Bloomington Book Festival

25/10/2026

Today’s the day!!! 5pm at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater!
Wright Thompson and Michael Koryta in conversation. Books, bourbon, and what is guaranteed to be a fantastic event with these two New York Times bestselling authors!
General admission tix still available
College Student ID = free admission!

Check back in soon for the winners of our first ever book crawl!

23/10/2026

Make sure to pick up your passport for our first ever Bloomington Book Festival Bookstore Crawl!! You can grab yours at any of the stores below. Just need to purchase at least on item to get your stamp!

October 23-24!

PARTICIPATING STORES

Knitting Romance
123 N Sale St, Ellettsville · Fri 9:30am-5pm · Sat 9am-4pm

Caveat Emptor
112 N Walnut St, Bloomington · Fri 12pm-8pm · Sat 10am-8pm

Friends of the Library
303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington · Fri 11am-5pm · Sat 11am-5pm

Redbud Books
408 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington · Fri 12pm-7pm · Sat 12pm-7pm

Book Corner
100 N Kirkwood St, Bloomington · Fri 10am-6pm · Sat 10am-7pm

Steve’s Book-o-Rama
118 E 6th St, Bloomington · Fri 12pm-7pm · Sat 12pm-7pm

Vintage Phoenix
114 E 6th St, Bloomington · Fri 11am-7pm · Sat 11am-7pm

Morgenstern Books
849 S Auto Mall Rd, Bloomington · Fri 8:30am-9pm · 8:30am-9pm

Naughty Dog Books
76 ½ E Main St, Nashville, IN · Fri 11am-5pm · 11am-5pm

22/10/2026

We want to say a big 'THANK YOU' to our community business partners who contributed to our silent auction this year! Make sure to put in your bid on Sunday at the event for your chance to win some very, very awesome items.
Goods for Cooks
WonderLab Museum
Pizza X
Nick's English Hut
Hive
Oliver Winery
Gables Bagels
Hoosier Heights Bloomington
Morgenstern Books

20/10/2026

See you all Sunday evening!! Don’t forget about the book crawl Friday and Saturday!! Big prizes to be won!

The Bloomington Book Festival returns for its third year with a streamlined schedule and a headline appearance by author Wright Thompson.

19/10/2026

ONLY 7 more days until this year's Bloomington Book Festival!! Are you ready??

19/10/2026

Did you catch us on WISH TV this morning talking about this year's festival?? Thank you to the WISH TV crew for having us on and helping us spread the word!

The Bloomington Book Festival returns for its third year with a streamlined schedule and a headline appearance by author Wright Thompson.

19/10/2026

We are thrilled to be partnering with Hard Truth for this year's Bloomington Book Festival! With Wright Thompson's expertise on bourbon, makes it a perfect pairing! Thank you to for being a part of this year's event!

16/10/2026

The Indiana Daily Student has been an incredible, student-run newspaper that has been in publication since 1867! We are so grateful to have their support for this year's Bloomington Book Festival!

15/10/2026

We wouldn't be able to put on this wonderful festival without the support of our local businesses and community! Thank you to our 'Chapter' sponsors who have helped make this year possible!
BLOOM Magazine
WFIU Public Radio
WTIU Public Television
German American Bank

Baugh Fine Print

15/10/2026

October 25th join us at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, IN! We will have New York Times bestselling authors, Wright Thompson and Michael Kortya, in conversation! Don't miss your chance to see these two incredible storytellers and speakers on stage together.