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We are excited to welcome Francisco Aguirre-Ghiso, our new Marketing and Communications Intern. Francisco is a University of Massachusetts, Amherst junior, majoring in journalism and English, and he also serves as assistant arts editor at The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper. That mix says a lot before the work even begins. It points to someone who understands deadlines, cares about language, pays attention to culture, and knows how to shape a story so readers want to k

New England Public Media and the NEPM Book Club are our media sponsors. Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers, Northampton Center for the Arts, and Yiddish Book Center are our community sponsors. N We wholeheartedly thank you for your continuing support and assistance in promoting the Tenth Edition of the book fair in November. 2026. For more information on our sponsors.

Forbes Library, the public library for Northampton is a beneficiary of the Northampton Book Fair, receiving a portion of the proceeds from admission ticket sales. Forbes Library provides a wide range of information, materials and services to all of the people of Northampton and Massachusetts. The library’s building offers a friendly, welcoming physical environment which encourages the civic, intellectual, and cultural pursuits of the public. Forbes serves as a community mee