Culver City Book Festival returns
The Culver City Book Festival returned to the Wende Museum this week with panels, author meet‑and‑greets and programming focused on local authors and small presses as part of World Book Day events (culvercity.gov). The festival’s emphasis on grassroots literary culture makes it a good stop for discovering indie publishers and regional narratives (culvercity.gov).
The festival ran Sunday, March 29, 2026, with programming scheduled between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.. Organizers listed include the Culver City Arts Foundation, Village Well Books & Coffee, El Martillo Press, Beyond Baroque, the Wende Museum and the City of Culver City.. Panels were set on timed schedules: “Finding Hope & Ways to Cope” at 10:30 a.m. (Claire Bidwell Smith, Christiane Wolf, Mandy Kahn, Alessandra Olanow, moderator Barry Goldstein), “LA Women VS the Void” at noon (Anna Dorn, Ruth Madievsky, Allie Rowbottom, Nada Alic, Kim Samek, moderator Francesca Lia Block), and “Behind the Meet‑Cute: The Mechanics of Modern Romance” at 2:00 p.m. (Joss Richard, Myah Ariel, Allison Raskin, Clare Osongco, moderator Taylor Capizola).. Family programming included multiple storytime appearances (Barney Saltzberg, Chelsea Lin Wallace, Stuart Gibbs, Sasha Mayer, Elana Arnold), a graphic‑novel workshop with Karina Evans, and live music by Kevin Schatz.. A Women’s Poetry River convened by El Martillo Press was scheduled for 3:00 p.m. as part of the festival’s afternoon lineup.. Panels required RSVP while courtyard activities were listed as no‑RSVP; organizations and small presses could request a table or volunteer via the festival contact email bookfest@villagewell.com..
