Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. Held each spring, the Festival welcomes roughly 140 authors and more than 3,000 visitors every year.

The 2023 Ohioana Book Festival will be back at Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library, on Saturday, April 22, 2023!

*All events are in-person at Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library at 96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, OH 43215, unless otherwise noted. Parking is available in the Library’s parking garage or in the Encova lot near South Washington Avenue and Franklin Avenue. Click here for a Google Street View map.

Thank you to all of our authors, sponsors, partners, vendors, board, staff, volunteers, friends, fans, and attendees who made the 2023 Ohioana Book Festival such a wonderful day! Please check back soon for information about future Ohioana events. 

Click the images below for information about the festival.

 
Authors – Click the image above to view the 2023 Ohioana Book Festival Authors!
Schedule – Click the image above to view the FULL 2023 Ohioana Book Festival Schedule!

Festival Rewind – Click the image above to re-play content from the 2020, 2021, & 2022 Virtual Ohioana Book Festivals!

 
Sponsors and Partners – Click the image above to view the 2023 Sponsors and Partners of the Ohioana Book Festival!
Purchase Books – Click the image above to buy books from The Book Loft!

2023 Media – Click the image above to view photos from the 2023 Ohioana Book Festival and read about us in the media!