We were so saddened to learn of the death of Tracy Kidder. He read at the festival several times, most recently in 2023. A brilliant writer…he will be missed. You can see his interview with Robbie Gamble here: youtu.be/JNLoIBIYe98?...

Thank you to The Commons for the shout-out about this Friday's Cocktail Hour! www.commonsnews.org/issue/856/85... #BrattleboroCocktailHour #JaneBorden @janeborden.bsky.social #Nonfiction

Join us this Friday! Please sign up below. #LiteraryCocktailHour @janeborden.bsky.social #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #NonFiction

Coming up soon! Please join us on Friday, March 13th at 5pm. #Books #Nonfiction #JaneBorden #CocktailHour #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival

Learn more about our first cocktail hour of 2026 here: reformer.com share.google/XkNnO2PAP9My... @adacalhoun.bsky.social #JessicaAnthony #BookTalk #Fiction #Brattleboro #TheBrattleboroReformer #CocktailHour #Crush #TheMost #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival

Join us for the March 2026 Brattleboro Literary Festival's Literary #CocktailHour on Friday March 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM featuring author @janeborden.bsky.social with Stephanie Greene! Please register here: bit.ly/BrattLitMar2... #AuthorTalk #FreeEvent #NonFiction #Author #Brattleboro #JaneBorden

Your donations are crucial to allow us to present the annual Brattleboro Literary Festival and other events throughout the year. We can’t do it without you! share.google/pR08QsLKTjgB... #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Books #NonFiction #Fiction #Poetry #Brattleboro #Vermont

Please share the word and join us this Thursday night!

A Literary Cocktail Hour with Ada Calhoun and Jessica Anthony! Thursday, February 12 at 5:00 pm. Online, free and open to the public! Register here…. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #adacalhoun #jessicaanthony #literary #books #fiction #novels #freeevent

Recorded at the 2025 @vtbookfest.bsky.social, this ep. of Unravelling features Betsy Lerner on writing, bipolar disorder, and family. She talks journaling, diagnosis, finding the right care, and her novel Shred Sisters, an exploration of survival and sisterhood. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

So glad to see so many of our 2025 #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival authors on this list! @adacalhoun.bsky.social #AriaAber #OceanVuong #RobFranklin The 29 Best Fiction Books of 2025, According to Editors www.elle.com/culture/book...

@samsussman.bsky.social released his autobiographical novel, “Boy From the North Country,” in which he pondered his affinity for the singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. (Credit...Daniel Weiss for The New York Times) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/a...

It is so exciting to see 2025 Brattleboro Literary Festival author Jonas Hassen Khemiri's book The Sisters on this The New York Times Best Books of 2025 list! Wow! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...

Congratulations to 2025 Brattleboro Literary Festival author #MarcyDermansky whose book #HotAir was included on this list of the best book covers of 2025 The New York Times #bookcoverdesign #NewYorkTimes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/b...

I used to do author and celebrity interviews for my job, but official nonsense made me stop. I decided to start up again for myself... so here's @adacalhoun.bsky.social: www.tutorialsmith.info/adacalhoun.h...

Thanks to the @vtbookfest.bsky.social I was able to interview author Marcy Dermansky! #Books #Reading #BookList #ReadingList #MarcyDermansky

Please remember and let others know that we're seeking your feedback about this year's festival! If you attended and/or watched the recordings on our YouTube channel, please let us know what you thought about the festival as a whole along with the individual sessions. #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival

The #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival recordings are live on our #YouTube channel. Please keep an eye out for all of the videos here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #Books #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Brattleboro #NewEngland #Vermont

The 2025 #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival 's Books to Looks Fashion Show is live on #YouTube. Enjoy! #Books #Fashion #Brattleboro #Vermont youtu.be/wn8W5QEt2zk?...

Thank you again for joining us this year for our 24th annual #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! We'd love to hear from you and see what you loved and how we might make improvements for future events. Please take a minute and fill out this quick survey for us: bit.ly/LitFestSurve... #Vermont #BookFestival

Congratulations #RobFranklin! #MedalForExcellenceInFiction #Fiction #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #GreatBlackHope @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ala-booklist.bsky.social #2026LonglistSelection

A snippet from Doctors @tiyamiles.bsky.social and #NellPainter's panel on Sunday morning at #TheStoneChurch in #DowntowmBrattleboro youtu.be/sje88KMrSw4?... #Nonfiction #AuthorPanel #Vermont #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival

Do you have photos or videos from this past weekend of the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival? Please be sure to share and tag us! We're on Bluesky, Facebook, and Instagram. #Books #Authors #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Vermont #DowntownBrattleboro

Please enjoy @carablueadams.bsky.social and #OceanVuong in conversation from this past weekend's #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival www.youtube.com/live/1h4Jygl... #Fiction #AuthorTalks #AuthorPanel #TheEmperorOfGladness #Vermont #Brattleboro

Thank you to all of our amazing authors, attendees, sponsors, advertisers, & volunteers! This past weekend was truly spectacular! Please keep an eye on our account as we will announce when the recordings of the events have been made available on our YouTube channel. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival

Please join us for the final day of the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival in #DowntownBrattleboro. The two event locations will be The Stone Church & Brooks Memorial Library, both on Main St. All events are free & open to the public. We look forward to seeing you soon! #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 19th will be the final day of the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! You won't want to miss it! Featuring authors like @paullisicky.bsky.social @tiyamiles.bsky.social @mdermansky.bsky.social @adacalhoun.bsky.social and more! The events are free and open to the public!

