2025 Greensboro Bound Book Festival
2025-05-17 | NC
OUR ALL DAY FESTIVAL IS SATURDAY, MAY 17.
We’ll be exploring themes of family, the many meanings of home, and the past as prologue. We’ll have some serious fun with Taylor Swift songs, flesh out the best obituary ever written, and take a look at how N.C. became a purple state.

What happens when a child of the Great Migration starts nosing around Alabama for his roots?
How can I get published as successfully as a certain local legend and sportswriter?
What does poetry have to tell us about today’s anxious existence?

Again, we’ll showcases our High School Poet Laureates, and welcome children’s authors who have supported our Authors Engaging Students program.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE OF AUTHOR EVENTS!

Reshaping the Divide: An Evening with Cristina Henríquez
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Van Dyke Performance Space, Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N Davie Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
Join us for a compelling evening with New York Times best-selling author Cristina Henríquez as we close out this year’s Greensboro Bound Book Festival with a powerful, thought-provoking discussion. While the festival takes place May 17, this culminating event on May 28 offers one final opportunity to gather in celebration of literature and storytelling.
Henríquez will discuss her latest novel, The Great Divide, a moving exploration of the people who lived, loved, and labored during the construction of the Panama Canal. She will also share her personal experience of “the divide within,” reflecting on her identity as both American and Panamanian and how her sense of self has evolved over time.
In conversation with Jodie Stanley, City of Greensboro’s International Support and Language Access Coordinator, Henríquez will delve into themes of culture, identity, community, and belonging.
Van Dyke Performance SpaceMay 28 at 7 PMFree & Open to the Public
This program is sponsored by Greensboro Public Library and the Greensboro Public Library Foundation, with community partners including Greensboro Bound and Creative Greensboro.

Mac Barnett: National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Harrison Auditorium, NC A&T, 1009 Bluford Street, Greenbsoro, NC, 27401
Mac Barnett: National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Saturday, October 25 | 10:00 a.m.
Harrison Auditorium, N.C. A&T State University (1009 Bluford St., Greensboro)
Free Admission; Registration required (see below)
Award-winning author Mac Barnett is excited to share his passion for picture books with children and adults. The tradition of the picture book is a tradition of experimentation, just like childhood itself. Every page turn contains infinite possibilities – a journey of discovery and connections. On his nationwide tour as national ambassador, Mac invites readers of all ages to join him in celebrating what’s vibrant, joyful and inspiring about this quintessential American art form.
“What excites me is the living, thinking, feeling kid who exists right now and needs a good story. Magic is what happens at that moment in childhood.”
— Mac Barnett, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
Each child in attendance will receive a free Mac Barnett book. Additional books will be available to purchase on site, and a signing will follow the event.
Presented in partnership with N.C. A&T State University, Greensboro Public Library, Scuppernong Books, the Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, and Ready for School, Ready for Life.

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"The Eyes of Bach" a novel by musician and author Marc Moskovitz
2025-11-02 15:00 - 17:00 | GreenHill Center for NC Art, 200 N DAVIE STREET, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
Greensboro Bound, in partnership with Music for a Great Space and GreenHill Center for NC Art, presents cellist and author Marc Moskovitz.
Join us for an afternoon exploring “The Eyes of Bach” a novel by musician and author Marc Moskovitz. In this gripping novel, Moskovitz transports the reader into the milieu of 18th-century Europe-its cobblestone streets and music-filled churches. Based on true events and rich in musical and historical detail, The Eyes of Bach is a sweeping tale of one man’s unrelenting search for truth.
This event will feature a live performance of Bach’s music and a Q&A with the author.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 | 3:00-5:00 pm
at GreenHill Center for NC Art (2nd floor, Greensboro Cultural Center in downtown Greensboro)

Jason Mott: People Like Us
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Scuppernong Books, 304 S Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401
Jason Mott: People Like UsThursday, November 13 | 6 PMScuppernong Books
Join National Book Award–winning author Jason Mott for an evening celebrating his latest novel, People Like Us.
In this bold follow-up to Hell of a Book, Mott continues to blur the lines between reality and imagination, crafting a story that’s equal parts gripping, funny, and profoundly human. People Like Us follows two Black writers grappling with a world mired in gun violence, one on a global book tour and the other speaking at a school after a shooting. Their paths cross and “truths and antics abound in equal measure.”
Don’t miss this chance to hear one of North Carolina’s most celebrated writers.
Presented in partnership with Scuppernong Books.

Book Festival Kickoff: Casey McQuiston
2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Elliott University Center Auditorium, 507 Stirling Street, Greensboro, NC, 27412, United States
DAY 1: Casey McQuiston
Thursday, April 9, 2026
7:00 PM
Elliott University Center
Free and open to all
Regisration is required. Please click here to register.
Casey McQuiston will appear at the 2026 Greensboro Bound Book Festival, April 9–11, as part of American Kaleidoscope, a celebration of diverse voices and stories.
The main festival takes place April 11, and we are thrilled to kick it off with a special event featuring #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston, presented in partnership with UNCG University Libraries. McQuiston will appear at the Elliott University Center on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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, but registration is required. Please click here to register.

