Book Fairs, Festivals & Conferences

Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its 9th year in 2020. They feature a line-up of award-winning authors and local and regional talent. They take center stage, representing genres fiction, poetry, history, journalism, politics, and memoir. Attendees enjoy author presentations Thursday-Sunday, also featured in the garden are storytimes for children. Most events are free to the public.

A celebration of Black literary excellence with author showcases, panel discussions, appetizers & refreshments.

Meet acclaimed authors and guest speakers visiting our famed arts colony for three days of free events, including readings, interviews, conversations, and the Rose Dorothea Award presentation.

Newburyport is located at the mouth of the Merrimack River, in the far northeast corner of Massachusetts. It is 35 miles north of Boston and 18 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.