Please join us today! We've got a bevy of amazing author events today in #DowntownBrattleboro that are free and open to the public! #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Books #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #AuthorReadings #AuthorSignings #BookSignings #Vermont

Thank you all for helping us kick off the weekend in style with the #BooksToLooks and #SciFi panel featuring @sallywenmao.bsky.social @timweedwriter.bsky.social and #AllegraHyde! youtu.be/pRFORJ_w_qQ?... #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Books #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry

Who's ready to buy some books?! We have two great independent bookstores who have partnered with the festival to make your book shopping easy and convenient! We really appreciate you showing them support this weekend. Thank you Toadstool Bookstore and Wild Book Company! You're the best!

This Saturday's line up is going to be fabulous! The #2025BrattleboroLiterary Festival is free & open to the public. Please see our line up via the photos attached along with times and locations. The full and up to date schedule can be found on our website (link in bio). #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry

Please join us tonight at 118 Elliot St in #DowntownBrattleboro for the kickoff events of the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! All events are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30. #BooksToLooks @sallywenmao.bsky.social @timweedwriter.bsky.social #AllegraHyde #SciFi #Fiction #Vermont

Please join us this weekend! Learn more about the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival from the #DowntownBrattleboro Instagram account: www.instagram.com/stories/down... #Books #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Vermont

We kick off the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival tomorrow evening! All Friday events will be held at 118 Elliot. The festivities begin at 6:45pm with a #BooksToLooks #FashionShow in collaboration with Kate Trzaskos from Curated Thrift & Style.

"Avid readers can rejoice and revel in their bookworm tendencies when the region’s largest literary festival returns this weekend to keep the pages turning as fast as the color-drenched October leaves." gannett.mynews360.com/news/606297/... #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Vermont #Books #October

Two Vermont Book Fests Highlight National-Caliber Authors...Brattleboro Literary Festival keys in on diversity and less mainstream writers. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture... #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #LiteraryFestival #Books #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Vermont

Pioneer Valley, Southern Vermont & NH #books people: 7:00pm Friday at 118 Elliot St, yours truly on a #fiction panel with the amazingly talented #allegrahyde and @sallywenmao.bsky.social - all events free and open to the public! #nokings #theafterlifeproject #booksky 💙📚 @vtbookfest.bsky.social

Meet the authors of Frank the Frog, #ColinBrooks and #MatthewPeake at 118 Elliot St in #DowntownBrattleboro this Saturday, October 18th. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #ChildrensLiterature #Fiction #PictureBooks #Illustrations

The countdown is on for the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! We're excited to host an amazing group of authors and poets this weekend. Be sure to check out the latest schedule on our website. Please see the link in bio for more information. #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry

#DeborahLeeLuskin will be joining the @writeactions.bsky.social and the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival Spotlight Reading event on Saturday, October 18th at the #BrooksMemorialLibrary. #Writers #Authors #LiteraryFestival #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont

Great news! We'll be live streaming #OceanVuong's discussion on Saturday, October 18th. Watch the Livestream from home or the #BrooksMemorialLibrary. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Fiction #Author #Livestream #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont

Less than a week away! Please join us Friday, October 17th for an amazing panel discussion featuring @timweedwriter.bsky.social @sallywenmao.bsky.social & #AllegraHyde at 188 Elliot St! Free & open to the public. #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Fiction #Books #Authors #DowntownBrattleboro #Vermont

Please keep an eye out for @harrybliss.bsky.social's cover on the @newyorker.com on October 20th. We're excited to host the author this upcoming weekend at the #2025BrattleboroLiyeraryFestival! www.newyorker.com/culture/cove... #Nonfiction #Illustration #HarryBliss #Dogs #Vermont

Join us this weekend for the #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival! It's free and open to the public. The Festival is a three-day jubilee showcasing stellar authors, including National Book Award winners and New York Times bestsellers. share.google/Pw4u7tGvbce4... #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Vermont

Thank you to the #BrattBeat for featuring us! Join us October 17-19, 2025. The festival is free and open to the public. brattbeat.com/events/bratt... #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #LiteraryFestival #Brattleboro #Vermont #Books #Nonfiction #Fiction #Poetry

Please help us welcome #TianaClark to this year's #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival. She has been shortlisted for the #poetry #NationalBookAwards. You can learn more about her through this interview from Salvation South, The Unapologetic Verse of Tiana Clark: share.google/ByJ4QWciLJED...

Thank you to #TheMonadnocker for including us in your latest Lifestyle Playlist! #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Brattleboro #Vermont #Books themonadnocker.com/local-lifest...

We're excited to host #JonasHassanKhemiri, author of The Sisters and longlisted for the fiction #NationalBookAward. youtu.be/b_xKLMH0-dg?... #2025BrattleboroLiteraryFestival #Fiction #AuthorTalk #Brattleboro #Vermont #TheSisters

Join the #Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club for #Trivia night on Monday, Oct. 20 at the American Legion. Doors open at 6:00; trivia starts at 6:30. $25 gets you dinner and a chance at bragging rights. Proceeds benefit the #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival. www.brattleborosunriserotary.org/CalendarItem...

Read about The #BrattleboroLiteraryFestival in today's #BrattleboroReformer! The Festival will take place next weekend October 17-19 in Downtown Brattleboro. More info at linktr.ee/thebrattlebo... (Check back as it gets closer for any schedule changes that may occur). #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry