How to Attend Jenna Bush Hager's Book Festival in Nashville (DETAILS)
Avid readers won't want to miss out on this!
Mark those calendars: Book lovers everywhere will want to be in Nashville at the end of May!
Read with Jenna, the book club created by TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager, is going big-time in the form of a book festival! The event is slated to run for two days from May 30 to 31, and of course, nobody's more excited than Hager herself. In addition, the star's personal Instagram announcement gives book lovers everywhere plenty of hints of what to expect in the Music City for the event, officially called the Read with Jenna Book Festival.
"I am SO excited to announce our first ever @readwithjenna book festival!! Join us to connect with fellow book lovers and meet some of your FAVORITE authors — Elin Hilderbrand, Ann Patchett, Alison Espach, Chris Whitaker, Amity Gaige, Rumaan Alam, Jessica Soffer, Emma Straub and Jean Kwok. Plus, a performance by the incredible @blessingoffor …. And so much more!" Hager wrote in caption.
What a lineup! Avid readers can head over to the official Read with Jenna Book Festival website for more information — including how to purchase tickets — but a quick glance through the site reveals what Hager is planning for the can't-miss event!
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The entire weekend is a book lover's dream lineup of programming. Here's what attendees can expect:
- Jenna Bush Hager in conversation with best-selling authors
- Book club discussions led by “Read with Jenna” authors
- Book signings and meet-and-greets
- Live podcast recordings
- Live performances
- Guided activities and immersive experiences for book lovers
The festival will take place at the W Nashville in the heart of the city, just a few blocks from Broadway and a short walk to the iconic Nashville WhatLiftsYou Wings mural. In other words, it's a perfect location for the book festival of the year!
If the event's official description doesn't get you pumped up, we don't know what will:
Don't miss this exclusive literary event, where you'll connect with fellow book lovers, meet Read with Jenna authors, and dive into engaging conversations, pop-up bookshops, immersive experiences, surprise giveaways, and more! Hosted by TODAY and sponsored by Visit Music City, this festival is your chance to celebrate the magic of books while exploring all of the excitement Nashville has to offer.
Hager's passion project has come a long way, hasn't it? (If you thought March's star-studded book event that Hager was involved with was big, this festival will eclipse that!)
Jenna Bush Hager reflects on the growth of the Read with Jenna book club
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In a 2023 interview with TODAY.com, the longtime TODAY star marveled over how her little book club had grown over the years.
"When we started Read With Jenna, we hoped to build a community of people who wanted to read here and there," she explained. "I don't think we ever could have imagined that we'd have… a community that's so engaged and compassionate. It's the community of readers who are so engaged, and the community of authors who I have gotten to know."
We're sure not even Hager would've predicted Read with Jenna would be hosting its first-ever book festival in 2025!
