Bookstock Festival of Words

Bookstock, Vermont's Festival of Words unites people in a celebration of storytelling and the written word.

Hear Pulitzer Prize winners, Poets Laureate & authors from the region and across the country. Once again Woodstock, VT showcases the best creativity, thoughts, diversity and ideas of our times in and around the Village Green.

50+ speakers, 45+ events, live music, workshops, exhibits, shopping, special events and an amazing book sale with 10,000-14,000 used & rare books! Most event and author sessions are free and open to the public.

You will see here a summary events. You can register for any event using the "Get Tickets" button above where sessions are organized by these categories: Stage & Screen, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children and Family, Poetry, History, and Writer's Sessions.

Visit www.bookstockvt.org for detailed information on authors, guest speakers, special events, and activities on the Village Green.

Registration is encouraged, but voluntary - it allows us to prepare a fun and engaging experience for all attendees. Proof of registration is not required in person; this helps us prepare for the festival and allows us to send you news of updates and changes. Registration does not guarantee a seat at free events; seating for free sessions is first-come-first-served.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

• 5:30pm UNBOUND, gallery opening | Artistree

• 7:00pm God of Carnage, opening night | Artistree

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

• 9:00am Book Sale opens! (closes at 5pm)
• 12:00pm Lunch & Learn with Melodie Winawer | Thompson Senior Center
• 5:00pm - WRITER SESSIONS
• Marketing Your Book with Tessa Wegert | Town Hall Meeting Room
• Wit, Wisdom, and Writing with Joni Cole | Soulfully Good Cafe
• Poetry Workshop with Dzvinia Orlowsky | North Chapel Parlor
• 7:00pm Andy Borowitz with Mitch Wertlieb | Town Hall Theater

• 8:30pm Opening Night reception | Dr. Colburn's Tonic

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

• 9:00am Book Sale opens! (closes at 5pm)

• 9:30am
• Peter Orner & Laura Jean Gilloux | Town Hall Theater
• Jo Knowles with Susan Piccoli | Norman Williams Public Library
• Pamela Cappetta | Woodstock History Center
• Dzvinia Orlowsky & Sarah Audsley | North Chapel

• 11:00am
• Susan Page & Mikaela LeFrak | Town Hall Theater
• Meg Madden | Norman Williams Public Library
• Melanie Finn & Miciah Bay Gault | Woodstock History Center
• Tim Weed & Samantha Aaronson | North Chapel
• Dayna Lorentz | Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, Forest Center

• 12:30pm
• Jeffrey Sharlet & John Spalding | Town Hall Theater
• Stephen Kiernan | Norman Williams Public Library
• Annabel Driussi: The Art of Cartoon | Woodstock History Center
• Charlotte Matthews & Matthew Olzmann | North Chapel

• 2:00pm
• Joseph J. Ellis | Town Hall Theater
• Susan Conley & Elizabeth Wilcox | Norman Williams Public Library
• Natalie Kinsey-Warnock | Woodstock History Center
• Carolyn Forche & Patricia Smith | North Chapel

• 3:30pm

• John T. Broderick | Town Hall Theater
• Joseph Bruchac & Vera Longtoe Sheenan | History Center
• Bianca Stone & Vievee Francis | North Chapel
• Leigh McMullen Abramson with Bill Schubart | Norman Williams Public Library

• 5:00pm KeruBo with Liz Stookey Sunde | North Chapel

• • 7:00pm Speech Thomas with Robin Casarjian | Town Hall Theater

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

• 9:00am Book Sale opens! (closes at 2pm)

• 9:30am
• Doug Hardy | Norman Williams Public Library
• Gretchen Cherington & Sarah Stewart Taylor | Town Hall Theater
• Megan Mayhew Bergman & Robin MacArthur | Woodstock History Center

• 11:00am
• Jay Parini & Chard deNiord | Town Hall Theater
• Liz Powell & Bethany Breitland | Norman Williams Public Library
• Jay Craven, Samantha Davidson Green & Rick Winston with Rob Gurwitt | Woodstock History Center

• 12:30pm
• Ilyon Woo & Julia Rabig | Town Hall Theater
• Martin Philip & Rocket | Norman Williams Public Library
• Chuck Collins & Jacques Leslie | Woodstock History Center

• 1:00pm Kerrin McCadden & Neil Shepard | North Chapel

• 2:00pm
• The Thistlefoot Traveling Puppet Show | Town Hall Theater
• Henriette Lazardis & Nathaniel Miller | Norman Williams Public Library
• Writer Session: Dede Cummings, Mary Kronenwetter, Joy Jordan Lake & Jessica Dodge - How to Sell Your Book | Woodstock History Center
• Bruce Smith & Jules Gibbs | North Chapel

• 4:00pm Bloom/Funkhouser Duo | Artistree