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Thank you for joining us throughout the winter as we prepare together for Bristol BookFest 2026 featuring Virginia Woolf’s novel “Mrs. Dalloway.” It’s been a season for serious thought with some playfulness and a good bit of community conversation. We look forward to greeting you April 10-11 for our annual weekend of events.
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Bristol BookFest Weekend Is Almost Here!
Check out the upcoming events that lead up to our big event.
Learn more about how the war affected Virginia Woolf and the writing of “Mrs. Dalloway”.
Announcing Bristol BookFest programming and registration for 2026
It’s time to start reading — library book discussions begin in January
Join us for a January-April 2026 exploration of Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”
Consequential works of art pass the test of time and meet us throughout our lives. “Mrs. Dalloway” is now celebrating the 100th anniversary of its publication.
For its 6th year, BookFest organizers have selected Virginia Woolf's ‘Mrs. Dalloway’
“Stuff your Eyes with Wonder” — Ray Bradbury “Fahrenheit 451”
The 2025 Bristol BookFest Weekend is almost here, and we’re excited to reveal our incredible lineup of speakers and events! Join us April 4-5 for a weekend packed with engaging conversations, deep dives into literary classics, and groundbreaking presentations. Featured highlights include a keynote with Kelly Link, a look at Ray Bradbury’s world with Jason Aukerman, and an interactive legal role-play of Fahrenheit 451 with Rod Smolla. Plus, get hands-on with robotics, including a chance to meet Spot, the AI “mechanical hound.” With new events like the Conversation Parlor, this is one you won’t want to miss!
We are putting the finishing touches on our 2025 BristolBookFest Weekend line-up and are excited to share that with you soon!
Until then, January 2025 marks the beginning of our “Fahrenheit 451” season! Join us in exploring the novel through resources and upcoming events.
Bristol Bookfest invites all readers to join us January through early April 2025 in our community-wide look into Ray Bradbury’s best-known novel, Fahrenheit 451.
Rogers Free Library Director Eileen Dyer, circulation librarian and BookFest Committee member August Thompson and Bristol BookFest planning committee co-chairman Steve Calvert (from left to right) proudly display the book that will be featured in Bristol BookFest 2025.
A best-selling historian, a whale expert, four Melville scholars, one of whom combines her scholarly expertise with some daring sailing adventures of her own – that’s what’s in store for you early in 2024 as BookFest moves into its fourth year with a close look at Moby-Dick.
A best-selling historian, a whale expert, four Melville scholars, one of whom combines her scholarly expertise with some daring sailing adventures of her own – that’s what’s in store for you early in 2024 as BookFest moves into its fourth year with a close look at Moby-Dick.
Bristol's 2024 BookFest devoted to Melville's opus, "Moby-Dick"