 (2/16/23 in the Herreshoff Community Room): The Patience of Penelope (Books 20-21-22-23-24)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 5
Week 5 (2/9/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Home at Last (Books 14-15-16-17-18-19)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 4
Week 4 (2/2/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Is He a “Hero”? (Books 10-11-12-13)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 3
Week 3 (1/26/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Odysseus’s “Odyssey” (Books 6-7-8-9)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 2
Week 2 (1/19/23 in the Herreshoff Community Room): The Travels of Telemachus (Books 2-3-4-5)
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.
Reading Group: Week 1
Week 1 (1/12/23 in the Upstairs Conference Room): Setting the Stage: An introduction to Homer and close reading of Book 1
Join us weekly for 90 minutes to read through & discuss Emily Wilson’s modern translation of Homer’s The Odyssey.
Every Thursday Starting January 12 through February 16, 6-8pm.