Day 2: Alice Martin
2026-04-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Scuppernong Books, 304 S Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401
DAY 2: Alice Martin
Friday, April 10, 2026
5:30 PM
Scuppernong Books
Free and open to all
Alice Martin will appear at the 2026 Greensboro Bound Book Festival as part of American Kaleidoscope, a celebration of diverse voices and stories taking place April 9–11 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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.

2026 Book Festival
2026-04-11 | Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N DAVIE STREET, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
The 2026 Greensboro Bound Book Festival returns April 9–11 with American Kaleidoscope, a celebration of diverse voices, ideas, and stories across our community.
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.
The Full Day Festival will be held on April 11 at the Greensboro Cultural Center.
FEATURED AUTHORS INCLUDE:
IMANI PERRY
SILAS HOUSE
BETH MACY
+ MORE
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

An Evening with Morgan Radford
2026-05-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Avenue, GREENSBORO, NC, 27401, United States
A BONUS BOOK FESTIVAL EVENT!
Friday, May 8 | 6:00 PM
Greensboro History Museum
Free and open to all
Greensboro native and NBC News anchor Morgan Radford returns home to celebrate her debut novel, Now Then. Presented by Greensboro Bound in partnership with the Greensboro Public Library, the Greensboro Public Library Foundation, and Scuppernong Books, this special evening highlights Radford’s transition from award-winning journalist to fiction author.
Now Then interweaves the lives of a mother and daughter. One comes of age at Harvard in the 1990s, while the other confronts revolution and resilience in 1950s Havana. As secrets unfold through a series of letters, Radford crafts a powerful narrative about hidden histories, second chances, and the choices and loves that shape our lives.
Radford’s compelling fiction debut draws from elements of her personal life, professional background, and the history of her family’s migration from Jamaica and Cuba. An award-winning journalist whose reporting has spanned foreign policy, U.S. political movements, and major national news, Radford calls this novel “one of the richest, most rewarding endeavors of my lifetime.”
Radford is an anchor for NBC News and co-host of NBC News Daily. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia Journalism School, and a former Fulbright Scholar, she has received multiple awards for her reporting featured on TODAY, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, and Telemundo. With Now Then, she brings emotional depth and journalistic rigor to a moving work of literary fiction that is already being celebrated for its power, tenderness, and resonance.

This event will be moderated by Portia Mount, Founder + CEO Advisor, Mount Creative. An accomplished keynote and 2x Tedx speaker, Portia frequently addresses topics around women and leadership, and the evolving demands on transformative leaders in the future of work. She is the co-author of the best-selling career advice book, “Kick Some Glass: Ten Ways Women Succeed at Work on Their Own Terms” (McGraw Hill Education, 2019), and hosts the “Ungovernable Women” podcast.

Janet Echelman
2026-05-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts, 300 N. Elm Street, Greensboro, 27401, United States
Janet Echelman Meet & Greet + Book Signing
Founder’s Lounge, 2nd floor of the Tanger Center
May 14 at 1:30 PM
Join internationally acclaimed artist Janet Echelman for a special meet & greet and signing of her new book, Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman. This richly illustrated volume offers a deep dive into her groundbreaking work, featuring project documentation, archival materials, and the stories behind her monumental, wind-responsive sculptures.
Echelman is in Greensboro to mark 10 years of Where We Met, her iconic aerial sculpture suspended above LeBauer Park. The piece is based on an 1896 map of railroad lines connecting Greensboro to the region’s textile mills, grounding the work in the history that shaped the city.
Known for sculpting at the scale of buildings and city blocks, Echelman blends art, architecture, and engineering to create immersive environments across five continents. Her work invites connection rather than observation, turning public space into shared experience.
Meet the artist overlooking one of her most beloved installations, hear the story behind the work, and have your copy of Radical Softness signed.

Christina Baker Kline
2026-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Well-Spring Retirement Community – Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre, 4100 Well Spring Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27410
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Christina Baker Kline: The Foursome
Thursday, June 4
2:00 PM
The Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre | Well-Spring, A Life Plan Community
Free and open to all
Meet New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline, as she discusses her new novel, The Foursome, a sweeping work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Chang and Eng Bunker, the world-famous conjoined twins who settled in North Carolina and married sisters Adelaide and Sarah Yates. Set in the Blue Ridge foothills during the turbulent years surrounding the Civil War, the novel explores love, identity, family, and the complicated bonds that tie people together in extraordinary circumstances.
Presented in partnership with Well-Spring, A Life Plan Community.
