*** 2021 UPDATE: We were hoping to be back this year but unfortunately we will have to wait another year. We are keeping this website up for the benefit of our local authors, musicians, and sponsors. Please visit their listings and websites! *** 2020: We are so sad to announce that the 2020 festival has been cancelled due to the current crisis. We had a great festival planned but we will regroup and have a great festival next year! Thank you to everyone who supported and encouraged us in so many different ways. And to all our authors...keep writing! Please everyone stay safe and healthy. Elisenda & the 2020 Festival Team
In partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage we invite you to celebrate the Catalan origins of the “Day of the Book”. Stay tuned for program schedules soon! The La Rambla Stage is located at the corner of Howard Ave and Armory Ave. The Catalonia Stage is located on Fawcett St at Howard Ave. The Book-to-Plate Stage
Read moreJoin us to honor Veteran authors, poets, and songwriters! Hosted by Veterans Writing Project and The Memorial Day Writers’ Project Veterans Writing Project is a non-profit organization that helps veterans, service members, and military family members gain the skills and confidence they need to tell their stories. We provide no cost creative writing and songwriting workshops and seminars around the
Read more2020 Special Guest speakers – Michael Dirda, Verlyn Flieger, Ethelbert Miller, Daniel Glavin, Wendy Swallow, Marti Gironell, and Dr Cynthia Jacobs Carter … with music by Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings Master of Ceremonies Steve Piacente Please scroll down for more information on each presentation Special Guests – Michael Dirda & Verlyn Flieger – J.R.R. Tolkien and the Roots
Read moreThe title of the late poet/critic Kenneth Koch’s essay on the work of Frank O’Hara — “All the Imagination Can Hold” — is also a perfect description of the poetry to be featured at this year’s annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival. Free verse, metered ruminations, youthful and seasoned voices… bring your imagination…your family…your friends… They will thank you! Masters
Read moreChildren’s entertainers and activities 2020 More to come soon! Schedules tba Location & Time: Children’s Stage, 11:15 to 12:00 The Great Zucchini has been Washington DC’s #1 children’s entertainer for over 15 years. He has performed at the White House, Vice President’s House, 11 embassies, and is the only children’s entertainer to grace the stage of The World Famous DC Improv.
Read moreJoin Jonathan Bardzik and other cookbook and culinary authors for an afternoon of “food talk” and cooking demonstrations. “With each book there was a guiding idea – simple, summer entertaining or fresh, seasonal cooking – and the stories and recipes grew from it… there are times when good stories suggest recipes and other times when a story follows a favorite
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