"One of the state's most exciting festivals" - Boston Globe

10 Best Book Festivals in New England - Yankee Magazine

10th Anniversary Nantucket Book Festival

June 16-19, 2022

with special guests The Rock Bottom Remainders

Click HERE to see the 2022 Festival program!

“We play music as well as Metallica writes novels.”-Dave Barry

“Rock Bottom Remainders? Who the hell are they?” -Kirk Hammett, Metallica

“Roy actually coined the term for our genre of music; ‘hard-listening music.’” -Dave Barry

Over 350M books sold. 40+ New York Times #1 Bestsellers.

One lousy band: The Rock Bottom Remainders.

Come see for yourself - Saturday, June 18, 8:00 PM at the Chicken Box. Tickets on sale NOW!

Caricature by David Horsey

At Home With Authors

A Conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

A rare opportunity to watch Dr. Sanjay Gupta unplugged – removed from the rush of breaking news – in conversation about an unusually wide range of subjects.

Friends & Fiction

The five authors of "Friends & Fiction" make a virtual appearance at the 2021 Nantucket Book Festival. Much merriment ensues.

A Juneteenth Like No Other

Our discussion with a powerhouse panel of authors happened just hours after Juneteenth was signed into law as a national holiday.

Isabel Wilkerson & Diane Rehm: Caste

On April 21, 2021, WAMU's Diane Rehm interviewed Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste: The Origins of our Discontents" in a special edition of Diane Rehm's Book Club.