Festival of Books
Labor Day Weekend - September 2-5 Donations accepted July 25-August 21 Waiting to donate books or buy more? Listen to author talks in the tent? The doors will open again […]
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Festival of Books
Events
Emily Flitter: The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America
The Spencertown Academy, in collaboration with the Chatham Bookstore, welcomes Emily Flitter in conversation with William D. Cohan on her new book, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black […]
$10
Jonathan Darman in Conversation with Jeremy W. Peters
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, in collaboration with The Chatham Bookstore, presents journalist and historian Jonathan Darman on his new book, Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis that Made a President. He will be joined in conversation with political reporter for The New York Times Jeremy W. Peters. Advance reservations are recommended. Tickets ($10) are now available. […]
$10
Festival of Books
Friday, September 1, 3:00-8:00pm Saturday September 2, 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, September 3, 10:00am-4:00pm Monday, September 4, 10:00am-2:00pm The Spencertown Academy Arts Center is ramping up for its signature celebration of all things literary. The 2023 Festival of Books will take place Friday, September 1 through Monday, September 4. The Festival opens Friday with a Members Only […]
All Write, Columbia
All Write Columbia, now in its second year, is a four-day intensive writing conference focused on the craft and the business of writing fiction. The conference is open to all levels of fiction writers, from beginners who are just starting to write short stories to more advanced writers with a novel manuscript. Open to writers […]
Festival of Books
Friday, August 30, 3:00-8:00pm Saturday, August 31, 10:00am-5:00pm Sunday, September 1, 10:00am-4:00pm Monday, September 2, 10:00am-2:00pm The Spencertown Academy Arts Center is ramping up for its signature celebration of all things literary. The 2024 Festival of Books will take place Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2. The Festival opens Friday with a Members Only […]
Members Only Preview Sale
Academy members have early access to the giant book sale. Free for members, $10 for member’s guest. Memberships for sale online and at the door. Refreshments served from 5:00-7:00pm. Scanning devices prohibited on Friday.
Children’s Program
Listen to Marcus Pfister’s classic story, The Rainbow Fish, whose silvery scales are the envy of other fish. A wise octopus helps Rainbow Fish learn to share his scales, making him friends. Kids can pose with the costumed character, and get crafty with fishy art.
Free
Saturday Author Events
12:30pm: Peter Canellos, The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan 2:00pm: Bonnie Yochelson, Too Good to Get Married: The Life and Photographs of Miss Alice Austen 3:30pm: Lisa Lerer & Elizabeth Dias, The […]
Free
Sunday Author Events
11:30am: Chloe Caldwell, Trying: A Memoir 1:00pm: Mayukh Sen, Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood’s First South Asian Star 2:30pm: David Hajdu, The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI
Free
Giant Book Sale
Browse affordable, gently used books, vinyl LPs, CDs, DVDs and audio books. Young readers find books, puzzles and games in the Kids Corner. The Special Book Room holds first edition, out-of-print and collectible books; no scanning devices here. Teachers with IDs get 20% discount, excluding Special Book Room and guest author books.
Free
Willa Cather: An American Voice
Willa Cather (1873–1947) was one of the most singular American novelists of the twentieth century. The author of twelve novels—including several enduring masterpieces, My Ántonia, The Professor’s House, and Death Comes for the Archbishop—she broke new ground as an artist by illuminating ordinary lives and struggles, lending dignity and significance to her characters’ inner worlds. […]
$10 – $15