Opening Night – Bookstock 2025 opens with a special celebration at Artistree in Pomfret, VT. Visitors can view the 13th Annual UNBOUND Book Art Exhibit, experience a powerful poetry performance, and participate in a panel with three Upper Valley authors.

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Author – Marjan Kamali, the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award, will Discuss her best-selling book The Lion Women of Tehran.

Join the waitlist for author Marjan Kamali, the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award, will Discuss her best-selling book The Lion Women of Tehran.

Poetry Reading – Robert Pinsky, the author of several books of poetry and the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1997 to 2000, will hold a poetry reading.

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Author – Peter Canellos, the author of The Great Dissenter, will discuss his upcoming biography on Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito.

Join the waitlist to see Peter Canellos, discuss his upcoming biography on Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito. We will notify you if seats free up and then move you onto our Reserved Ticket Holder List.

Author – Alison Espach, the New York Times best-selling author will be discussing her book, The Wedding People.

Join the waitlist to see Alison Espach discuss her bestseller The Wedding People. We will notify you if seats free up and then move you onto our Reserved Ticket Holder List.

Author – Kevin Fedarko, the author of the bestseller A Walk in the Park, which won the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, will discuss his book and show slides of his adventure.

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American Fiction - See the award winning movie American Fiction for FREE. And the popcorn is on us!

Author – Steve Kemp has spent a career working in national parks. He will discuss his upcoming book An Exaltation of Parks: John D Rockefeller Jr.’s Crusade to Save America’s Wonderlands

Join the waitlist to see Steve Kemp discuss his book An Exaltation of Parks. We will notify you if seats free up and then move you onto our Reserved Ticket Holder List.

Poetry Readings – Four noted poets, Chard deNiord, former Vermont Poet Laureate; Didi Jackson, the recipient of the Poetry Society of America’s Robert H. Winner Memorial Award; Major Jackson, a recipient of a Pushcart Prize; and Alison Prine, winner of the Sappho’s Prize in Poetry, will share the stage during this year’s Bookstock Poetry Festival.

Author – Carriage Road Walk and Talk. Author Steve Kemp a former National Park Ranger, will lead a walk along a carriage trail in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. Learn about the history of the carriage trails and enjoy one of the most beautiful walks in Woodstock.

Join the Waitlist for the Carriage Road Walk and Talk. – Author Steve Kemp a former National Park Ranger, will lead a walk along a carriage trail in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. Learn about the history of the carriage trails and enjoy one of the most beautiful walks in Woodstock.

Closing Event: Who Gets to Decide Your Story? – Come and join the discussion with the panel of publishing pros, who’ll share their insider views on how underrepresented voices and their stories are published.

Workshop – Senator Rocket, the creative force behind Eat Vermont, will lead a workshop on Effective Storytelling on Social Media and explore the power of storytelling to build empathy.

Workshop – Author/Instructor Joni B. Cole will lead an interactive workshop titled "This is the Time When . . . A Workshop for Everyone with a Story to Tell".

Workshop – Erika Nichols-Frazer will lead a workshop on Memoir Writing designed to help writers of all ages and stages unlock their stories and tell them well in their own memoirs.

Workshop – Poet, artist and filmmaker Bimpé Fageyinbo will hold a workshop titled The Art of Poetic Conversation and explore the importance of conversation and the internal monologue in crafting poetics.

Learn to Make Folding Books. Leader/artist Carolyn Shattuck will offer instructions and guidance necessary to learn several folding structures to make your own Flutter book and the Turkish pop-up.

Learn to Make Dragon Books. Leader/artist Carolyn Shattuck will guide the class in the use of bookbinding skills to learn the folding structure and make your own Dragon book.

UNBOUND Book Art Exhibit – This unique exhibition showcases artworks inspired by, made from, or exploring the concept of books. The Gallery curators will be on hand to to answer questions.

Canvas bag designed by Vermont Eclectic. Perfect for bringing home your book haul.