The First Annual McDowell Literary Festival is a collaboration between three of the independent bookstores in McDowell County, NC!

Taking place on Independent Bookstore Day 2026 (always the last Saturday in April), the festival will include a local authors book fair, special author events and book signings, book sales and promotions, and other related events to celebrate authors and books in McDowell County, NC.

Please join us at 7pm for a very special author talk with John Pavlovitz discussing his new children’s book Here and Now and Small and Close!

We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT to make, and we’ll be making it at John’s author talk at the St. John’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall building, so please RSVP now and plan to join us for that.

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Want a chance to win a year of free audiobooks?

We’re partnering with Libro.FM to give one winner 12 free audiobooks on Independent Bookstore Day / First Annual McDowell Literary Festival Day.

Just visit Bigfoot Books & Brews on Saturday, April 25th and find the hidden Golden Ticket!