Events

The 2nd Annual Westchester Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 7th, 2026 in Katonah, NY.

There are several different events planned throughout the day.

  • Tickets are neededfor individual sessions at the Katonah Village Library and at the Katonah Presbyterian Church.

  • Books will be on sale on site at each venue and at the Katonah Reading Room (19 Edgemont Road, Katonah).

  • Many partners have great events happening throughout the day of the Festival — come back to plan your day around town.

  • Free parking is available all day in two commuter parking lots: Lot #1 here and Lot #3 here.

Tickets

Tickets will be available for purchase soon. Stay tuned.

AuthorS In Conversation

International bestselling authors will give talks and sign books at the Katonah Village Library and at the Katonah Presbyterian Church.

Here is the lineup for the day. Click on any author to read their bio or click here to read all author bios.

10am, Daisy Hernandez & Jia Lynn Yang, Katonah Village Library

10am, Ada Calhoun & Madeline Cash, Katonah Presbyterian Church

12pm, 'Pemi Aguda & Nafissa Thompson-Spires, with Wadza Mhute, Katonah Village Library

12pm, Malcolm Gladwell & David McCloskey, with Noah Oppenheim, Katonah Presbyterian Church

2pm, Elizabeth Kolbert & David Pogue, with Perrin Ireland, Katonah Village Library

2pm, Maria Semple, with Leigh Newman, Katonah Presbyterian Church

4pm, Kevin Powers & David Nasaw, Katonah Village Library

4pm, Hernan Diaz, Katonah Presbyterian Church

Books will be available onsite via the Katonah Reading Room or can be purchased from your local bookseller.

Authors’ Corner

You can meet Westchester’s local authors at the Katonah Reading Room throughout the day, from 9:30am-4pm.

  • Make a visit to the Katonah Reading Room a priority on November 7th during the Westchester Book Festival! The Reading Room is a quaint bookstore and coffee shop on the north side of town that will be hosting authors for book signings and meet and greet sessions all day long.

  • Stay tuned for the author listing and more details.

  • Follow @katonahreadingroom and @westchesterbookfestival for updated times and event information.

Special Events

Special events will be taking place throughout the day all around Katonah.

Come back soon to see details.