The 2026 Greensboro Bound Book Festival returns April 9–11 with American Kaleidoscope, a celebration of diverse voices and stories.
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, we will spotlight authors and conversations that reflect the strength of our diversity. Like the shifting patterns inside a kaleidoscope, countless individual perspectives will come together to create something new and compelling with every turn. In true Greensboro Bound fashion, we will explore complex issues through respectful dialogue and thoughtful reflection.

Casey McQuiston
7:00 PM
Elliott University Center

We are thrilled to kick off our 2026 Book Festival with a special event featuring #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston, presented in partnership with UNCG University Libraries. McQuiston is the author of Red, White & Royal Blue, One Last Stop, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and The Pairing. Their sharp, funny, and heartfelt stories explore love, identity, and contemporary life, an essential piece of our American mosaic. The event is free and open to the public, with registration opening a few weeks beforehand. Learn more.

Alice Martin
5:30 PM
Scuppernong Books

Westward Women, Martin’s debut novel, weaves together the stories of women seeking freedom and selfhood in an unsettled America, capturing a portrait of a nation defined not by one story, but by many. An assistant professor of English studies at Western Carolina University, she received her PhD in American Literature from Rutgers University. Her writing has appeared in the Carolina Quarterly, Appalachian Heritage, Triangle House Review, and elsewhere.

Presented in partnership with Scuppernong Books.

FULL DAY FESTIVAL
Greensboro Cultural Center

Stay tuned for details about all the authors joining us! 

Notable names include:

IMANI PERRY
SILAS HOUSE
BETH MACY
+ MORE

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