Books Events in Columbus

Check out happening books events all around Columbus, OH

Columbus Book Festival 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43215

Books Ahoy! Cruise into Reading: BOOK FAIR

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Land-Grant Brewing Company

Beyond the Read Author Event

 Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Columbus Convention Center USD 28 to 365

2026 Columbus Indie Bookstore Crawl!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 am Columbus, Ohio

GRAMERCY BOOK CLUB FEATURES TONI MORRISON'S THE BLUEST EYE IN JUNE!

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 21

Kevin James Thornton - Book Reading Show

 Mon, 20 Jul at 07:00 pm Funny Bone Comedy Club - Columbus

An Intimate Lunch with New York Times Bestselling Author Mary Kay Williams!

 Tue, 09 Jun at 12:00 pm Giuseppe's Ritrovo USD 59

Juneteenth BASH 2026: Black Authors Spotlight on Heritage

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm Columbus Metropolitan Library: Martin Luther King Branch Free

Bestselling authors of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN are back with A PAIR OF ACES!

 Sun, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm The King Arts Complex USD 38

SOLD OUT: Jessica Secrest; "Of Course It's Good!"

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43206

Life After Cars with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm 1871 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210-1105, United States

The Book Exchange

 Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm Seventh Son Brewing Co. Free

Stories at the Center: Author Eric Gnezda in Conversation with Alec Wightman

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm 945 King Ave, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43212

Duckling Day at Whetstone Library!

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am 3909 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214-3333, United States

An Evening with Maia Kobabe & Swati "Lucky" Srikumar

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Cover to Cover Children's Books Free

Black Feminist Night School : April

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Zora's House Free

Liberated Lit Club - Rasheed Newson, There's Only One Sin in Hollywood

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm Zora's House Free

An Evening with Author & Illustrator Matthew Cordell

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm 2116 Arlington Avenue, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43221

Jess Lourey; "The Verdant Cage"

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43206

Romance Roundup Book Club❤️ STAR SHIPPED by Cat Sebastian

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Peter Canellos

Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH

diVERSES Poetry Book Fair

 Sat, 18 Apr at 12:00 pm diVERSES The Stanza Free

Grandma Joy and Me, Brad Ryan's Transformative Journey of Healing!

 Tue, 28 Jul at 07:00 pm Bexley Public Library USD 0 to 35

Gramercy Book Club Picks THE LAST LETTERS OF SALLY AND WALTER for May!

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 10 to 31

Get Funky Get Swoll by Akhim Yuseff Cabey Book Reading Event

 Sun, 03 May at 06:00 pm Makers Social USD 34

Pilates in the Bookstore

 Sat, 09 May at 08:00 am Blue Couch Bookshop USD 27

War on Cars: Coffee and Conversation

 Wed, 29 Apr at 09:00 am Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at The Ohio State University Free

A Conversation About the Power and Paradox of Human-Animal Interactions!

 Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6

The Book Loft Presents: Brieanna Wilkoff

 Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm 631 S 3rd St, Columbus, OH, United States, Ohio 43206

Author Wayne Feinstein Talks with Gramercy's Linda Kass About Debut Novel!

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 22

Bigger Than Me: My Story, My Culture - Book Launch

 Sun, 12 Apr at 03:00 pm 2411 E Main St, Bexley, OH, United States, Ohio 43209

How Insects Shape Culture: A Buzz-Worthy Talk with Two Entomologists!

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 41

Jocelyn Jane Cox in Conversation with Fellow Memoirist Marty Ross-Dolen!

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:00 pm Gramercy Books USD 6 to 22

Poetry, Writing, & Book Events In Columbus This Week

 Wed, 08 Apr at 10:00 am diVERSES The Stanza Free

Author Event - Kristy Boyce

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Author Event - Bonnie Quinn

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

An Afternoon of Poetry and Art

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

Book Club : Skylark

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Blue Couch Bookshop Free

2026 Race to Read 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm Columbus USD 5 to 42

Ron Shaull presents “A History of Paper, From Pulp to Pixel”

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Thurber Center Free