Eat Local Read Local: Book Sale and Festival

The Eat Local Read Local Festival is back for 2024!

Eat Local Read Local Festival

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

Cascades Library
Saturday, Oct. 19
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Free admission

Get a taste of Loudoun County's homegrown writers and food vendors during this eighth annual outdoor celebration at Cascades Library. The festival features local authors selling and signing books, food trucks, live music and children's activities. Bring the whole family and support the writers, businesses and artists in our community.

PLEASE NOTE: The event will be held outdoors, rain or shine, in the main parking lot. Parking is available in the rear lot nearest the senior center.

Participating Authors

Junaid Ahmed Website
Mary Elizabeth Ames Website
L. J. Black  
Onjeinika Brooks
Kimberly Burns
Sarah Burns  
Stephanie Butkiewicz
Bobbi Carducci
Alyssa Casanova
Rosslyn Chay
Derek Corsino
Steven Clark Cunningham
Rachel Day  
Tom DeWitt Website
Cecilia Dowdy Website
Meg Edson Website
L. Ana Ellis Website
Ken Fireman Website
Valerie Fliss Website
Yvette Gagnon Website
A.J. George  
Kristy Gillespie  
Ricky Ginsburg
Joy K. Hale  
H. Halverstadt
Susan Higginbotham
Jeffrey James Higgins
Benjamin Inks
Vee James
David Keener
Nicole E. Kelleher Website
Christine Fallert Kessides Website
Kolleen Kidd
Anita Klein Website
Taryn Noelle Kloeden
Philip Martin  
Michelle McBeth Website
S.C. Megale
David Mendelsohn  
Candace Meredith Website
George G. Moore
Desaray Mnyandu
Philip Padgett
Frances Park
Ginger Park
Melodie Parrish
Sarah Pennington
Linda Pistun
Susan Quilty
Natalina Reis
Clark Thomas Riley
Margaret Rodenberg
Erica Rue
Kimberly Ruff
Rob Russell
Sid Sahib
Alyssa and Beverly Samuel Website
Zoie Seay Website
JF Sebastian Website
Dian Seidel Website
Kellie Sigler Website
Nancy Spannaus
Joe & Jessie Supervielle
David Tatum  
Stephanie Simmons Warlick Website
Joan Waites Website
Suzi Weinert Website
Martin Wilsey Website
Janet Wu  


Food trucks

The Cupcake Mafia
SmoQed
Virginia Grill


Entertainment

Live music by Felix Pickles
Balloon artists Tom Lilly and company
Henna artist Leah Elana Mehndi