Get Ready for the 2025 Nantucket Book Festival - June 12-15

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Our Programs

From our flagship Book Festival to year-round programs that spark young imaginations, we're creating moments of connection through the power of words. And the best part? We make sure these magical moments are accessible to everyone.

Nantucket Book FestivalNantucket Book Festival

An annual celebration of the literary arts that brings together authors, book lovers, and storytellers.

Children's Book Day Children's Book Day

Our newest program celebrates the joys of reading, illustrating, and storytelling for our youngest bookworms.

Visiting Authors in SchoolsVisiting Authors in Schools

Bringing compelling and thought-provoking authors from around the world to our island.

Young Writer AwardYoung Writer Award

Celebrating the craft of writing and encouraging the development of finding one’s voice through the expression of words on a page.

Tharon Dunn ScholarshipTharon Dunn Scholarship

We established this Scholarship to celebrate local High School students who loves reading, writing and for whom English is not their first language.

Nantucket Book MobileNantucket Book Mobile

Taking free books to children across the island who may not have access to them otherwise.

At Home with AuthorsAt Home with Authors

When the pandemic hit, our festival authors couldn't visit us, so we visited them.

Where Stories Take Root

On Nantucket, we believe in the magic that happens when stories find their readers. The Nantucket Book Foundation plants these seeds of literary wonder throughout our community, nurturing a love of books that grows stronger with each passing season.

Join us in spreading the joy of reading across our island and beyond. Because every great story needs people who believe in its power.

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Gabriella Burnham & Jason Graziadei
Lara Love Hardin & Tim Ehrenberg
Katherine Howe & Tim Ehrenberg
Bill Janovitz & Donick Carey