The owner of Eagle Harbor Bookstore, several Bainbridge Island authors, and enthusiastic readers have launched the Bainbridge Book Festival. The inaugural event takes place this October.

Nicola Yoon, the New York Times bestselling author of One of Our Kind, will be the keynote speaker at the Launch Party, October 4, at the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center. Tickets, which support the nonprofit festival, will be $125 and include a copy of One of Our Kind. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/.

The remainder of the Bainbridge Book Festival will take place October 5, 10am to 4pm.

Festival Saturday author events are free and open to all. These talks will take place at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (auditorium), the Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center, and the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center. The full list of participating authors can be seen here: https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/2024-festival/festival-saturday/.

Further information about the festival can be found at https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/. Bainbridge Island is located in the Puget Sound and can be reached from the mainland by bridge on the Kitsap County side and by ferry from Seattle, WA.