Friday, October 4, 2024: Launch Party
The Bainbridge Book Festival is honored to welcome Nicola Yoon, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of One of Our Kind, as the keynote speaker for the inaugural festival.
Nicola will be in conversation with Chasity Malatesta, an African-American educator, facilitator, and equity advocate based on Bainbridge Island. Each ticket includes a copy of Nicola Yoon’s One of Our Kind, which you can have signed by the author.
6-8 p.m., Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center
Adults $50 Students $35
Saturday, October 5, 2024: Festival Saturday
Festival Saturday is free and open to all. Enjoy readings by authors from across the country and Bainbridge Island as they share insights from their latest work.
Readings will be at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, and in Waterfront Park at the Senior/Community Center and the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center. (See maps below.)
In the festival tent, outside the Rowing Center, you can visit these vendors:
BARN Writers Studio – information and classes
Bainbridge Book Festival – official festival merchandise
Bainbridge Island Press – poetry books
Book Club of Washington – events, publications and membership
Eagle Harbor Book Co. – books by festival authors
Ed Smith Books – rare and collectible books
Magic Bird Books – rare and collectible books
Peruse the Stacks – rare books and ephemera
Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center
281 Brien Dr SE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center
370 Brien Dr SE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110